SDET

• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, independently implementing and maintaining complex automated tests and medium complex framework features.
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging and resolving simple blocking issues, especially with automation scripts, new frameworks and new tools. Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle simple quality challenges with solutions.
• Implement/Enhance Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CI / CD): Understanding of automation framework with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing during the build and deployment processes.
• Performance Testing Support: Design and implement complex performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests. Provide analytical and provide feedback for the releases in the test result report.
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated scripts and framework. Review code written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and provide simple solutions in framework to meet medium-complex testing needs in small-medium sized team.
• Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review and analyze test execution results, providing complex insights and simple recommendations based on findings.
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor TE and SETs on using the automation framework to start writing medium automation tests. Training others to diagnose, resolve mid-complex issues and prepare proper documentation to ensure smooth operation.

Senior Software Engineer in Test

• Lead Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks that improve reliability, maintainability, and engineering efficiency across multiple products.
• Own Complex Test Automation: Build and maintain automation for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing across distributed applications, APIs, and telecommunications platforms.
• Advance Test Infrastructure: Enhance internal automation tools, testing libraries, and CI/CD workflows that improve quality, reduce manual effort, and accelerate software delivery.
• Strengthen CI/CD Pipelines: Design and optimize automated test execution within Jenkins and containerized environments, ensuring dependable and repeatable validation throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze and Resolve Complex Issues: Investigate failures across applications, services, databases, and infrastructure using logs, metrics, and diagnostic tools to identify root causes and improve automation resiliency.
• Lead Performance Validation: Develop and execute performance, load, and stress testing strategies that accurately model production workloads and identify system bottlenecks before release.
• Collaborate Across Engineering: Partner with Software Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, and Operations to improve system quality, release readiness, and overall testability.
• Provide Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers through code reviews, automation design discussions, and troubleshooting while promoting engineering best practices across the QA organization.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives that expand automation coverage, improve framework architecture, increase test reliability, and elevate engineering productivity.

Software Engineer, Test – Infrastructure III

• Provides advanced technical leadership in the design, development, and execution of application quality engineering and performance testing strategies for Parts.cat.com, Caterpillar’s global eCommerce platform.
• Responsible for ensuring that complex, distributed software systems meet defined functional requirements, performance expectations, and production readiness standards.
• Operates at a system level to influence software design, validate application behavior, and ensure performance integrity across the full software development lifecycle.
• Leads design and execution of functional testing strategies across UI, API, and integration layers using modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright).
• Validates behavior of complex, multi-tier, distributed applications, ensuring correct transaction flow across frontend, services, and backend systems.
• Defines and enforces test strategies, coverage models, and release readiness criteria.
• Leads end-to-end validation across testing phases including in-sprint, regression, system integration (SIT), and E2E.
• Ensures software products meet defined functional requirements, customer journeys, and business workflows.
• Leads design and execution of performance testing strategies using tools such as k6, JMeter, and Artillery.

Lead Software Test Engineer

• Join our team supporting USTRANSCOM's Joint Transportation Management System (JTMS)
• Lead end-to-end test automation efforts for a large-scale SAP implementation
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including developers, business analysts, and product owners
• Architect and maintain sophisticated automated test suites covering SAP workflows, system integrations, and custom extensions
• Perform Section 508 compliance validation using ANDI and Lighthouse tools to meet federal accessibility mandates
• Document defects with detailed reproduction steps, track issues to resolution, and communicate findings effectively
• Work closely with SAP and Mendix developers and business stakeholders to clarify requirements
• Create and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, test data sets, and traceability matrices aligned with SAFe Agile practices
• Actively engage in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing processes, tools, and quality assurance practices

Test Automation Engineer

• Responsible for validating web applications, APIs, middleware workflows, data flows, permissions, integrations, and AWS-backed services.
• Make an impact through technical testing, automation, troubleshooting, and AI-assisted engineering skills.
• Comfortable working with incomplete requirements and testing features as they become available.
• Determine appropriate automation coverage and use logs, APIs, databases, and cloud evidence to assess release risk.

QA Automation Engineer II

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for cloud native services, APIs, and event driven workflows running in AWS
• Develop integration, contract, and end to end tests validating interactions across customer data platforms, personalization engines, campaign orchestration, and downstream channels
• Embed automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to support fast, reliable releases
• Validate personalization, segmentation, and eligibility logic across channels, regions, brands, and guest journeys
• Create reusable libraries and tooling that enable engineering teams to self service testing at scale
• Build automated tests for AI and ML driven systems, including recommendation outputs, decision logic, and optimization flows
• Ensure correctness and stability of guest data pipelines, identity resolution, and activation outputs
• Implement automated checks for schema changes, data anomalies, latency, and failure scenarios
• Partner with engineering teams to improve testability, observability, and resilience of services
• Leverage AWS native tooling and logs to support test diagnostics, debugging, and root cause analysis
• Participate in incident reviews and contribute to prevention through automated quality controls and tooling
• Promote a culture of quality engineering, automation, and shared ownership across the MarTech organization
• Coordinate larger testing efforts and sharing of best practices across teams and organizations

