Software Development Engineer in Test IV

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with Standard India A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture, focused on operational excellence, thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary A Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET IV) will drive high quality software delivery through advanced test automation, continuous testing practices, and strong engineering discipline. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks integrated into CI/CD/CT pipelines to validate new and existing features across diverse applications and data products. You will apply investigative, architectural, and implementation skills to ensure that all delivered solutions meet The Standard’s functional‑, performance, and reliability expectations. Evaluate multiple testing technologies and integrate them into existing or new solutions. Apply investigative thinking to design effective testing approaches. Build and automate application and data product testing processes. Apply industry standard‑ toolsets, testing methodologies, and data management techniques including synthetic data and masking.

• Ability to work on-site in Bengaluru, India is a requirement of the role.

Mode of Working: This role follows a hybrid work model, with a primary base in Bengaluru. While on-site presence is essential for key engagements, flexibility is offered for remote work based on business needs and team alignment. Skills And Background You’ll Need Education: A bachelor’s degree is required. A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Experience: Typically requires 8+ years of related experience in software testing and test automation

• Expertise in CI/CD/CT pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred), including pipeline automation, test gating strategies, build health monitoring, and integrating automated tests across stages.
• Proficiency in UI, Backend, APIs and microservices testing, including REST API schema validation, performance validation, and mocking/stubbing dependent services.
• Hands-on exp with Cypress (TypeScript, JavaScript) or selenium for end-to-end UI test automation.
• Solid experience with Selenium WebDriver for cross-browser testing and coverage.
• Experience implementing BDD with Cucumber, integrated with REST Assured for API testing and Cypress for UI testing.
• Experience with Playwright for fast, reliable cross-browser end to end automation.
• Mobile testing experience using Appium for automated testing across iOS and/or Android.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented‑ design, test design patterns, and best practices for building modular, reusable automation frameworks.
• Experience with synthetic data creation, test data management, masking, and data quality rule automation to support ‑high fidelity‑ testing in regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of performance and load testing tools, debugging distributed test failures, and improving observability through logs, metrics, and dashboards.
• Critical thinking with strong attention to detail.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Ability to work collaboratively in team-based‑ environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Adaptability – Demonstrates understanding of the rationale for and importance of the change and advocates for change
• Customer Focus – Uncovers customers’ hidden needs or issues by asking insightful questions and developing rapport; encourages others to consider the customer’s perspective in making decisions
• Improvement Mindset – Recognizes opportunities for improvement between teams or functions; addresses problems and makes suggestions for ongoing improvement

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