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Need a Senior SDET | Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Hybrid in Chicago, IL, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago

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24 Months

No Travel Required

Hybrid

$60 - $65/hr

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Skills

Automated Testing
Collaboration
Communication
Computer Science
Automotive Manufacturing
Behavior-driven Development
API
API QA
Aerospace
Agile
Manufacturing
Mentorship
Performance Testing
Problem Solving
Integration Testing
Java
JavaScript
Jbehave
Continuous Integration
Cucumber
Git
IT Management
Apache JMeter
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Relational Databases
Scripting
Scrum
Quality Assurance
RESTful
Regression Analysis
SQL
Test Plans
Testing
Web Service QA
Web Services

Automated Testing
Collaboration
Communication
Computer Science
Automotive Manufacturing
Behavior-driven Development
API
API QA
Aerospace
Agile
Manufacturing
Mentorship
Performance Testing
Problem Solving
Integration Testing
Java
JavaScript
Jbehave
Continuous Integration
Cucumber
Git
IT Management
Apache JMeter
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Relational Databases
Scripting
Scrum
Quality Assurance
RESTful
Regression Analysis
SQL
Test Plans
Testing
Web Service QA
Web Services

Summary

Position: Senior SDET

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3 days onsite; eventually 5 days/week)
Duration: 12 Months
Interview: 2 Rounds (Virtual/2^nd Round In-Person)

Industry: Aerospace, heavy equipment, automotive manufacturing, or industrial manufacturing.

Job Summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior SDET to design, develop, and maintain enterprise test automation frameworks for web services and enterprise applications. The role focuses on Java-based automation, API testing, BDD frameworks, performance testing, CI/CD, and end-to-end integration testing while providing technical leadership and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and enhance automation frameworks using Java/JavaScript.
Create automation scripts using Java, Cucumber, Karate, JBehave, and JMeter.
Perform REST API, integration, functional, regression, and performance testing.
Design test strategies, test plans, and automation solutions.
Support CI/CD pipelines and Agile development.
Mentor QA engineers and collaborate with developers, Product Owners, and business teams.

Required Skills

8+ years of test automation framework development.
Strong Java programming experience.
Cucumber, JBehave (or other BDD frameworks).
REST API/Web Services testing.
SQL and relational databases.
JMeter performance testing (3+ years).
End-to-end integration and full-stack testing experience.

Preferred Skills

Python
AWS Cloud
Jenkins, Git, CI/CD
Apigee/API Gateway
Microservices
TDD, Agile/Scrum, DevOps

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.

Top 3 Skills

Java Test Automation
BDD (Cucumber/JBehave)
REST API Automation & JMeter

Important Notes

Local to Chicago or able to relocate before Day 1 at own expense.
Must be comfortable with an eventual 5-day onsite schedule.
No fully remote candidates.
Stable work history preferred.

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Position Id: 9085139
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