Software Development Engineer in Test

Job Description

Software Development Engineer in Test – Hybrid | Cary, North Carolina 

Nice to meet you!   

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.  

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here. 

About the job   

As a member of the Midtier Configuration team, you will work alongside Software Developers to test new releases, hotfixes, and security updates. You will identify process areas that need improvement and implement automation jobs where possible to enable us to work faster and more efficiently 

We are looking for energetic, hard-working, highly motivated individuals to take initiative in a fast-paced, diverse environment to deliver high quality software to our customers. 

As an SDET, you will:   

• Design, implement, and continuously improve automated test frameworks, tools, and scripts that address specific needs in a continuous deployment pipeline. 
• Create test cases, test data and execution of test cases for the business flows as required. 
• Participate in all steps of the continuous development lifecycle including design, development, testing, and monitoring. 
• Maintain an awareness of and research new technologies, trends, architectures, and implementation techniques as they relate to the delivery of applications, integrations, and data in CI/CD; 
• Debug complex multi-tiered software applications; develop creative solutions to complex technical problems. 
• Identify risks, issues, potential bugs, or otherwise defective behavior in any phase of the project life cycle, managing them through closure. 
• Program in one or more scripting languages, such as Python or Perl. 
• Develop automated tests using tools such as Selenium, Jenkins, GitLab, etc; 
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to maintain an elite level of code quality. 
• Be encouraged to participate in open source projects on behalf of SAS. 
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization’s secure software development goals. 

Required Qualifications 

• 5 years of experience writing software applications and/or testing software systems. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field. 
• Proficient in automating tests related to complex business flows. 
• Solid understanding of testing concepts including working in an agile environment. 
• Prior experience programming in one or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Groovy, Spock, HTML5 or SQL (with Python being highly preferred) 
• Hands-on experience of testing Micro services, REST APIs, middle-tier, etc. 
• Hands-on experience of developing and maintaining test automation frameworks 
• Knowledge of at least one RDBMS. 
• Experience in Web GUI automation using Selenium or equivalent. 
• Experience on Windows as well as UNIX. 
• Ability to diagnose issues using system and application log files 
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. 
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies. 
• Understanding of Python and Test automation. 
• Experience with setup and configuration of Apache projects like Web Server, Tomcat, ActiveMQ and Geode. 
• Experience with TLS/SSL configuration for Web Server and/or Tomcat. 
• Understanding of SSL certificates, trust stores and certificate generation. 
• Experience with Shell Scripting. 
• Experience with Jenkins, Git, Gradle preferred. 
• Manual test case/test scenario development & execution experience. 

World-class benefits   

Highlights include... 

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.  
• Medical plan options include… 
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.  
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).  
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!  
• An industry-leading 401k plan.  
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.  
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.  
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive   

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.  

Additional Information 

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice. 

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process. 

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