Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

As a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Penn Mutual Life Insurance, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products md systems related to life insurance and annuities.

You will work with a team of quality engineering teams across multiple initiatives, collaborate closely with software developers, quality assurance analysts, tech leads, and product owners to develop and implement robust testing strategies and test automation frameworks.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development and test automation along with along with excellent communication skills in both technical and business areas.

An understanding of the life insurance and annuity domain is helpful.

Responsibilities :

• Provide architectural leadership across teams of SDETs / Quality Engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and technical oversight to ensure the team's success in delivering high-quality software products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases that align with business requirements and user expectations.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient test automation frameworks and scripts to automate testing processes for both frontend and backend systems.

This can also include automation across multiple systems as data traverses in a business flow.

• Implement and enforce quality assurance best practices throughout the Agile software development lifecycle, including Story analysis, design reviews, code reviews, and continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) pipelines.
• Develop a deep understanding of the life insurance and annuity domain, including regulatory requirements, industry data standards, and business processes, to ensure that testing efforts adequately cover all relevant aspects.
• Collaborate with the development team to conduct performance testing and security testing, identifying and addressing any performance bottlenecks or security vulnerabilities in the system.
• Generate test reports, document test results, track defects, and communicate testing status and progress to stakeholders effectively.
• Continuously evaluate and improve testing processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability of testing efforts.
• Understanding of different operating system like Windows, Mac, Linux. Knowledge identifying and troubleshooting OS issues.

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience with codeless test automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience with CI / CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of code version control via Git and GitHub.
• Experience working within Agile / DevSecOps, Cloud development environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Domain knowledge in life insurance and annuity products is a plus.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ISTQB, CSQA) are a plus.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in software development and quality assurance, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience with Web, API and / or Mobile testing.
• 5+ years in automation experience with tools like Tosca Commander, Selenium , Appium, CI / CD, Jenkins.
• 5+ years of experience in test data management

Penn Mutual helps people become stronger. Our expertly crafted life insurance is vital to long-term financial health and strengthens people’s ability to enjoy every day.

Working with our trusted network of financial professionals, we take the long view, building customized solutions for individuals, their families, and their businesses.

We support our financial professionals with retirement and investment services through our wholly owned subsidiary, Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, member FINRA / SIPC.

Base Salary : $120,000 -$150,000

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Experience with codeless test automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience with CI / CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of code version control via Git and GitHub.
• Experience working within Agile / DevSecOps, Cloud development environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Domain knowledge in life insurance and annuity products is a plus.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ISTQB, CSQA) are a plus.
30+ days ago