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New York Life Insurance Company · 3 days ago

Senior Associate - Sr. Quality Test Engineer (SDET)

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$79K/yr - $113K/yr

5+ years exp

New York Life Insurance Company is a Fortune 100 mutual company with a long-standing legacy of purpose and integrity. They are seeking a hands-on Sr. Quality Test Engineer (SDET) who will design, build, and run automated test suites to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of enterprise applications.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks for UI, API, mobile, and microservices applications

Write automated test scripts in Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript, ensuring reusability and scalability

Leverage tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, MABL, and REST Assured for automation coverage

Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps)

Explore and implement AI-driven testing approaches, including autonomous test case generation and defect detection using GenAI

Research and apply Agentic AI frameworks to automate multi-step test workflows and self-healing test systems

Perform API testing (Postman, SOAP UI, REST Assured) and database validation using SQL/NoSQL queries

Conduct performance and load testing with JMeter, Gatling, or Locust

Partner with developers to adopt shift-left testing practices and ensure testability of applications

Debug issues, conduct root cause analysis, and contribute fixes where appropriate

Continuously enhance automation coverage and optimize execution efficiency

Qualification

Test automation frameworksJavaPythonAPI testingCI/CD integrationSeleniumCypressPlaywrightSQLAgile methodologiesDebugging skillsScripting skillsAI-driven testingCloud-native testingISTQB certificationProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

5+ years of hands-on QA/SDET experience in enterprise-scale environments

Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#)

Strong expertise with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, MABL, BDD/TDD)

Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Solid knowledge of API testing and working with relational (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases

Strong understanding of Agile and SAFe methodologies

Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and scripting skills

Preferred

Experience with AI-driven test automation and exposure to Agentic AI-based testing workflows

Familiarity with cloud-native application testing on AWS, Azure, or GCP

Exposure to Salesforce/CRM platforms and insurance/financial services industry applications

Experience with test observability and monitoring tools to track quality metrics

Certifications such as ISTQB, Certified SDET, AWS/Azure QA certifications

Knowledge of performance tuning and optimization for automated test suites

Benefits

Leave programs

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Company

New York Life Insurance Company

For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.

Founded in 1845

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.newyorklife.com/

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