Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
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Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
At STERIS we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
While the formal title is Senior Test Automation Engineer this is fundamentally a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) role that requires deep software development expertise and hands-on coding experience in JavaScript TypeScript and/or C# along with strong working knowledge of SQL. The ideal candidate views test automation as a software engineering discipline and has experience designing building and maintaining scalable automated testing frameworks for enterprise applications.
The Senior Test Automation Engineer is responsible for establishing and owning the automated quality engineering capabilities that support the long-term success of the SPM Cloud platform. The role will initially focus on gaining knowledge of the testing framework release processes validation approaches and quality controls used during implementation while helping prepare STERIS to assume operational ownership.
As the platform transitions to an internally managed product this position will become responsible for defining and executing the automated testing strategy quality governance framework release assurance processes test automation architecture and quality engineering standards that support ongoing software development and product enhancements. The role will serve as a key contributor in ensuring software quality reliability scalability and delivery excellence across future platform initiatives.
*This position is located in Vernon Hills IL with the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Qualified candidates currently residing within commuting distance of Vernon Hills preferred.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements define test strategies and support project planning and execution.
- Designs develops maintains and enhances automated testing frameworks and quality engineering solutions aligned to enterprise development standards and best practices.
- Develops and executes functional integration regression API and end-to-end automated test suites to ensure software quality and release readiness.
- Establishes testing standards automation practices and quality engineering processes to support long-term product success.
- Participates in release readiness reviews deployment validation activities and continuous improvement initiatives across the software delivery lifecycle.
- Investigates software defects performs root cause analysis and works with engineering teams to implement corrective actions.
- Collaborates with developers and architects to improve application quality testability reliability and maintainability.
- Ensures traceability between business requirements acceptance criteria test cases and validation results.
- Creates and maintains testing documentation quality metrics test coverage analysis and operational procedures.
- Leads the evolution of automated testing capabilities while promoting engineering best practices and quality-focused development.
Required:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or related field.
- 8 years of professional software testing quality engineering test automation or related software engineering experience.
- Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for enterprise software applications.
- Strong experience with Playwright Cypress Selenium or equivalent modern test automation frameworks.
- Experience developing automated tests using TypeScript JavaScript C# or similar programming languages.
- Experience testing REST APIs web services integrations and distributed applications.
- Working knowledge of SQL database validation techniques and Git-based source control workflows.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and Agile software delivery environments.
- Experience supporting production applications through defect triage troubleshooting release validation and root cause analysis activities.
Preferred:
- Experience with Playwright at enterprise scale.
- Experience testing React-based applications and modern web architectures.
- Experience testing cloud-native applications hosted in Azure.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps GitHub Actions or other modern CI/CD platforms.
- Experience testing event-driven messaging or API-first architectures.
- Knowledge of performance load stress resiliency accessibility and WCAG compliance testing practices.
- Experience with observability platforms such as Application Insights Datadog Splunk Grafana or similar solutions.
- Familiarity with Docker containerized environments and modern development workflows.
- Experience working in healthcare medical device regulated or compliance-driven software environments.
- Experience establishing quality engineering standards and mentoring engineers within distributed software teams.
- Knowledge of service virtualization contract testing and consumer-driven testing approaches.
- Exposure to AI-assisted software development and validation practices.
Pay range for this opportunity is $108000 - $125000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.
Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors including but not limited to local labor market costs years of relevant experience education professional certifications foreign language fluency etc.
STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits
Open until position is filled.
STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information visit .
If you need assistance completing the application process please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.
STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited hired trained transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race color religion age disability national origin citizenship status military or veteran status sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity genetic information and any other category protected by federal state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.
The full affirmative action program absent the data metrics required by 60-741.44(k) shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your locations HR Office during normal business hours.
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Senior IC
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STERIS is a leading provider of infection prevention and other procedural products and services. Learn more here.
