Senior SDET

Kforce is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer that will design and implement an automated testing framework to support test-driven development and continuous regression testing within an Agile Scrum environment, including CI/CD practices. This role will leverage appropriate tools and processes to support functional, system integration, and ETL migration testing, while embedding quality standards throughout the SDLC to minimize defects and rework. Responsibilities:

• Support design, develop and implement an automated testing framework; Develop and implement testing practices and tools as part of the framework which ensure releases are defect-free and perform at or better than expected levels
• Responsible for gaining product knowledge on the areas assigned and work on building Regression Suites from the ground up
• Provide technical leadership for a team of Quality engineers through test strategy, approach, direction communication and documentation
• Learn the business and ensure the Quality Assurance team understands business requirements at a detailed level
• Coach and train the quality assurance team as well as the scrum teams on effective testing practices, including test driven development
• Automate the regression testing and ensure quality practices are built into the SDLC and DevOps practices
• Ensure that business requirements are fully met before each release; certify releases for quality and completeness of functionality
• Assist in reviewing, analyzing and documenting business and user requirements for technology product development
• Closely collaborate with other technology and business users to ensure business and technical requirements are understood and met
• Generate periodic test reports showing test metrics (defects trending, planned vs actual testing progress)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required
• 8+ years of QA/testing experience in web applications, including UI, web services, microservices, APIs, and ETL components
• 5+ years of hands-on scripting in Java, Groovy, C#, Python, or other OOP languages
• 5+ years of UI automation using Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, Maven, and Jenkins
• 5+ years of API and microservices testing using REST-Assured or similar tools
• 5+ years of experience writing medium to complex SQL queries for database validation
• 2-4 years of experience designing and developing test automation frameworks (TDD, BDD, POM)
• 2-4 years of performance testing using JMeter or equivalent tools
• Strong experience in functional testing and building robust regression suites from the ground up
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and success metrics, with recognized leadership in the field
• Be flexible to switch between different areas and learn new technologies
• Solid experience in the Logistics/3PL industry and managed transportation environments
• Expertise in Agile development and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines across cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Proven ability to write comprehensive test approaches, strategies, plans, and test cases
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Datadog, and AppInsights
• Experience with cross-browser/platform testing and tools like JIRA, ADO, Zephyr, and HPQ
• Background in ERP testing and EDI validation, including translation maps and data mapping
• Comfortable working in onshore-offshore models and collaborating across distributed teams
• Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills; able to influence and lead change
• Skilled in conflict resolution, decision-making, and building collaborative relationships
• Analytical thinker with strong deductive, inductive, and critical reasoning abilities