Senior SDET - Frameworks & Tooling

Senior SDET - Frameworks & Tooling

Architect I - Software Testing

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you'll create a boundless impact that transforms your career-and the lives of people across the world.

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You Are:

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and own robust automation frameworks and ensure end-to-to-date quality across UI, APIs, data platforms, and distributed pipelines. This role follows a Quality Engineering / SDET model, with a strong emphasis on coding, automation, CI/CD integration, and validation of complex data workflows.

The opportunity:

* Automation Framework Engineering

* Design, build, and maintain UI and API automation frameworks using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)

* Develop reusable, scalable test libraries and utilities aligned with engineering best practices

* API Testing & Contract Validation

* Automate testing for REST and GraphQL APIs

* Implement contract and schema validation to ensure API compatibility and stability

* Validate authentication, authorization, error handling, and edge cases

* Data Validation & Backend Testing

* Validate data integrity, accuracy, and transformations across BigQuery, CosmosDB, and DB2

* Implement automated checks for downstream data correctness

* Pipeline & Distributed System Validation

* Validate workflow orchestration using Airflow DAGs

* Test and verify Kafka Spark Database pipelines for endtoend consistency, fault tolerance, and recovery

* CI/CD & Continuous Quality

* Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation

* Enable distributed and scheduled test execution through Looper integration

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:

* Strong knowledge of Core Java with the ability to develop efficient and maintainable code.

* Good understanding of database operations, including writing queries and working with standard database connectivity frameworks (such as JDBC or ORM frameworks).

* Experience in developing data comparison or reconciliation utilities between different systems such as databases and APIs.

* Ability to design and implement solutions for validating and comparing data across multiple sources to ensure data consistency.

* Familiarity with Apache Kafka for consuming and reading messages from Kafka topics.

* Strong experience as an SDET / Quality Engineer with framework ownership

* Handson expertise with Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)

* Solid API testing experience with REST and GraphQL

* Experience with contract/schema validation

* Strong data validation skills using BigQuery, CosmosDB, and DB2

* Experience testing distributed pipelines involving Airflow, Kafka, and Spark

* Practical experience with CI/CD based automated test execution

* Familiarity with test reporting, dashboards, and automated notifications

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Arkansas

Compensation Range : $90,000-$135,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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