Software Development Engineer in Test

Inductive Automation is a company focused on industrial automation innovation, and they are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test. This role is primarily responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing automated tests to validate new and improved features, as well as expanding test coverage of existing product areas.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing automated test plans and test cases (low to moderate complexity) that cover functional requirements for desktop, front-end (Web), back-end (API), and mobile applications
• Configuring Continuous Integration/Continuous Development servers (Jenkins), including creating and maintaining jobs/pipelines to coordinate builds with automated testing
• Performing PR reviews of automated tests submitted by other team members to ensure code quality and coverage
• Ensuring the stability of the nightly automation runs through both proactive and reactive measures, and leading the monitoring of nightly automation run reports
• Demonstrating sufficient proficiency in relevant Ignition product areas, and adequately testing all areas
• Maintaining a proficient understanding of the company, our primary software deliverable and its purpose (Ignition), and our customer base
• Collaborating with Developers, Product Managers, and QA Generalists to clarify requirements and provide feedback on functionality, usability, and performance
• Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects using issue tracking tools, ensuring clear communication and resolution processes
• Staying up to date with industry trends, tools, and technologies to continually enhance testing strategies

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering OR at least 4 years experience working in a related field
• Must have at least 2+ years of experience in a test automation engineering role
• Test Automation framework experience in one of the following areas: Familiarity with writing automated test cases for Web application testing frameworks (Selenium WebDriver, PyTest, Cypress, or Playwright), Familiarity with writing test automation for Desktop/Swing applications with testing tools like (QFTest or UFT), Experience with executing manual tests on mobile devices (iOS and Android) using actual devices or emulators
• Good programming knowledge proficiency with at least one language, including understanding of functions, conditional statements, and basic object oriented concepts (Python, Java/JavaScript, C++, or TypeScript)
• Experience with coding in at least one modern IDE (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm)
• Familiarity with the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) and each of the phases
• Good proficiency with source control management systems, such as Git, and common usage (clone and checkout of repositories and specific branches, commits and merge conflicts)
• Experience with setup and querying of SQL databases (MS SQL Server, MySQL, similar)
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), and macOS platforms, including working from the command line, and debugging issues with applications running as a service
• Experience with deploying applications using virtualization software (VMWare, Docker Desktop), including creating images, debugging running containers, and use of persistent data (volumes)
• Experience with bug tracking systems and writing proper bug reports
• Experience using agentic AI in support of software quality activities, utilizing strategic implementation and proper governance
• Experience with writing automated test cases within well known mobile test automation frameworks (XCTest, Espresso)
• Experience with tools for quick application development and infrastructure deployment (Docker, Vagrant, Terraform, similar)
• Debugging of Java platform and Swing/JavaFX applications using JProfiler (or similar profiling tool)
• Experience with Maven and Gradle build tools, especially in coordinating builds with automated testing
• Configuring continuous integration/continuous development servers (Jenkins), including creating and maintaining jobs/pipelines
• Familiarity with manufacturing industry and HMI/SCADA software