Senior SDET - Frameworks & Tooling

Senior SDET – Frameworks & Tooling (Architect I – Software Testing) Who We Are

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of over 29,000 problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and own robust automation frameworks and ensure end‑to‑date quality across UI, APIs, data platforms, and distributed pipelines. This role follows a Quality Engineering / SDET model, with a strong emphasis on coding, automation, CI/CD integration, and validation of complex data workflows.

• Automation Framework Engineering
• Design, build, and maintain UI and API automation frameworks using Playwright (JavaScript/Type Script)
• Develop reusable, scalable test libraries and utilities aligned with engineering best practices
• API Testing & Contract Validation
• Automate testing for REST and Graph
  
  QL APIs
• Implement contract and schema validation to ensure API compatibility and stability
• Validate authentication, authorization, error handling, and edge cases
• Data Validation & Backend Testing
• Validate data integrity, accuracy, and transformations across Big Query, Cosmos
  
  DB, and DB2
• Implement automated checks for downstream data correctness
• Pipeline & Distributed System Validation
• Validate workflow orchestration using Airflow DAGs
• Test and verify Kafka Spark Database pipelines for end‑to‑end consistency, fault tolerance, and recovery
• CI/CD & Continuous Quality
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation
• Enable distributed and scheduled test execution through Looper integration

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

• Strong knowledge of Core Java with the ability to develop efficient and maintainable code.
• Good understanding of database operations, including writing queries and working with standard database connectivity frameworks (such as JDBC or ORM frameworks).
• Experience in developing data comparison or reconciliation utilities between different systems such as databases and APIs.
• Ability to design and implement solutions for validating and comparing data across multiple sources to ensure data consistency.
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka for consuming and reading messages from Kafka topics.
• Strong experience as an SDET / Quality Engineer with framework ownership.
• Hands‑on expertise with Playwright (JavaScript/Type Script).
• Solid API testing experience with REST and Graph
  
  QL.
• Experience with contract/schema validation.
• Strong data validation skills using Big Query, Cosmos
  
  DB, and DB2.
• Experience testing distributed pipelines involving Airflow, Kafka, and Spark.
• Practical experience with CI/CD based automated test execution.
• Familiarity with test reporting, dashboards, and automated notifications.

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role

Location:

Arkansas

$90,000 – $135,000

Full‑time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. Employees and their…