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IND Associate Software Engineer - GCC022
We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
T8 - Software Development Engineer in Test
The Hartford Employee Benefits is seeking a highly motivated Software Development Engineer in Test to drive quality transformation through test automation, shift-left engineering practices, and continuous testing. This role will partner closely with software engineers, product teams, and DevOps teams to build scalable automated testing solutions, improve software reliability, and ensure high-quality customer experiences across modern cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, quality engineering, and leveraging modern testing frameworks to accelerate software delivery.
Key Responsibilities
• Test Automation Engineering: Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Software Development in Test: Develop production-quality code, automation solutions, custom tools, and quality engineering accelerators using Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar programming languages.
• End-to-End Quality Validation: Build and execute comprehensive regression and E2E test suites using modern automation tools such as Playwright and API testing frameworks.
• Shift-Left Quality Advocacy: Partner with development teams early in the software lifecycle to establish quality requirements, improve testability, and prevent defects before deployment.
• CI/CD Integration: Embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, faster feedback loops, and quality gates throughout the software delivery process.
• Performance Testing: Design and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability testing to identify bottlenecks and ensure application reliability under production workloads.
• Test Tool Development: Develop custom automation utilities, frameworks, and testing solutions using programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Cloud & Platform Validation: Support testing of applications running on Kubernetes and cloud platforms while validating resiliency, scalability, and deployment readiness.
• Quality Metrics & Reporting: Establish quality metrics, test coverage reporting, defect trend analysis, and actionable insights to drive continuous improvement.
• API & Integration Testing: Develop automated API, contract, and integration tests to validate microservices and enterprise integrations.
• Cross-Platform Validation: Develop and execute automated tests across desktop, mobile, and cross-browser environments to ensure a consistent customer experience.
• Domain Expertise Development: Quickly develop an understanding of Employee Benefits products, business processes, customer journeys, and regulatory requirements to ensure effective test coverage and quality outcomes.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners, Software Engineers, Architects, and DevOps teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive adoption of engineering best practices, automation-first testing strategies, and modern quality engineering methodologies.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), software development, quality engineering, test automation, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience developing automated UI and end-to-end tests using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar frameworks.
• Strong experience with test automation, regression testing, integration testing, API testing, and end-to-end testing.
• Strong software development skills in Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar programming languages, including object-oriented programming principles and automation framework development.
Knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and acceptance test automation practices.
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL query development, data validation, and test data management.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks and reusable test libraries.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, k6, Gatling, LoadRunner, or similar solutions.
• Understanding of microservices architectures, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS, container technologies, and Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn complex business domains and translate business requirements into effective test strategies, test cases, and automation solutions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience implementing enterprise-wide shift-left testing and continuous quality engineering practices.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation, modernization, and migration initiatives.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, logging, and production diagnostics.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with service virtualization, contract testing, and test data management.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and quality engineering accelerators.
• Experience developing custom testing frameworks, utilities, or productivity accelerators.
• Experience working in the Employee Benefits, Insurance, Healthcare, Financial Services, or other regulated industries.
• Familiarity with Employee Benefits business processes such as enrollment, eligibility, billing, servicing, commissions, and employer/member experiences.
• Proven ability to rapidly acquire business domain expertise and collaborate effectively with product, business, and operations teams.
This role offers the opportunity to help transform quality engineering practices across Employee Benefits by building robust test automation, advancing shift-left testing, integrating quality into CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring reliable delivery of modern cloud-native applications while developing expertise in a complex and evolving insurance domain.
For more than 211 years, The Hartford has provided people and businesses with the support and protection they need to pursue their unique ambitions, seize opportunity and prevail through unexpected challenges. We view underwriting human achievement to be at the heart of what we do, aiming to build resilience in our communities, empower personal and business success for our customers and create a culture where our employees can thrive.
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