Senior Software Engineer in Test
Piper CompaniesAbout the role
Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a leading cybersecurity and compliance-focused organization. The Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET) will lead quality engineering efforts for a platform that provides real-time visibility into Common Criteria (CC) certification programs, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and accuracy of project tracking, reporting, workflow automation, and certification data across multiple concurrent evaluations. The Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET) is a long term contract opportunity and requires you to work on site in RTP, NC 2 days per week.
Responsibilities of the Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET):
Design and implement the overall test strategy while building and maintaining automated testing frameworks from scratch for web applications, APIs, backend services, and data pipelines.
Develop automated regression, integration, functional, end-to-end, performance, and reliability test suites to validate workflows, project tracking, reporting dashboards, notifications, and data synchronization.
Validate integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Confluence, GitHub, and other enterprise platforms while ensuring data integrity, auditability, and security requirements are met.
Partner with engineering teams to establish quality gates within CI/CD pipelines, participate in architecture reviews, troubleshoot defects, and contribute to observability, monitoring, and quality metrics.
Mentor engineers on test automation best practices and quality engineering principles.
Requirements of the Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET):
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or SDET roles.
Proven experience creating and implementing a test automation framework from scratch.
Strong programming experience with Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or C#.
Experience with API testing, automated testing frameworks, enterprise web applications, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical problem-solving skills.
Experience with Common Criteria, cybersecurity compliance, regulated environments, Docker, Kubernetes, or security testing is preferred.
Compensation for the Senior Software Engineer in Test (SDET):
$120,000 - $145,000, depending on experience
Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
Keywords:
Senior Software Engineer in Test, SDET, Test Automation, Automation Framework Development, Quality Engineering, Common Criteria, CC Certification, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, API Testing, REST APIs, Postman, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C#, Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing, Security Testing, Cloud Testing, Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Enterprise Applications, Distributed Systems, Compliance Testing, Data Integrity, Dashboard Validation, Workflow Automation, Agile, DevOps
This job opens for applications on 8/30/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
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Responsibilities
- Design and implement the overall test strategy while building and maintaining automated testing frameworks from scratch for web applications, APIs, backend services, and data pipelines.
- Develop automated regression, integration, functional, end-to-end, performance, and reliability test suites to validate workflows, project tracking, reporting dashboards, notifications, and data synchronization.
- Validate integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Confluence, GitHub, and other enterprise platforms while ensuring data integrity, auditability, and security requirements are met.
- Partner with engineering teams to establish quality gates within CI/CD pipelines, participate in architecture reviews, troubleshoot defects, and contribute to observability, monitoring, and quality metrics.
- Mentor engineers on test automation best practices and quality engineering principles.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or SDET roles.
- Proven experience creating and implementing a test automation framework from scratch.
- Strong programming experience with Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or C#.
- Experience with API testing, automated testing frameworks, enterprise web applications, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Common Criteria, cybersecurity compliance, regulated environments, Docker, Kubernetes, or security testing is preferred.
Benefits
- Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
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About Piper Companies
At Piper, we obsess about the success of our customers and consultants. We believe the development and growth of our people is paramount to that success. Piper Companies provides staffing and professional services in Enterprise IT, Cyber Security and Health Sciences. Everything we do is deeply rooted in creating meaningful partnerships that drive positive impact—we fuel careers, strengthen businesses, and support missions that shape the future. Simply put, we inspire growth to change lives.