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Test Development Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

$42.75 - $55/hr

\n \n \n \n \n Role Overview\n \n SDET Engineers will, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary delivery team, be responsible for the increasing automation coverage and improving our existing ...

Professional experience as a QA Engineer, SDET, Test Engineer, or similar role. * Strong understanding of QA methodologies and testing practices. * Experience with bug-tracking and test-management ...

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SDET

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$48 - $62/hr

... T team members and drive adoption of testing best practices Coordinate with crossfunctional teams during releases and production deployments Support cloudnative testing using AWS services and ...

SDET

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$48 - $62/hr

NLB Services is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join their team in Atlanta, GA. The role involves automating testing processes for applications, including UI and API layers ...

SDET

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$48 - $62/hr

They are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who will focus on quality assurance and testing, utilizing skills in automation and database testing to ensure software quality.

Value add services (ECO, test development/support, distribution, development etc) * QBR (CSI, new business development in existing program) * Customer interface * Team leader for customer team/-s

NLB Services is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to enhance their testing capabilities. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests to ensure ...

NLB Services is a company that specializes in Information Technology, and they are seeking a QE/SDET to enhance their test automation capabilities. The role involves hands-on experience in ...

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How much do test development jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 13, 2026, the average hourly pay for test development in Georgia is $41.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $28.03 and $53.80 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is test development?

Test development is the process of designing, creating, and validating assessment tools such as exams, quizzes, or standardized tests. This process involves defining the purpose of the test, constructing test items, reviewing them for quality, and conducting statistical analyses to ensure reliability and validity. Test developers often work in educational, psychological, or professional certification contexts to measure knowledge, skills, or abilities accurately. The goal is to create fair, unbiased tests that provide meaningful information about the test takers.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in test development?

To excel in Test Development, strong analytical skills, a background in educational measurement or psychometrics, and a relevant degree such as education, psychology, or statistics are essential. Familiarity with test authoring platforms, statistical analysis software (like SPSS or R), and knowledge of standards such as item response theory (IRT) are typically required. Attention to detail, critical thinking, and effective collaboration are key soft skills for designing fair and valid assessments. These skills ensure the creation of reliable, unbiased, and meaningful tests that accurately measure intended outcomes.

What are some common challenges faced in a test development role, and how can they be addressed?

One common challenge in Test Development is ensuring that assessments are both valid and reliable while meeting tight deadlines. Balancing subject matter expertise with psychometric principles can also be demanding, particularly when collaborating with content experts and statisticians. Clear communication, careful project planning, and continuous professional development help address these challenges. Additionally, staying updated on assessment standards and using feedback from pilot tests can greatly improve test quality.

What is the difference between Test Development vs Test Analysis?

AspectTest DevelopmentTest Analysis
Primary FocusDesigning and creating tests and assessmentsInterpreting test results and analyzing data
Required SkillsCurriculum design, item writing, psychometricsData analysis, statistical skills, reporting
Work EnvironmentEducational institutions, testing companiesResearch organizations, educational settings
CertificationsPsychometric certifications often preferredData analysis or psychometric certifications

Test Development focuses on creating assessments, while Test Analysis involves interpreting results and analyzing data. Both roles are essential in the testing industry, often working together to ensure valid and reliable assessments.

Infographic showing various Test Development job openings in Georgia as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 13% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $86,811 per year, or $41.7 per hour.

