Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Location: Atlanta, GA 30305 or Princeton, NJ
Duration: 6 Months Contract
Job Description:
This role sits at the intersection of product
understanding, test design, and software engineering, working closely with
developers, DevOps, and product managers on a mission-critical cybersecurity
SaaS platform.
The ideal candidate is not a “button-clicker,” but
someone who can read specifications, reason about system behavior, anticipate
edge cases, build reliable automation, and make quality a first-class concern
from day one of every sprint.
What You Will Do
Design, build, and
maintain structured test cases derived from product specifications,
acceptance criteria, and technical designs.
Translate product
requirements and implementation logic into meaningful test coverage,
including edge cases, state transitions, and negative scenarios.
Architect, develop, and
maintain scalable, reusable automated test suites with a strong focus on
API, integration, and end-to-end testing using Playwright.
Actively analyze
defects:
Reproduce issues
reliably
Investigate root causes
across UI, API, and backend layers
Provide actionable
insights to developers
Ensure test work is
visible and traceable within the development lifecycle by linking test
cases, execution results, and defects to requirements, development tasks,
and releases.
Participate in
refinement, grooming, and release discussions to ensure quality is built
in early.
Maintain accurate and
up-to-date test documentation and execution results in TestRail and
Playwright.
What We’re Looking For
Core Skills & Mindset
Min 8 years of
experience in software quality engineering, with a clear shift toward
automation and test engineering.
Strong analytical and
systems-thinking skills.
Ability to craft test
cases from specifications.
Comfortable reasoning
about:
Data flows
State transitions
Business rules
Failure modes
Confidence in debugging
and issue analysis, including reading logs, inspecting API responses, and
isolating root causes.
Clear communicator who
can explain why something fails, not just that it fails.
Automation & Engineering
Hands-on experience
building and maintaining automation frameworks with Playwright
(strongly preferred).
Proficiency in API and
integration testing (Postman, Rest-Assured, or similar).
Solid programming skills
in JavaScript (strongly preferred).
Experience with CI/CD
pipelines and test execution orchestration (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
Understanding of
middle-tier testing: APIs interacting directly with databases and external
services.
Collaboration & Process
Experience working in
Agile/Scrum teams.
Comfortable working
closely with:
Developers
Product managers
DevOps
Values quality as a
shared team responsibility, not a final gate.
Information
Locations Position Open to Only localsIndustry IT StaffingStatus OpenJob Age 28 Day'sCreated Date 07/09/2026No.of Positions 1Duration 6 MonthsZip Code
