Senior SDET testing Akamai's distributed cloud APIs and identity management solutions. Building Python automation, integration tests, and CI/CD quality infrastructure.
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Software Development Engineer in Test
Posted 3 months ago
About the role
- Software Development Engineer in Test focusing on building automation frameworks for quality assurance at Air-tek. Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver high-quality software in the airline industry.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and test suites using Python and Pytest.
- Create and execute end-to-end, integration, regression and smoke tests for browser based applications driven by Playwright.
- Implement robust test automation solutions following established design patterns and best practices (e.g Page Object model, fixtures, reusable modules, etc).
- Collaborate closely with developers, product owners and other stakeholders to understand requirements and define test strategies.
- Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions and sprint ceremonies to ensure quality considerations are addressed early in the planning process.
- Analyze test results and reports, investigate failures, identify root causes and work with development teams to resolve defects.
- Design and execute comprehensive automated tests for backend services and APIs (REST/SOAP/GraphQL).
- Validate API functionality, compliance to OpenAPI Specification documentation, authentication/authorization and error handling.
- Integrate API testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g GitHub Actions) to support continuous testing initiatives.
- Develop and execute performance, load and stress tests to evaluate system reliability and scalability under various workloads.
- Define realistic workload models and performance acceptance criteria based on business and technical requirements.
- Analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations for optimization.
- Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot and improve application performance.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g GitHub Actions).
- Support implementing quality gates within the deployment process to ensure rapid and reliable delivery.
- Contribute to maintaining test environments, test data strategies and requirements, automation infrastructure.
- Monitor and improve test execution efficiency, reliability and reporting.
- Author and maintain comprehensive test plans, strategies and detailed test cases in the company's TCMS (TestRail), based on business, functional and technical requirements.
- Promote quality engineering best practices throughout the organization.
- Mentor team members on automation solutions, testing strategies and quality standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to test automation, performance testing and overall software quality.
Requirements
- 4-6+ years of hands-on experience as an SDET or in QA automation, with a strong record of building frameworks and driving strategy.
- Proficient in both UI and backend test automation development (Python and/or C# are strongly preferred).
- Experience using Playwright for UI/browser-based test automation.
- Proven experience testing various API implementations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL).
- Skilled in enabling shift-left testing and developer adoption of automation practices.
- Advanced knowledge of MongoDB, SQL and test data management.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc).
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Self-starter with a strategic mindset and ownership mentality.
- Bonus: ISTQB certification, performance or security testing experience.
Benefits
- Stock options
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