EPITEC · 3 hours ago
IT Software Engineer 4
Chicago, IL
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90/hr - $97/hr
8+ years expEPITEC is seeking an IT Software Engineer 4 (Senior SDET) to support a large enterprise software engineering organization. The role focuses on test automation, quality engineering, and system integration testing, requiring collaboration with product owners and development teams to ensure high-quality delivery across complex software platforms.
Information TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks supporting CI/CD pipelines
Extend existing automation frameworks using Java and JavaScript
Develop automated functional and integration tests using:
Java
Cucumber or other BDD frameworks
Karate
JMeter
Own test strategy and test planning by translating business requirements and acceptance criteria into automated test coverage
Plan, design, and maintain API test automation frameworks
Execute and analyze automated regression, integration, and performance test suites
Perform exploratory and manual testing as needed
Lead end-to-end system and third-party integration testing efforts
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to test engineers across multiple applications
Collaborate with product owners to clarify requirements, resolve defects, and support enhancements
Promote testing best practices, standards, and quality methodologies across the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
8–10 years of experience in software testing and automation
8+ years of experience designing and building test automation frameworks
Strong hands-on experience with Java-based test automation
Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or JBehave
Strong experience testing RESTful web services and APIs
Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data
Ability to write SQL queries against relational databases
3+ years of performance testing experience using JMeter
Experience with full-stack, integration, and third-party system testing
Strong communication skills and ability to work independently in an onsite enterprise environment
Java
Cucumber and other BDD frameworks
REST API testing
SQL
JMeter (performance and load testing)
CI/CD concepts and pipelines
End-to-end system integration testing
Agile and Lean development practices
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Python
Exposure to AWS cloud environments
Experience with TDD
CI/CD pipelines
Jenkins
Git
Experience with API gateways such as Apigee
Understanding of microservices architecture
Strong documentation and technical writing skills
Ability to adapt quickly in a complex enterprise environment
Proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset
Strong collaboration skills with developers and business stakeholders
Mentorship and leadership capabilities within QA and engineering teams
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Standard contractor benefits
Company
EPITEC
Epitec is a premier technology services and professional staffing company.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Ruma
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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