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Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test
Company | Cna Financial Corp |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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Salary | $72000 – $141000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Strong practical knowledge of BDD and TDD practices and extensive experience using tools such as Cucumber.
- Solid experience and expertise leveraging automated testing across frontend, API or data to drive high quality delivery at speed.
- Expertise championing scripted test automation for frontend, API or data.
- Expertise with Test Automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver (w/Java), WebdriverIO, Cypress.io, PlayWright etc.
- Expertise with multiple programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/Typescript and Java.
- Expertise with multiple relational databases like Oracle, Postgres or non-RDBMS like Mongo DB.
- Experience working in Scaled Agile Framework environment (SAFe) supporting product-based software delivery is highly desired.
- Solid experience working with cloud capability providers like AWS, GCP etc. (GCP desirable).
- Experience working with DevOps platforms like GitHub, Gitlab etc. supporting CI/CD Pipelines with integrated test automation.
- Experience mentoring and guiding other SDETs.
- Experience working with Agile tools like JIRA or Rally.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Analytical mindset with a strong attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in all phases of the agile development process, including planning, refinement, review and retrospectives. Advocate and provide guidance in Agile quality practice and optimize workflow efficiency.
- Champion the adoption and refinement of BDD and TDD methodologies across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Collaborate with developers and product owner to elaborate product requirements and translate them into effective test cases and test plans.
- Consult with other agile team members as the in-house expert in one or more of automated testing frameworks. Mentor junior SDETs and other developers in best practices and advanced techniques. Efficiently execute automated and manual testing across multiple platforms.
- Ensure CNA testing and quality standards are consistently followed and supported automation suites are properly maintained, optimized and effective.
- Engage closely with developers to derive needed understanding of code under development.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and report them through effective bug tracking systems.
- Develop and present testing strategies in collaboration with IT SME and Business SME.
- Develop and collate quality metrics for key stakeholders including for the agile teams, ART and portfolio leadership and business partners.
- Champion automated testing and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices across multiple tracks.
- Develop and contribute to automated testing frameworks and tools.
- Stay up to date on the latest testing methodologies and technologies and proactively drive innovation within your area.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the testing process and infrastructure.
- Leverage all available tooling inclusive of Generative AI capabilities, Test Data Management, Test Data Fabrication capabilities to maximize testing efficiency.
- Actively engage, partner and collaborate with others in the Quality Community of Practice.
Preferred Qualifications
- Insurance Domain experience is a plus but not required.