Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Varite - Allentown, NJ

Pay Rate Range:$ 57.14- 58.82/hr.
REQUIREMENT_ID- 10631202

Role: Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Job Description:
Category - Senior
UI, Backend, Data Quality | Azure | Azure DevOps | AI-Driven Quality Engineering

Experience:
10+ years in SDET / Test Automation / Quality Engineering
Proven Principal-level influence across teams and platforms

About the Role:
We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead and modernize quality engineering across UI, API, services, and data layers.
This is a hands-on and strategic leadership role, responsible for defining automation standards, building scalable test frameworks, enabling continuous testing in Azure DevOps, and embedding AI-assisted quality practices across teams.
You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to drive quality by design, reduce production risk, and ensure reliable, high-confidence releases in complex, data-driven systems-preferably within wealth management or financial services domains.

Key Responsibilities:
UI & Backend Automation Leadership
Architect, design, and maintain enterprise-grade automation frameworks for:
UI/Web applications (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)
APIs and backend services (REST / GraphQL, microservices)
Establish automation best practices, coding standards, and framework guidelines
Embed automation into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with robust quality gates
Drive test stability improvements, reduce flaky tests, and optimize execution time
Partner with engineering teams to improve testability, observability, and quality by design
Mentor and coach SDETs, raising the overall automation maturity of the organization
Data Quality & Backend Validation (Core Expectation)

Lead the design and automation of data quality validation frameworks across:
Databases
Data pipelines
System-to-system integrations
Validate and automate checks for:
Data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and reconciliatio