SDET (API/SQL/ETL Testing)

Kforce - Westlake, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Westlake, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) role focuses on ensuring the quality of software through comprehensive testing strategies, particularly in API, SQL, and ETL environments. The position involves collaboration with developers and business analysts to address testing-related queries, identify project risks, and contribute to process improvements. The SDET will be responsible for writing and maintaining test cases, validating data reports, and supporting continuous integration testing using industry-standard tools.

Responsibilities

• Proactively work with developers and business analysts to resolve issues or questions pertaining to test creation or execution.
• Identify, communicate, and proactively contribute project risks as well as those of supporting teams.
• Be an authority in overall team objectives and improvement initiatives.
• Steer gathering of team requirements on process improvements.
• Write comprehensive test cases and maintain a library of test cases for various scenarios.
• Build test cases to validate generated data analytical reports and dashboards.
• Partner with development teams to promote understanding of test data and its role in the project lifecycle.
• Support the team in delivering tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support Continuous Integrated (CI) testing using industry standard tools and techniques.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Finance from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Software Quality Assurance or proven experience desired.
• Data Lake or Data Warehouse experience is required.
• Solid understanding of Data Warehousing systems and data migration concepts.
• Demonstrable skills in Data Management including Data Mining, Extract, and related disciplines.
• Experienced with programming languages such as Python or Java.
• Strong experience with SQL is required.
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT validations in Oracle, Snowflake, and PostgreSQL, etc.
• Good understanding of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Framework.
• Strong experience in reporting tools such as OBIEE and Microsoft Power BI, etc.
• Proficiency in SQL ideally within Snowflake.
• Good understanding of cloud technologies AWS or Azure is preferred.
• Understanding of Dev Ops principles and strategies as well as how to apply them to multiple SDLC models is preferred.
• Experience with trading or financial applications is preferred, with a practical understanding of brokerage applications highly preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities in response to changing business needs.
• Experience in Agile methods, particularly Scrum, preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with trading or financial applications is preferred.
• Practical understanding of brokerage applications highly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects