Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Softrams is one of the fastest growing Digital Services firm in the Washington Metropolitan regions crafting human centered, empowering digital services with focus on HX, AI, Cloud, DevOps and Cyber Security. Offices in Leesburg VA, Baltimore MD and Plano TX and teams across USA.
1.      Recognized as one of the Top Workplaces in Technology (2021)2.      INC 5000, Fastest growing companies in America (2nd year in a row)3.      Washington Business Journal Top 75 Fastest Growing Companies in Greater Washington area4.      2020 NXT UP - Top Federal Emerging Technology and consulting firms5.      2020 Inaugural DC Metro’s Most Successful Companies6.      2020 Washington Technology Fast 507.      NVTC Tech 100 (2019, 2020)

Job Description:

• Developing innovative approaches, techniques, and solutions in the areas of Automation, Performance Engineering, Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery, Service Virtualization, Shift Left, BDD, TDD, etc.
•  Analyzing how systems are being tested manually and identifying opportunities to reduce that time and effort through Automation
•  Designing and creating robust automated test scripts and software to address business and technical use cases
•  Maintaining, supporting and extending our existing automation framework and automation suite, and development of greenfield testing frameworks
•  Collaborating with Software Engineering Leaders, Project Managers, Product Managers, and others to ensure smooth integration of Quality Engineering solutions into the SDLC
•  Researching and staying up to date on the latest tools, technologies, trends, and approaches within the QE space and incorporating the ones that make sense.
• Participating in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution
• Participating in design and code reviews, refactor code as needed to meet evolving design standards, participate in or lead engineering process improvements 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
•  Minimum of 4 years of diverse experience designing, developing, and implementing Test Automation solutions across a variety of platforms and applications.
•  Experience with CI/CD pipeline engineering and maintenance using tools like: Gitlab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, etc.
•  Experience in BDD Serenity Framework / Cucumber
• Experience testing REST APIs
•  Experience with XML and JSON
•  AWS experience
•  Knowledge of Agile progress and best practices (Kanban, Scrum)
•  A strong passion for quality, high level of attention to detail, and the proven ability to solve complex technical challenges
•  Extensive experience applying Quality Engineering techniques across the SDLC to improve the quality of systems and enable the ability to deliver quality at speed 

CitizenshipAt this time we can only consider United States citizens for this role.
Public Trust ClearanceThis role requires the hired candidate to go through public clearance. A minimum of 3 years of stay in the U.S. within the last 5 years is a must to be eligible to qualify for public trust clearance sponsorship.
Benefits·  65%-75% company sponsored (including dependents) premiums towards Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. ·    100% employer sponsored STD, LTD & Life Insurance (min $100K). Voluntary Life insurance option available.·  Retirement 401(k) Plan with employer matching. Immediate vesting.· Vacation & Sick leaves· Discretionary Bonus, Spot awards, Gifts, Tenure based rewards.· Company sponsored role based certifications/trainings.· Monthly Doordash DashPass subscription.· Group discounts via LifeMart ADP
Work LocationSoftrams is a 100% remote at the moment, and we expect our employees to be onsite 2-3 times a week post-covid. Must be able to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD when onsite work resumes.
About SoftramsSoftrams is a Maryland & Virginia-based small business information technology, consulting, and solutions provider specializing in emerging technologies for UX/UI, Mobile Apps, DevOps, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, and Cyber Security. We offer innovative technology implementations and build customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, scalable, efficient and most importantly usable.Softrams is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.