Optro is the leading audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform on the market, serving over 50% of the Fortune 500. They are seeking a Staff SDET to lead their quality engineering technical strategy and implementation, focusing on developing automation testing tools and frameworks.
Responsibilities:
- Own technical and architectural components of test frameworks, test infrastructure and test tooling
- Design, create, maintain, and optimize test automation frameworks for Optro web applications
- Develop and lead synthetic data & generative AI strategy
- Design and implement high-level architectural roadmap to transition legacy test frameworks into self-healing, AI-driven ecosystems
- Develop deep understanding of the system’s code structure and component interactions
- Evaluate, prototype, and implement cutting-edge agentic tooling to enhance test automation frameworks and test tooling
- Manage technical communications and provide technical mentorship for more junior SDETs
- Collaborate with horizontal (infrastructure, platform, architecture) teams and product teams
- Provide technical feedback on product design and architecture
- Offer feedback on the testability of functional elements
- Research test tools, frameworks, testing methodologies, and trends, and upgrade existing practices and processes to meet the ever-evolving technological landscape
Requirements:
- Advanced software design and programming skills
- Expertise in test methodologies and their corresponding tools
- Experience in architecting and implementing test automation frameworks
- Experience in implementing automation/CI pipeline workflows
- Strong skills and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms
- The ability to recognize risks and errors in application design
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Desire to mentor more junior engineers
- The ability to stay current with the technology industry
- A passion for testing, development, and design