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Tech Tammina LLC

SDET Level 4

Chicago, IL · On-site

$51.50 - $66.50/hr

... standards - Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. Interviews may also be onsite ... DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git) - At least 2 years working on an Agile team ...

Merican

SDET Consultant

Chicago, IL · On-site

$51.50 - $66.50/hr

Define and implement QA standards and testing methodologies * Communicate testing progress, results ... Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) * Strong expertise in ...

Tech Rakers

SDET.....Chicago IL - F2F interview

Chicago, IL · On-site

$51.50 - $66.50/hr

Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards * Position will be onsite ... Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git) * At least 2 years working on ...

S&C

Test Engineer II

Chicago, IL · On-site

$87K - $116K/yr

Join Our Team as a Test Engineer II! Are you passionate about Electrical and Mechanical ... Ensure all testing activities comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and internal ...

Nidec Corporation

EMC Test Engineer

Saint Charles, IL · On-site

$80 - $100/hr

Job Summary The EMC Test Engineer is responsible for the development and implementation of various ... Strong knowledge of OEM test specifications and industry standards; solid understanding of ...

Inmar

Test Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

Identify testing criteria and acceptance standards for features and applications. * Test Execution ... Identify, log, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla. * Collaborate ...

Koch Industries

Development Test Engineer

Lisle, IL · On-site

Your Job As a Development Test Engineer, you will own the execution and day-to-day management of ... Capture lessons learned and improve standard test plans, sample logistics, laboratory interfaces ...

AstroNova, Inc.

Test Engineer

Elk Grove Village, IL · On-site

$22 - $28/hr

As a Test Engineer 1 in the durable goods manufacturing industry, you will play a critical role in ... industry standards. Your work will directly impact product performance, safety, and customer ...

Golden Eagle Distributing

Test Engineer

Lake Zurich, IL · On-site

$80K/yr

ECHO is seeking a Product Test Engineer to join our Engineering team and lead product testing ... Interpret and apply relevant industry standards and regulations, including ANSI, ISO, UL, and other ...

ECHO

Test Engineer

Lake Zurich, IL · On-site

$80K/yr

ECHO is seeking a Product Test Engineer to join our Engineering team and lead product testing ... Interpret and apply relevant industry standards and regulations, including ANSI, ISO, UL, and other ...

G&W Electric Co

Test Engineer

Bolingbrook, IL

$144K/yr

Test Engineer Perform engineering testing to improve laboratory at facility. Responsible for ... Work towards improvements of existing testing standards for common tests and define solutions to ...

G&W Electric

Test Engineer

Bolingbrook, IL · On-site

$144K/yr

Test Engineer Perform engineering testing to improve laboratory at facility. Responsible for ... Work towards improvements of existing testing standards for common tests and define solutions to ...

Enpro

Test Engineer

Harwood Heights, IL · On-site

$84K - $126K/yr

Ensure testing compliance with Technetics guidelines and safety standards, customer requirements ... Conduct test readiness reviews with stakeholders (design engineering, customer, manufacturing ...

Enpro Industries

Test Engineer

Harwood Heights, IL · On-site

$84K - $126K/yr

Ensure testing compliance with Technetics guidelines and safety standards, customer requirements ... Conduct test readiness reviews with stakeholders (design engineering, customer, manufacturing ...

Trigyn Technologies

Sr. Test Engineer

Chicago, IL

Trigyn's direct client is looking for Test Engineer for contract assignment in Chicago, IL. General ... Find and recommend industry standard testing methodologies and technologies. Proactively identify ...

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A Standardized Test Developer is responsible for creating, reviewing, and refining assessments used in education, certification, or professional fields. They ensure that test questions align with curriculum standards, measure the intended skills, and maintain fairness and validity. This role involves data analysis, psychometrics, and collaboration with educators or subject matter experts. The goal is to develop reliable exams that accurately assess knowledge and abilities.

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SDET Level 4

Tech Tammina LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site

$51.50 - $66.50/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 22 hours ago

Job description

Titles: SDET Level 4 (Official Title: IT Software Engineer 4)

Locations: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Duration: 12-month contract

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

  •  AKA Senior 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

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. Interviews may also be onsite 

Interaction with team:

  • Working with team; team consists of 20+ folks

Education & Experience Required:

  • Years of experience: 8-10 yrs experience
  • Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience

Required 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

(Desired)

- Hands on experience with Python

- development experience in AWS Cloud technology

- Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired

- Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus

- Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git)

- At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.

- Understanding of a micro service Architecture

- Experience load and performance testing

- Strong documentation skills

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.