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Job Title: Senior SDET – Integration & Platform Location: Remote (U.S.) with required travel for PI planning; possible on-site in Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE, or Philadelphia, PA Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking a Senior SDET for a workflow-driven microservices platform supporting enterprise workforce management at a major passenger-rail and transportation organization. You will own UI, API, and Kafka test strategy, put suites in CI/CD, and mentor engineers. This is a senior automation lead seat—not manual QA. What You’ll Do: • Design, build, and maintain UI and API automation (Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, Karate, Java, TypeScript). • Validate distributed microservices, state-heavy workflows, REST APIs (functional, performance, security, authn/authz), and Kafka. • Run SQL checks for referential integrity and state transitions. • Build resiliency tests: retries, failure handling, idempotency. • Embed automation in Jenkins, GitHub, or Bitbucket pipelines. • Use CloudWatch, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or ELK under load. • Set quality gates with developers, POs, and architects. • Mentor engineers; cover modern plus mainframe/batch integrations. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s or 7+ years equivalent. • 5+ years manual and automated testing of complex enterprise systems. • Java and TypeScript for automation. • Strong UI, API, and microservices testing. • Strong SQL (relational and NoSQL validation). • Agile / DevOps delivery. • Able to travel for quarterly PI planning (client covers travel, lodging, and select meals). • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: • Transportation, logistics, rail, or financial platforms. • Kafka / event-driven testing. • JMeter; AWS. • Mainframe / 3270 / batch-to-modern integration testing. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients. To apply, submit your resume highlighting Java/TypeScript automation, API + UI frameworks, Kafka or messaging tests, and CI/CD quality gates. Pay: $44 - $46 per hour

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Job Title: Senior SDET – Integration & Platform
Location: Remote (U.S.) with required travel for PI planning; possible on-site in Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE, or Philadelphia, PA
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Design, build, and maintain UI and API automation (Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, Karate, Java, TypeScript).
Validate distributed microservices, state-heavy workflows, REST APIs (functional, performance, security, authn/authz), and Kafka.
Run SQL checks for referential integrity and state transitions.
Build resiliency tests: retries, failure handling, idempotency.
Embed automation in Jenkins, GitHub, or Bitbucket pipelines.
Use CloudWatch, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or ELK under load.
Set quality gates with developers, POs, and architects.
Mentor engineers; cover modern plus mainframe/batch integrations.
Bachelor’s or 7+ years equivalent.
5+ years manual and automated testing of complex enterprise systems.
Java and TypeScript for automation.
Strong UI, API, and microservices testing.
Strong SQL (relational and NoSQL validation).
Agile / DevOps delivery.
Able to travel for quarterly PI planning (client covers travel, lodging, and select meals).
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice-to-haves

Transportation, logistics, rail, or financial platforms.
Kafka / event-driven testing.
JMeter; AWS.
Mainframe / 3270 / batch-to-modern integration testing.

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