SDET Engineer – Quality Engineering & Automation

Lead SDET Engineer Quality Engineering & Automation

GRhombus Technologies Private Limited

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Required: 8+ Years

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead SDET Engineer to support GRhombuss clients across multiple engagements and domains. This role is fully hands-on and central to our Quality Engineering services, driving excellence in automation, DevSecOps integration, and engineering-led testing.

The ideal candidate will lead automation initiatives, collaborate directly with client stakeholders, and help shape quality strategies aligned with business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Consulting & Delivery Excellence

• Engage closely with client product owners, architects, business teams, and engineering leaders
• Understand client priorities, constraints, and technical landscapes
• Design and present automation strategies, frameworks, and transformation roadmaps
• Ensure solutions meet client needs, SLAs, and delivery commitments

Automation Framework Development

• Build, enhance, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and backend testing
• Work with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, and Fiddler
• Implement BDD using Gherkin syntax aligned with client delivery models
• Design reusable libraries and automation components

Hands-On Engineering Contribution

• Develop high-quality automation scripts using TypeScript, Python, C#, and Node.js
• Drive in-sprint automation for rapid delivery
• Support multiple client teams across engagements
• Apply engineering best practices and coding standards

DevSecOps & Quality Pipeline Ownership

• Integrate automation suites within CI/CD pipelines
• Work with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and SonarQube
• Support continuous testing and automated validations
• Promote shift-left testing and real-time feedback mechanisms

Performance & Non-Functional Testing

• Support performance testing initiatives using k6 and LoadRunner Cloud
• Work with observability and diagnostics tools such as Grafana and SolarWinds DPA
• Identify bottlenecks, scalability issues, and reliability improvements

AI-Enabled Quality Engineering

• Introduce AI and GenAI capabilities into quality engineering workflows
• Implement accelerators for test case generation, smart test data creation, and script healing
• Recommend AI-driven approaches for improving speed, quality, and cost optimization

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with internal delivery teams and client engineering squads
• Participate in Agile ceremonies across distributed teams
• Mentor team members and support engineering maturity initiatives
• Facilitate collaboration between business and technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or test automation
• Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright, Selenium, and Cucumber
• Experience with TypeScript, Python, C#, and Node.js
• Good understanding of Azure, AWS, or GCP environments
• Experience working in Agile and distributed team environments
• Familiarity with performance testing tools and DevSecOps practices
• Minimum 1 year of experience leveraging GenAI/LLMs in QA

Why Join GRhombus Technologies?

• Opportunity to work on complex global engineering programs
• Exposure to modern automation frameworks and AI-driven quality engineering
• Continuous learning and engineering excellence initiatives
• Collaborative and innovation-focused work culture
• Career growth opportunities across diverse client environments