Software Development Engineer in Test

EVOTECH • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

EvoTech is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to support application development efforts by improving software quality through test automation, CI/CD testing practices, validation, defect tracking, and technical collaboration with development teams. The role involves creating, maintaining, and improving automated tests that support reliable software delivery. Candidates must have prior professional experience working directly in an application development environment; candidates with no professional AppDev experience will not be considered.

The SDET works with developers, product owners, business analysts, DevOps, QA stakeholders, and project leadership to improve release readiness, identify quality risks, and establish repeatable testing practices across applications, APIs, workflows, integrations, and backend services. Work may be on-site, hybrid, or remote based on business needs, contract requirements, and management discretion. Occasional overtime and minimal travel may be required. The role may involve extended computer use, application testing, automation development, defect analysis, technical documentation, collaboration sessions, and development or sprint-related meetings.

EvoTech describes its culture as innovative, collaborative, people-first, and focused on continuous growth and professional development. The company says the role offers the opportunity to support application quality, improve release confidence, contribute to meaningful projects, and grow with the company.

Requirements

• Two to five years of professional software testing, SDET, QA automation, software development, or application development environment experience.
• Professional experience working directly with an application development team; candidates with no professional AppDev environment experience will not be considered.
• Experience creating, maintaining, or executing automated tests for web applications, APIs, backend services, or system workflows.
• Experience supporting CI/CD testing, automated regression testing, release validation, or build and deployment testing.
• Experience developing test cases, executing tests, documenting results, tracking defects, and verifying fixes.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum, sprint-based development, or structured SDLC environments.
• Experience collaborating directly with developers, DevOps, product owners, business analysts, or QA teams.
• Strong understanding of software testing methods, test case design, defect tracking, regression testing, functional testing, integration testing, and release validation.
• Working knowledge of application development environments, including requirements, code changes, builds, deployments, defects, releases, and production support considerations.
• Experience with automation tools or frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, JUnit, TestNG, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with at least one scripting or programming language such as JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, or a similar language.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar platforms.
• Basic understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, databases, application workflows, and backend services.
• Ability to document defects clearly with reproduction steps, expected and actual results, screenshots, logs, or related evidence.
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project-management and defect-tracking tools.
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle practices, Agile/Scrum delivery, and quality assurance processes.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced application development environment with changing priorities and release timelines.
• Willingness to learn new tools, frameworks, application workflows, and technical concepts.
• Must be able to complete company, customer, or contract-specific background requirements as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent education, technical training, professional experience, or demonstrated technical ability may be considered.
• Familiarity with Git, branching, pull requests, build validation, and release workflows.
• Experience writing or modifying test automation scripts in JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, or a similar language.
• Experience in a professional AppDev, software engineering, QA automation, or DevOps environment.
• Experience with API testing, backend testing, database validation, or system integration testing.
• Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, JUnit, TestNG, or similar automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated regression testing, build validation, and deployment testing.
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Agile/Scrum, or related development tools and methodologies.
• Familiarity with federal, government contracting, or security-focused IT environments.
• Experience supporting test automation in a production software delivery environment.
• Relevant software testing, QA automation, Agile, cloud, DevOps, or development certifications; certifications are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and improve automated test scripts for applications, APIs, systems, integrations, and workflows.
• Validate code changes, features, bug fixes, system updates, application builds, deployments, and release candidates.
• Perform manual, functional, regression, integration, API, backend, database, and workflow testing against requirements, acceptance criteria, and business rules.
• Build and maintain automated regression tests and support their execution in CI/CD build, deployment, and release pipelines.
• Identify, document, and track defects with reproduction steps, expected and actual results, screenshots, logs, and other evidence.
• Collaborate with developers to verify fixes, troubleshoot issues, and support timely defect resolution.
• Assist with test planning, test coverage analysis, automation coverage, and release-readiness validation.
• Review requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications for testability and quality risks.
• Communicate testing status, blockers, defect trends, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Analyze test results and automation failures, distinguishing script, environment, and application issues.
• Use defect-tracking and project-management tools to monitor testing, issue resolution, sprint progress, and release readiness.
• Support performance, load, usability, or security testing as required by project needs.
• Maintain testing standards, QA documentation, test cases, test scripts, validation records, and regression suites.
• Participate in requirements reviews, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demonstrations, defect triage, retrospectives, and technical discussions.
• Recommend improvements to automation coverage, CI/CD testing, regression testing, defect tracking, QA processes, test data practices, and automation maintenance.
• Stay current on testing tools, automation frameworks, application development practices, CI/CD methods, software quality approaches, and SDLC practices.

Benefits

• Professional development and opportunities for continuous growth.
• Opportunity to make an impact on application quality and release confidence while contributing to meaningful projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time