Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Sparksoft Corporation • Columbia, MD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation.
Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.
We are Sparksoft!

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience supporting software quality assurance, quality engineering, software testing, or test automation.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Experience testing cloud-based applications and data platforms.
• Experience with API, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience validating complex data transformations and data integration pipelines.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Experience with defect management and requirements traceability tools.
• Experience supporting CI/CD and automated testing processes.
• Experience producing test plans, test cases, test reports, and testing documentation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting CMS, HHS, or other Federal healthcare programs.
• Experience supporting provider data, healthcare interoperability, enrollment, credentialing, licensing, or healthcare analytics systems.
• Experience testing large-scale data acquisition, processing, and quality-management platforms.
• Experience supporting AWS-hosted solutions.
• Experience validating ETL, ELT, data lake, and analytics environments.
• Experience testing FHIR, healthcare APIs, and interoperability services.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps environments and automated deployment pipelines.
• Experience validating machine learning, confidence scoring, analytics, or data quality models.
• Experience supporting quality assessment, verification, correction management, or data governance initiatives.
• Experience supporting FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, or CMS security compliance activities.
• Experience working within SAFe Agile environments.
• Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, or equivalent).
• API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI, or equivalent).
• SQL and database testing.
• Python, Java, or similar programming languages.
• CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or equivalent).
• AWS cloud services.
• Data validation and quality-testing tools.
• Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and related Agile toolsets.
• Performance-testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or equivalent.
• AWS Certifications
• Agile Certification, SAFe preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the program test strategy, test plans, test cases, and test procedures.
• Establish quality engineering practices supporting Agile and DevSecOps delivery.
• Define test acceptance criteria aligned with business, technical, and operational requirements.
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and demonstrations.
• Support Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) quality activities.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and releases.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression test suites.
• Automate functional, integration, API, data validation, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop reusable testing components and automation utilities.
• Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
• Support automated release validation and deployment verification.
• Validate provider data ingestion, transformation, normalization, aggregation, and delivery processes.
• Develop automated data quality testing routines for completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and integrity.
• Verify source-to-target mappings and transformation logic.
• Validate metadata, provenance, licensing, and publication-rule implementation.
• Test data quality dashboards, reporting capabilities, and analytical outputs.
• Support verification of corrections, enrichments, and quality-improvement activities performed teams.
• Test system integrations, interfaces, APIs, data exchanges, and interoperability services.
• Validate data exchange processes supporting FHIR-enabled and CMS-approved interfaces.
• Perform end-to-end workflow testing across acquisition, validation, processing, and delivery components.
• Verify secure transmission and exchange of provider information.
• Develop and execute performance, scalability, load, stress, and reliability testing.
• Validate operational readiness for releases and project milestones.
• Verify monitoring, alerting, recovery, and failover capabilities.
• Support operational validation of data delivery, batch processing, and workflow performance.
• Document, track, prioritize, and validate defect resolution.
• Participate in root cause analysis activities.
• Verify corrective actions and regression prevention measures.
• Monitor quality trends and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Support quality audits and QASP performance assessments.
• Analyze test results, defect trends, and quality metrics.
• Recommend improvements to testing processes, automation frameworks, and quality practices.
• Contribute to lessons learned and retrospective activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across development, operations, and data quality functions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid ways of working
• Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• A curated in-office experience designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
• Opportunities to give back through Sparksoft Cares, including annual company-wide fundraising events
• Training and development programs that build new skills and prepare you for leadership roles

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior