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Job ID:
J54712
Job Title:
Lead QA SDET Engineer
Location:
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Duration:
13 Months + Extension
Domain Exposure:
Manufacturing
Client:
To Be Discussed Later
Employment Type:
W-2, 1099, C2C
Work Authorization:
US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other
Job Title: Lead QA SDET Engineer
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Duration: 13 months
Bill Rate: $80/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other
Job Description:
We are looking for a skilled QA SDET Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Selenium Automation Testing. The ideal candidate should have expertise in developing and maintaining automation frameworks, writing automated test scripts, and ensuring application quality through comprehensive testing.
Required Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver.
- Strong programming experience in Java or Python.
- Experience developing automation frameworks using TestNG, JUnit, or PyTest.
- Expertise in Selenium-based UI automation testing.
- Experience with Page Object Model (POM) and Data-Driven Testing.
- Knowledge of API testing using Postman or REST Assured.
- Experience with Maven, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, and automation testing.
- Good knowledge of SQL and database testing.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
- Build, enhance, and maintain automation testing frameworks.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing through automation.
- Develop reusable automation scripts for web-based applications.
- Identify, report, track, and troubleshoot software defects.
- Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
- Execute test cases and analyze automation test results.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
- Knowledge of performance testing tools.
- Experience with cross-browser and parallel test execution.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Primary Focus: Selenium WebDriver, Automation Framework Development, Java/Python, UI Automation, TestNG, and Regression Automation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Job ID:
J54712
Job Title:
Lead QA SDET Engineer
Location:
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Duration:
13 Months + Extension
Domain Exposure:
Manufacturing
Client:
To Be Discussed Later
Employment Type:
W-2, 1099, C2C
Work Authorization:
US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other
Job Title: Lead QA SDET Engineer
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Duration: 13 months
Bill Rate: $80/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other
Job Description:
We are looking for a skilled QA SDET Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Selenium Automation Testing. The ideal candidate should have expertise in developing and maintaining automation frameworks, writing automated test scripts, and ensuring application quality through comprehensive testing.
Required Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver.
- Strong programming experience in Java or Python.
- Experience developing automation frameworks using TestNG, JUnit, or PyTest.
- Expertise in Selenium-based UI automation testing.
- Experience with Page Object Model (POM) and Data-Driven Testing.
- Knowledge of API testing using Postman or REST Assured.
- Experience with Maven, Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, and automation testing.
- Good knowledge of SQL and database testing.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
- Build, enhance, and maintain automation testing frameworks.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing through automation.
- Develop reusable automation scripts for web-based applications.
- Identify, report, track, and troubleshoot software defects.
- Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
- Execute test cases and analyze automation test results.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
- Knowledge of performance testing tools.
- Experience with cross-browser and parallel test execution.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Primary Focus: Selenium WebDriver, Automation Framework Development, Java/Python, UI Automation, TestNG, and Regression Automation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead SDET jobs.
- 7 or more years of software testing experience with at least 2 in a lead or staff role
- Proficiency in one or more automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipeline integrations for automated test suites
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or TypeScript for test framework development
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and define quality standards across engineering teams
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Lead SDET Job Search
Quantify your automation coverage impact
Hiring managers for lead sdet roles want numbers: how much manual testing you replaced, how many test suites you built from scratch, or how you cut regression time. Pull those figures from your git history or sprint retrospectives before you write a single line of your resume.
Highlight cross-team leadership, not just technical output
Lead sdet roles require influencing developers, product managers, and QA engineers who don't report to you. Your resume should show decisions you drove across team boundaries, not just code you wrote or tools you configured solo.
Target postings that name your automation stack
Filter openings by the specific frameworks you know deeply, whether that's Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium. A lead sdet who matches the stack on day one is easier to justify to a hiring committee than one who needs a ramp-up quarter.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead sdet openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a system design answer for test infrastructure
Lead sdet interviews almost always include a whiteboard or verbal question on designing a test platform at scale. Practice walking through sharding, parallelization, flaky-test detection, and CI pipeline integration out loud before your first screen.
Negotiate scope before negotiating comp
Before your offer conversation, clarify whether the role owns test strategy company-wide or only within one product area. That scope difference changes your leverage, your growth ceiling, and what a fair package actually looks like for the work you'll be doing.
Lead SDET Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead sdets?
The companies hiring the most lead sdets right now include Options Clearing Corporation, Deloitte, and DocuSign, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Illinois, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in companies scaling cloud-native products and enterprise platforms with large regression surfaces.
How many lead sdet jobs are remote?
About 100% of lead sdet openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the distributed nature of modern engineering organizations. Test platform engineering and automation architecture roles tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to hardware, embedded systems, or on-site lab infrastructure are more likely to require a physical presence.
How do you become a lead sdet?
Start by building deep expertise in at least one automation framework and contributing meaningfully to a shared test infrastructure codebase. From there, take on ownership of a test suite or platform component, document your design decisions, and actively mentor junior QA engineers. Demonstrating that you can influence quality practices beyond your own tickets, by writing standards docs, running test reviews, or driving reliability metrics, is what moves a senior SDET into a lead role.
Can you get hired as a lead sdet with limited leadership experience?
Yes, if you can show that your technical depth compensates for the gap. Employers will consider candidates who have informally led test automation efforts, onboarded teammates onto a framework they built, or owned a critical quality initiative end to end. Frame any cross-functional project where you set the testing direction as leadership experience, even if your title did not say lead.
What does the lead sdet interview process look like?
Most lead sdet interview processes include an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering automation design and coding, a system design round focused on test infrastructure at scale, and a behavioral round assessing how you influence teams and resolve quality disagreements. Some companies add a take-home exercise asking you to build or extend a small framework, followed by a live code review with the engineering team.
Where can I find and apply to lead sdet jobs?
You can find and apply to lead sdet jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and automation stack, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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