Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Automation

Associate Consultant - SDET Automation

A Software Development Engineer in Test  (SDET - Automation ) at KPMG is a Tech Support with the primary responsibility of writing automation frameworks, test and tools to validate the products.It combines the "building" aspect of software design engineering with the "breaking" aspect of software test engineering. The engineer will be writing code that automatically verifies the quality of the product. SDET should be able to understand software internals, debug code, automate repetitive tasks, and implement new tools and frameworks needed to streamline our quality process with shift left approach and quality by design mindset. 

 

SDET will work directly with both software engineers & program managers to understand project features, review technical designs, and implement automated test tools that help deliver quality features with efficiency. SDET should understand application usage models and are able to develop test plans and test cases that approximate real-world environments and scenarios.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Drive quality and security by design.
• Work with tax domain experts and engineering staff to design, create and execute automated tests and recommend enhancements.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and set the standards for testing platforms, tools and frameworks.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, identify and recommend design improvements.
• Communicate across stakeholder groups to promote visibility and manage expectations.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college/university. 
• Strong backround in development with 5 years of hands on experience developing, testing, performance tuning of large scale systems built with C#, .NET, Javascript frameworks, SQL Server, scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, etc.
• Experience with Playwright, JMeter, VSTS or any other automation & performance testing tools is required.
• Experience with agile engineering practices and tooling including CI/CD utilizing technologies such as Azure DevOps, Team City, Octopus, GitHub Actions is required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring, profiling, diagnostic tools and code quality tools for DAST and SAST will be a plus.

 

• Drive quality and security by design.
• Work with tax domain experts and engineering staff to design, create and execute automated tests and recommend enhancements.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and set the standards for testing platforms, tools and frameworks.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, identify and recommend design improvements.
• Communicate across stakeholder groups to promote visibility and manage expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college/university. 
• Strong backround in development with 5 years of hands on experience developing, testing, performance tuning of large scale systems built with C#, .NET, Javascript frameworks, SQL Server, scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, etc.
• Experience with Playwright, JMeter, VSTS or any other automation & performance testing tools is required.
• Experience with agile engineering practices and tooling including CI/CD utilizing technologies such as Azure DevOps, Team City, Octopus, GitHub Actions is required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring, profiling, diagnostic tools and code quality tools for DAST and SAST will be a plus.

Experience Level

Mid Level