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Remote

• Work with the fun stuff: We use Elixir, Rust, JS, PowerShell + TS.
• Design, develop, and execute test automation (E2E, unit, integration, performance) and infrastructure (test provider, CI integration, local development scripts).
• Build and maintain automation for your components; contribute improvements to the test framework and CI/CD pipelines.
• Research, document, estimate, and report on identified bugs; consult with Software Engineers to help write better tests and more maintainable code.
• Collaborate with Product teams to refine feature requirements and partner with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities throughout the entire software development life cycle.
• Create and maintain testing documentation, support newer team members as they onboard, and contribute to PDQ's Open Code Policy by fixing defects across the codebase.

Software Engineer – Test

• Provides advanced technical leadership in the design, development, and execution of application quality engineering and performance testing strategies for Parts.cat.com, Caterpillar’s global eCommerce platform.
• Responsible for ensuring that complex, distributed software systems meet defined functional requirements, performance expectations, and production readiness standards.
• Operates at a system level to influence software design, validate application behavior, and ensure performance integrity across the full software development lifecycle.
• Designs and leads the execution of functional testing strategies across UI, API, and integration layers using modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright).
• Validates behavior of complex, multi-tier, distributed applications, ensuring correct transaction flow across frontend, services, and backend systems.
• Defines and enforces test strategies, coverage models, and release readiness criteria.
• Leads end-to-end validation across testing phases including in-sprint, regression, system integration (SIT), and E2E.
• Ensures software products meet defined functional requirements, customer journeys, and business workflows.
• Leads design and execution of performance testing strategies using tools such as k6, JMeter, and Artillery.
• Designs and executes load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing aligned to production conditions.
• Drives root-cause analysis and resolution of performance issues across application and infrastructure layers.

• Designing, modifying , developing, writing and implementing software programming applications for target system using agile methods.
• Acquiring client requirements; resolving workflow problems through automation optimization.
• Writing source codes for new applications, and/or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications.
• Utilizing automated testing tools to perform the testing and maintenance.

QA Automation Engineer

• Design and champion automation strategies that keep mission-critical financial systems stable, performant, and continuously deliverable
• Partner closely with developers, product owners, and platform engineers to embed quality throughout the software lifecycle—from sprint planning through production release
• Create, maintain and execute automation test plans
• Write code against software platforms
• Estimate testing efforts
• Analyze and communicate test results, defect tracking and participate in day-to-day test activities (functional, regression and integration)
• Contribute to the company's performance and scalability testing efforts
• Develop, enhance and extend automation frameworks
• Identify quality tasks during team sprint cycle and implement automation for new features
• Support regression testing and introduction of required changes as new releases are introduced
• Build upon/maintain professional relationships with key colleagues and vendors

Associate Principal, Software Engineering – SDET

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive testing framework for the SAP Transportation Management system.
• Lead and mentor a team of test engineers, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Design, coordinate, and oversee all testing activities including unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
• Create and manage test plans, test cases, and test scripts aligned with SAFE Agile principles.
• Establish and track quality metrics, providing regular reports to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between development, testing, and business requirements.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to software quality and testing processes.
• Stay current with industry best practices in software testing, particularly within DoD and ERP contexts.

Lead Test Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in C# and JavaScript/TypeScript to support automated testing and QA tooling.
• Build and enhance internal tools and utilities that improve QA team efficiency and test coverage.
• Develop and maintain end-to-end, integration, and performance test solutions.
• Integrate automation frameworks and tools into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and quality gates.
• Partner with QA engineers to enable adoption of automation tools and best practices.
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to improve test generation, defect detection, root cause analysis, and test optimization.
• Analyze system behavior, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve reliability and performance.
• Contribute to test strategy by introducing scalable, code-driven approaches to quality engineering.
• Mentor QA engineers and developers on automation, tooling, and modern testing practices.
• Drive improvements in engineering quality, automation standards, and development practices.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end workflows.
• Continuously expand automated test coverage using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Partner closely with developers to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and ensure quality is built into every release.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and quality processes that support rapid product development.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to review requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories to ensure clear, testable outcomes.
• Validate front-end, back-end, and AI-enabled functionality across multiple products and platforms.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using established quality assurance methodologies.
• Assess production readiness and validate release quality prior to deployment.
• Develop and execute API, integration, and backend validation testing using modern testing frameworks and tools.
• Verify data integrity, system interoperability, and reliability across connected services and external integrations.
• Design and execute performance and scalability testing scenarios to evaluate system responsiveness and stability.
• Troubleshoot issues related to APIs, databases, and distributed system interactions.
• Support weekly production releases through testing coordination, validation, and stakeholder communication.
• Deliver demonstrations of completed functionality and provide feedback to development teams.
• Analyze quality trends and recommend improvements to testing strategies, tooling, and processes.
• Help shape the future of quality engineering at Slingshot by introducing new tools, frameworks, and best practices.

