Sr. Java Backend Automation Engineer – SDET

Job Title: Backend Automation Engineer SDET

Location : Remote

Division : Sams Club (Walmart Merchandising)

About the Role:

Were looking for a skilled SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) to join our fast-growing merchandising team at Sams Club. As part of this team, you will be working on catalog and merchant tools , building automated solutions to ensure robust and scalable backend systems for our internal and customer-facing APIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks for RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Create, organize, and execute automated tests using Java, RestAssured, and TestNG.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Validate APIs against Swagger/OpenAPI specifications and schema files.
• Perform functional, regression, and integration testing, including third-party API validations.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps to ensure high-quality releases.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and drive quality ownership throughout the SDLC.
• Take complete ownership from writing test cases to production-level validations and releases.

Tech Stack Youll Work With:

• Languages : Java (Primary), Python
• Frameworks : RestAssured, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, PyTest
• Cloud Platforms : GCP, Azure, AWS (Preferred)
• Tools : Jenkins, GitHub, Jira, TestRail, Docker, Kubernetes (basic exposure)
• Others : Swagger, Postman, JSON, Schema Validators

What We Expect:

• Strong knowledge of API automation using Java and industry-standard tools.
• Hands-on experience in building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD and test scheduling at scale.
• Exposure to cloud-native environments and microservices-based architecture.
• The ability to think end-to-end , take initiative, and independently own test delivery pipelines.