SDET (Automation)

SDET (Automation)
Location: Rocklin, CA (Preferred) Alternative location -San Francisco, CA (5 days Onsite/Week)
Duration: 6–12-months CTH 

Note: Candidate should be strong in Core Java, selenium, and API Automations

Key Responsibilities

           •           Define shared automation strategy across API, integration, workflow, and regression testing for SCMS domains.

           •           Build release-certification standards, defect triage patterns, and production-quality feedback loops.

           •           Lead test automation for pricing, payments, and integration-heavy flows where data correctness matters.

           •           Mentor engineers and testers on specification quality, reusable automation, and defect-prevention practices.

Core Qualifications

           •           10+ years in quality engineering or software test automation, including leadership of shared QE functions.

           •           Strong experience with API automation validation, service orchestration, Core Java and selenium, SQL-based verification, and CI / CD integration.

           •           Able to communicate quality risk clearly to engineering and business stakeholders.

Agentic / AI-Enabled Expectations

           •           Author guardrails for AI-generated tests, data fixtures, and release checks.

           •           Use agentic systems to draft test scenarios, analyze failures, and flag unsafe automation output.

           •           Create measurable quality metrics that show where AI improves speed and where human review remains mandatory.