SDET Architect - GIFT CITY Gandhinagar

About Us:

ClearRoute is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud

Platforms and Developer Experience. We work with technology leaders facing

complex business challenges.

We take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in

making better software. We’re not just making better software. We’re making the

making of software better. Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to

problemsolving, we bring the step change our customers need to sustain innovation.

Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our customers and

most importantly our team. We want to create a collaborative team to help build

ClearRoute. This is an opportunity for you to build the organization from the ground

up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem

domains.

Job Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Development Test Engineer

(SDET) with expertise in test automation framework development. This role requires

a strong technical foundation in automation, testing, and CI/CD practices as well as

excellent communication and client engagement skills.

As a Lead SDET, you will not only guide and mentor internal teams but also serve as

a client-facing consultant, working closely with customer stakeholders to:

• Understand their business and technical challenges

• Recommend and implement quality engineering strategies

• Propose and drive adoption of modern technologies, frameworks, and testing

methodologies

• Help shape test automation roadmaps and best practices tailored to the

client's environment

The ideal candidate should have experience working in CI/CD environments, be

proficient in shift-left testing strategies, and have hands-on experience with cloud

platforms (AWS preferred), Docker, and Kubernetes. The candidate should beselfdriven, a strong problem solver, and capable of contributing to multiple projects

simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement API automation and consumer-driven contract tests

(e.g., Pact).

Strong coding skills in C++, with the ability to build and maintain test automation frameworks in a C++-based codebase."

• Integrate test frameworks into Jenkins/GitLab CI, Kubernetes/EKS pipelines.

• Partner with product and dev teams to define “shift-left” quality requirements.

• Advocate best practices in test automation, performance, and reliability.

• Implement shift-left testing strategies to enhance test efficiency and early

defect detection.

• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and product teams to integrate testing

into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).

• Build and maintain automated test pipelines in a cloud-based environment

(AWS preferred).

• Work with Docker and Kubernetes to create test environments and deploy

applications for testing.

• Perform performance, security, and reliability testing as part of an end-to-end

test strategy.

• Troubleshoot test failures, analyze root causes, and provide insights for

improvement.

• Participate in code reviews, test planning, and strategy discussions to enhance

software quality.

• Ensure adherence to QA best practices and contribute to process

improvements.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 9+ years SDET experience with Selenium/WebDriver, RestAssured or similar.

• Expertise in consumer-driven API testing (Pact, CDC).

• Strong coding skills in Java, TypeScript, or Python.

• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and infrastructure as code

(Terraform).

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps.

• Passion for quality engineering and continuous improvement.