IT Software Engineer

Job Title: IT Software Engineer 5 - SDET
Location: Chicago, IL, worker will need to come into office 1x a week (540. W Madison office) 
Hybrid work model (will need to go in office) 
Client: Aditi Consulting / Caterpillar
Duration: 12 Months
Experience: 10+ Years Must.

NOTE: Looking only W2 Candidates.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group: 
AKA Lead SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework

Education & Experience Required: 
Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or relevant field required and 10+ years experience required.

Typical task breakdown:
Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework. 
Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results 
Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites 
Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed 
Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter. 
Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate 
Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards
Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. 


Technical Skills: 
(Required)
Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3-5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks 
At least 8 years of test automation framework design 
Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 years) 
Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data 
The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases 
3+ years of experience in developing scenario based performance testing using JMeter 
Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties 
End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms

Soft Skills:
(Required)
Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment 
Pro-active, flexible and creative 
Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.