SDET

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Smithfield, RI that is seeking a SDET.

Responsibilities:
* Improving automated suite stability through better patterns, observability, and test governance
* Reducing false positives and improving signal-to-noise across CI test runs
* Enhancing visibility in test coverage, execution results, and pipeline health
* Establishing and evangelizing best practices across backend and frontend test frameworks
* Ensuring automation serves as an enabler of faster, safer releases

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5-7 years of hands-on experience with automated testing for modern applications
* Strong experience with API and UI automation frameworks
* Proven SQL skills - confident writing joins, filters, aggregations, and using SQL to inspect, validate, and prepare test data
* Experience with test data strategies: mocking, seeding, synthetic data creation, and validating backend state through SQL queries
* Moderate Java proficiency - enough to work within and extend our Karate-based test framework and shared utilities
* Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript sufficient for Cypress-based test authoring and maintenance
* Proven understanding of testing strategies for REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems (Kafka experience a plus)
* Experience collaborating in Agile environments and partnering with developers and DevOps engineers
* No financial/quantitative domain knowledge required - you'll partner with the product team to define test scope

Tools & Technologies Used on the Team:
* Karate for API, microservice, and Kafka workflow testing
* Cypress for Angular UI testing
* Java, TypeScript/JavaScript
* Kafka, RESTful APIs, microservices
* CI/CD orchestrated by a dedicated DevOps partner
* Cloud-native architecture (AWS), distributed systems

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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