Software Development Engineer in Test

$42.75 - $55/hr

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  • Develop test automation plan by collaborating with the manual testing team using XRAY (jira). Work on other non\-functional quality attributes, like performance, reliability, and security.\n
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  • Develop automated tests with the appropriate technologies such as open source test automation frameworks - Serenity, RestAssured, Selenium as well as commercial solutions - GenRocket for test data generation. SDET's will spend most of the time automating test scenarios for Product under test.\n
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  • Translates functional requirements into the test automation requirements and then into the automated test scripts. Automated scripts are written in robust, scalable, and high quality open\-source test automation frameworks and provide coverage for functional and regression testing.\n
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  • Executes tests (manually, automated scripts), schedules test execution runs and reports on their results.\n
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  • Provide the team and all stakeholders with clear and real\-time updates regarding test status, bug status, and overall quality about the product by monitoring failures, reporting bugs, analysing & triaging automated tests running in the continuous Integration system.\n
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  • Work in parallel with the development team on testing and automating tests in the sprints.\n
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  • Develops and sets up mocks \/ stubs \/ virtual services for smooth automation framework execution.\n
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  • Help maintain systems to monitor test stability and report stability issues back to the team.\n
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  • Design and implement tools that improve efficiency in manual testing.\n
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  • Research new or better alternative automated testing tools.\n
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  • Evaluate new technology options and vendor products.\n
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  • Estimates effort required for quality assurance of enhancements\/features delivered by SCRUM team.\n
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  • Supports team members on the issue resolution by providing comprehensive results of the test execution and reproducing a bug.\n
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  • Maintains repositories of test scripts.\n
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  • Work independently when required, communicating regularly with stakeholders on solution implementation.\n
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  • Provide technical coaching on complex issues to colleagues.\n
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  • Be a proactive stakeholder in product quality.\n
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  • Strong verbal, written and organizational skills and a strong customer focus.\n
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  • Build a knowledge base on the applications and acquire subject matter expertise on the overall line of business.\n
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  • Knowledge transfer, active support and educational development of internal and external team members.\n
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  • Collaborate with developers, analysts, and tech leads across the enterprise, to identify business needs and appropriate technical solutions.\n
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    • A minimum of 4+ years of experience in writing reliable and maintainable automated tests.\n
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    • An eagle\-eye for test coverage gaps, false positives or negatives and proficiency in black box, functional and user flow testing techniques.\n
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    • Experience working in Agile \/ SCRUM delivery methodology.\n
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    • The ability to write and understand code \- preferably in Java and JavaScript for the test automation frameworks.\n
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    • Experience with software development tools (IDE, debugger, git, JIRA, Jenkins, etc).\n
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    • Professional\-level programming skills (regex processing, class design, Map data structure, etc.), particularly in Java and\/or JavaScript.\n
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    • Novice\-level shell scripting skills (commands like grep, cut, sed, sort, wget, etc.).\n
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    • Knowledge of Serenity BDD test framework, (Cucumber, Selenium, RestAssured).\n
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    • Familiarity with Behaviour Driven Development approach and Gherkin language.\n
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    • Familiarity with JSON objects, SQL queries, data structures, log file analysis, etc.\n
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    • Familiarity with Swagger and Open API Specifications.\n
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    • Knowledge of building mocks with WireMock.\n
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    • The passion to build tools that will enable the engineering team to write tests efficiently.\n
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    • The trait of constantly looking for better solutions to bring down automation flakiness and increase automation reliability, thinking ahead and building for future changes in an ever\-changing mobile ecosystem.\n
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    • Desire to automate everything and reduce the time required to manually test the products.\n
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    • The willingness to work with other teams such as engineering, manual QA, product and release teams.\n
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    • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as computer science, business informatics or mathematics. Comparable education or professional experience also considered.\n
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    • High on social skills, team spirit and empathy.\n
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    • Willingness to take ownership and ability to show strong personal commitment for the department and the team goals; must be comfortable with being considered a reliable and proactive influential team member who is not afraid to take on responsibility in the team.\n
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    • Ability to communicate clearly to business analysts and stakeholders as well as technical\-representatives.\n
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    • Very strong and proven communication and coordination skills, open\-minded and determined.\n
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    • Responsible for planning, highlighting and implementing possible improvements for existing and new applications.\n
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    • Can do, Will do attitude: You will be joining a founding team first and a large organisation second. This is exciting, you will wear many hats, some you will be familiar with and others will be an opportunity to develop.\n
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