SDET Automation Engineer

Job Title: SDET Automation Engineer
Location: Washington, DC / Hybrid Role/ Need 100% Local candidates
Duration: 12+ Months

Important Note:
We have shifted to adopting SAFe and

1. Encourage Contractors trained in SAFe
2. Request that contractors have camera available and on majority of the time
3. Set expectations that they are part of Agile team on which we need them to embrace self-management and self-organization in terms of their iteration commitments, capacity planning, capacity allocation, etc.

As long as they can come DC on need basis and attend the important SAFe ceremonies like PI onsite.

Note: This is a SDET role (AUTOMATION ONLY ) and the candidate should have expert hands-on experience with Web, Mobile and AWS API automation as described in the requirements document.

Interview Process:

Initial screening using Teams Video call
Candidate may be called for in-person interview for a technical coding round in our Washington DC offic

Work Arrangement :

Mandatory PI planning travel with no exception

Responsibilities:

A Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is a hybrid role that combines software development and quality assurance. SDETs are responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software through automated testing and close collaboration with development teams. We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to develop and execute automated test plans, maintain test frameworks, and ensure high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong coding skills, a deep understanding of testing methodologies, and experience with Agile and DevOps practices.

Skillset:

10+ years of hands on experience in Automation Testing using Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, Appium, and WebdriverIO

Strong expertise in advanced Java concepts including single threading, multi threading, POJOs, and JavaScript execution

Experience integrating automation pipelines with cloud infrastructure, including auto upload and auto delete of APK/IPA files

Proven ability to build automation frameworks from scratch and enhance existing frameworks

Experience creating custom reporting solutions (HTML reports, BDD graph based reports, Kibana dashboards, dynamic reporting, etc.)

Hands on experience in Test Automation across Dotcom, Mobile (Android/iOS), and enterprise applications

Strong mobile automation experience using Appium for Native and Hybrid apps (Android/iOS/AVD/Xcode/XCUITest/XCTest)

Skilled in debugging mobile and web traffic using Charles Proxy

Experience in web based mobile testing across varying API levels and platforms

Hands on experience with Rest Assured using JSON/GSON, and validating GET/PUT/POST/DELETE APIs

Strong SQL skills including writing queries and validating stored procedures

Experience testing Mainframe applications and working with AWS based systems

Knowledge of ADA/Accessibility testing and cross environment validation

Understanding of PCI compliance requirements for Dotcom and Mobile channels

Experience integrating UI automation with API request/response structures

Experience collaborating with DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams to integrate AI driven insights into CI/CD pipelines

Experience promoting shift left testing practices and enabling development teams to adopt automation

Hands on experience using GitHub Copilot and Codium (Qodo) for automation development and CI/CD optimization

Strong Manual & Functional Testing experience, including regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory testing, cross browser/device validation, UAT, PVT, and production validation

Responsibilities:

Creating, maintenance and evaluation of software automation test scripts for both UI and API (including incorporation of dynamic test data)

Gathering and validating application functional/performance/load requirements, test results reporting

Creation and maintenance of test plans and test cases, prepared and managed in JIRA X Ray, along with defect reporting and tracking

Daily execution, as required, of manual and automated software testing in areas involving installation, functional, integration, and regression testing

Documentation of process improvements regarding best practices regarding test automation and generating test execution reports

Coordination and prioritization of test development activities and the ability to work with multiple development teams and software projects are also critical for the selected candidate

About IDEXCEL, INC
Idexcel is an IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives. Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.