Kforce Inc
Principal SDET (Westlake, TX)
Base Pay Range: $62.00/hr – $72.00/hr
Responsibilities
Architecting and implementing development pipelines (CI/CD)
Focus on deployment automation and orchestration
Assist with code branches, merges, build pipelines, manage versioning, etc.
Use knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper software engineering, bug prevention strategies, testability and security
Actively participate in the development process through writing and maintaining application features and automated tests including unit tests, component tests, integration tests, functional tests, performance tests, scenario tests and interoperability tests
Collaborate with team members on improving team test coverage, release velocity and production health
Requirements
8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's or 6+ years of experience with a Master's degree in Computer Science (or closely related field)
Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting automation test platforms
Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting and implementing development pipelines (CI/CD)
Experience designing and implementing robust QA strategies and test frameworks for API, Web with deep expertise in end-to-end validation
Experience in test automation (Playwright/Cypress, Selenium, RestAssured, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, ETL Batch)
Experience with DevOps/Pipelines (Jenkins Core, LWC, Monorepo, etc.)
Experience with source control (GitHub, Stash (Bitbucket), Sourcetree)
Top skills: Front end, Playwright, Xray, chaos, Splunk, Datadog, Node.js, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins core
Good understanding of accessibility features and building/testing accessible experiences on web
Good understanding of writing SQL queries and data seeding for automation
Cloud experience preferred – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certificates, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Equal Opportunity Statement Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI‑generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.
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Responsibilities
Architecting and implementing development pipelines (CI/CD)
Focus on deployment automation and orchestration
Assist with code branches, merges, build pipelines, manage versioning, etc.
Use knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper software engineering, bug prevention strategies, testability and security
Actively participate in the development process through writing and maintaining application features and automated tests including unit tests, component tests, integration tests, functional tests, performance tests, scenario tests and interoperability tests
Collaborate with team members on improving team test coverage, release velocity and production health
Requirements
8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's or 6+ years of experience with a Master's degree in Computer Science (or closely related field)
Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting automation test platforms
Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting and implementing development pipelines (CI/CD)
Experience designing and implementing robust QA strategies and test frameworks for API, Web with deep expertise in end-to-end validation
Experience in test automation (Playwright/Cypress, Selenium, RestAssured, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, ETL Batch)
Experience with DevOps/Pipelines (Jenkins Core, LWC, Monorepo, etc.)
Experience with source control (GitHub, Stash (Bitbucket), Sourcetree)
Top skills: Front end, Playwright, Xray, chaos, Splunk, Datadog, Node.js, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins core
Good understanding of accessibility features and building/testing accessible experiences on web
Good understanding of writing SQL queries and data seeding for automation
Cloud experience preferred – Amazon Web Services (AWS)
We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certificates, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Equal Opportunity Statement Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI‑generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.
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