Hybrid SDET

An employer is seeking a highly-skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join one of our largest national financial services / banking clients for a contract-to-hire opportunity. In this role you’ll join a growing team and support this client’s quality engineering initiatives in support of a large Account Opening Sales (AOS) Initiative. This initiative has high visibility at the enterprise level and involves opening new accounts for banking and financial services clients. In this role you’ll design and implement production-grade test automation frameworks, establish CI/CD integration protocols, and enhance overall software quality assurance maturity across their technology stack. You’ll serve as a critical bridge between the development and quality assurance functions. You’ll be responsible for designing and implementing production-grade automation frameworks, developing robust test scripts, and integrating comprehensive quality assurance checks directly into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous code quality and accelerated release cycles., * Test Automation Framework: Design and implement AI-integrated automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript, combining advanced AI capabilities with structured, maintainable test design patterns.

• CI/CD Pipeline Integration: Embed automated tests into GitHub Actions-based workflows to enable continuous quality validation throughout the development lifecycle.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with our business stakeholders and development teams to establish testability standards, validate architectural decisions, and embed quality practices into development workflows.

• At least 2-5 years of experience working within the testing space
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, or C#.
• Frameworks & Tools: Demonstrated experience with qTest, Jira, API testing platforms, and version control systems (Git).
• Testing Fundamentals: Comprehensive understanding of risk identification methodologies, test case design principles, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Prior experience working for a banking or financial client

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.