• Complete software testing activities for user stories within the Agile SDLC by writing automated tests and contributing directly to automation coverage.
• Review deliverables/activities identified in test plans for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and compliance.
• Write additional automated tests as needed to ensure full coverage for every release.
• Develop and Optimize Automation Scripts and Frameworks : Design, code, and maintain automation scripts and frameworks using Python (or another modern programming language).
• Work with automation tools such as Appium, Selenium, and Robot.
• Spend the majority of your day writing code and building scalable automation solutions.
• Automation of Testing Processes : Build automated frameworks for unit, integration, UI, and mobile testing.
• Perform exploratory testing only as needed to inform automation.
• Create test datasets and execute automated test suites to ensure high‑quality releases.
• Automation Solutions Customization : Adapt automation frameworks to meet regulatory and product‑specific requirements in the medical industry.
• Maintenance and Enhancement of Automated Systems : Continuously improve automation frameworks and test suites.
• Identify and implement opportunities to replace manual testing with automation.
• Collaboration and Technical Leadership : Work closely with developers and QA team members to integrate automation into the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance when needed, but this is not a lead or managerial role.
• Technical Documentation and System Documentation : Produce clear, concise documentation for automated tests, frameworks, and processes.
• Ensure documentation meets regulatory and compliance requirements.

Senior SDET

• Develop and implement a comprehensive test engineering strategy aligned with overall business objectives and product roadmaps.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Test Engineers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high productivity.
• Oversee the entire product testing lifecycle, from requirements analysis and test plan creation to execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
• Work closely with R&D, design, and manufacturing teams to integrate testing activities seamlessly into the product development process.
• Allocate and manage testing resources, including personnel, equipment, and budget, to optimize project timelines and costs.
• Establish and maintain high standards for product quality and reliability through effective testing methodologies.
• Identify and mitigate potential testing risks and challenges.
• Provide regular updates and reports on testing progress, issues, and overall product quality to senior management.
• Continuously finds methods to improve efficiency metrics for the team (on-time delivery, cost, quality).

Test Engineering Manager

• Evaluates a feature or function of a program or environment to determine that it meets its required results by executing those features and functions with the intent of finding errors.
• Creates and modifies manual System and Regression test scripts for changes to ensure the change meets the business requirements, specifications and design.
• Builds and executes both manual and automated System and Regression test scripts and validates expected results.
• Reports defects to the builder of the change and follows through to ensure that all defects are addressed.
• Communicates the testing status to project team members and the test manager to ensure timelines and quality are met.
• Maintains test environments to ensure they are ready for the testing of the releases.
• Reviews new business requirements, their specifications, and design documents to gain a thorough understanding of the application and/or infrastructure changes that are to be System and Regression tested.
• Reviews user documentation and training materials related to the new applications and/or infrastructure changes for accuracy and completeness.

QA Test Engineer

• Evaluates a feature or function of a program or environment to determine that it meets its required results by executing those features and functions with the intent of finding errors.
• Creates and modifies manual System and Regression test scripts for changes to ensure the change meets the business requirements, specifications and design.
• Builds and executes both manual and automated System and Regression test scripts and validates expected results.
• Reports defects to the builder of the change and follows through to ensure that all defects are addressed.
• Executes both manual and automated System and Regression test scripts and validates expected results.
• Reports defects to the builder of the change and follows through to ensure that all defects are addressed.
• Communicates the testing status to project team members and the test manager to ensure timelines and quality are met.
• Maintains test environments (multiple application, data/databases, and infrastructure versions) to ensure they are ready for the testing of the releases.
• Reviews new business requirements, their specifications, and design documents to gain a thorough understanding of the application and/or infrastructure changes that are to be System and Regression tested.
• Reviews user documentation and training materials related to the new applications and/or infrastructure changes for accuracy and completeness.
• Documents a summary of the application changes and/or infrastructure changes for the user audiences in Information Technology and the required operating business unit.
• Complies with established Testing standards and procedures, as documented in the Test Policy. This ensures testing process consistency (e.g. change management SOX, version control, defect tracking, test artifact provision for 404 Audit) and the proper use of other testing related tools, test processes and procedures.
• Acquires and utilizes key business, software application and technical knowledge to maximize effectiveness and quality when completing or assisting in the completion of testing tasks.
• Participate in Simulation, User Acceptance and Limited Production testing events to validate application quality prior to general roll out.
• Responds to peer, management, and others inquiries regarding testing tasks effectively.
• Researches and resolves issues related to testing tasks in appropriate time frame in order to assure test planning schedules are met.
• Working understanding of enterprise CRM systems (i.e. Salesforce, Hubspot) and system architecture, and testing best practices within those SaaS solutions.

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