Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Why work at OpTech?

OpTech is a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and always has your back. When you work at OpTech, not only do you get health and dental benefits on the first day of employment, but you also have training opportunities, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay.

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of a more experienced team member, responsible for contributing to the creation, execution, automation, and maintenance of tests to support the validation of functionality in an agile environment. Utilizes company approved tools to independently develop and maintain automated test scripts and develops SQL scripts to extract data from the database to execute test cases

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain,and evolve test automation scripts, under the direction of more experienced team members, usingPlaywright and TypeScript, or other enterprise-approved tools to supportAPI and UI testing.
• Collaborate with other SDETs and other scrum team members to understand requirements and system impact of requested changes across multiple applications and can explain to team members.
• Create clear, and maintainable test cases.
• Develop code using modern languages and tools, while adhering to coding standards.
• Develop and maintainautomated API tests (REST/SOAP)and validate functional requirements.
• Support feature teams with manual testing effortswhen needed, including test case design, exploratory testing, and validation of workflows that are not yet automated.
• Identify, document, and track bugs and issues through resolution, with the assistance of more experienced team members.
• Participate in test case and code reviews and provide feedback on testability and quality.
• Write and maintainSQL queriesto mine data to be utilized in testing efforts.
• Offer input on the testability of functional elements and product designs.
• Develop an awareness of best practices in testing, code quality, and software development.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, tests, and defects, and support compliance with enterprise policies (e.g., HIPAA, security, audit readiness).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g., TypeScript, JavaScript, Java).
• Exposure to test automation tools and frameworks.
• Basic understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Knowledge or Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

OpTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.