Software Development Engineer in Test

Company Background

Founded in 1992, Mi-Case is the industry leader in fully integrated offender management software solutions and provides industry expertise and consulting within Criminal Justice and Public Safety systems.

Mi-Case leverages a unique combination of technical, functional and industry specialization as well as partnerships with key software vendors to deliver maximum value add projects.

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Responsibilities:

• Architect and build a modular Playwright automation framework using C# with a focus on reusability and scalability across teams.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to integrate automation into the SDLC, including pipeline integration and test data management.
• Define and promote best practices for test automation, including naming conventions, code readability, and maintainability.
• Mentor QA engineers on automation techniques and Playwright usage, enabling broader team adoption while promoting a shift-left testing approach.
• Partner with developers to ensure applications are testable, including advocating for unique element identifiers and test hooks.
• Optimize test execution speed and reliability through parallel execution, smart waits, and flaky test management.
• Contribute to roadmap planning by identifying automation opportunities and technical debt.
• Lead code reviews, troubleshoot test failures, and continuously improve test reliability and performance.

Mandatory Skills

• 6+ years of experience in test automation, with at least 2 years using Playwright (or similar frameworks like Selenium).
• Strong programming skills in C# with experience designing libraries, frameworks, or SDKs for test automation
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and integrating test automation into pipelines
• Deep understanding of the Page Object Model and test design patterns.
• Ability to own the automation initiative end-to-end, proactively raise challenges, and unblock the team through your expertise
• Proven ability to lead framework development and influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Desired Skills :

• Experience with MudBlazor or similar component libraries.
• Familiarity with enterprise-scale QA processes and test planning.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Experience with load/performance testing tools such as Artillery, k6, or JMeter
• Exposure to public safety or criminal justice software domains is a plus.