Java Software Development Engineer in Test

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Rockville, MD

Educational Services

About the position

The Java Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) position involves contributing to large-scale, innovative projects within a leading Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner for data services. The role encompasses both software development and testing tasks, focusing on the testability, robustness, and performance of production software. SDETs are expected to create automation testing tools and frameworks to enhance the manual testing process, requiring advanced programming skills and a passion for design, development, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the flow of code and how it interacts with different components.
• Understanding project documents, customer demands, and product objectives to create and execute test cases.
• Setting up, maintaining, and performing test automation frameworks on multiple application platforms, such as Mobile, Desktop, and Web, and building test scenarios and acceptance tests.
• Investigating customer problems referred to you by the technical support team, testing bugs, and creating and managing bug reports.
• Handling technical communications and understanding the customers' systems.
• Working with deployments teams, resolving level issues for systems, coordinating on product design, and offering inputs on the testability of functional elements and product designs.
• Noting all testing actions you have performed in daily and weekly reports.
• Analyzing and disintegrating software systems and coordinating with other teams to enhance the overall design.
• Researching test tools, methodologies, and trends and upgrading existing practices and processes.
• Managing the final quality of production release.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of proven experience working in the IT industry.
• Strong Java programming skills.
• AWS experience is a big plus.
• SQL skills for new feature testing and core app features.
• Back-end / Data testing experience is a big plus.
• Understanding of JavaScript for existing UI test maintenance.
• Selenium experience for UI Automation.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent designing and programming skills.
• Knowledge of programming languages and process management methodology.
• Knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools.
• Exposure to Agile environment.
• AWS environment exposure is a big plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• The ability to recognize risks and errors in an application.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• The ability to keep current with the constantly changing technology industry.
• A passion for testing, development, and design.

Benefits

• 100% Remote Work