Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Java, Appium

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior SDET with deep hands-on experience in mobile automation, MDM-based device flows, and advanced UI testing. In this role, youll lead the design and development of test automation frameworks, ensure the quality of complex mobile apps, coach other SDETs, and work cross-functionally with product and development teams to shape our mobile test strategy.

What You will do:

• Lead test strategy and planning across complex mobile feature areas (iOS/Android).
• Architect and maintain robust test automation frameworks using Appium, XCUITest, Espresso, and Java.
• Design and execute test suites covering functional, regression, integration, UI/UX, and system-level scenarios.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines and device clouds (e.g., BrowserStack, Firebase Test Lab, or in-house).
• Drive testing of MDM-related workflows, device compliance, certificate management, and provisioning.
• Develop and run unit tests, API tests, smoke tests, and end-to-end tests across mobile stacks.
• Maintain and enhance test case repositories in TestRail (or equivalent tools), ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Ensure test data management, mocking, and environment configuration for mobile testing is standardized.
• Review PRs and automation code written by peers, providing feedback and enforcing coding best practices.
• Mentor and train junior and mid-level SDETs on tools, practices, and automation architecture.
• Coordinate triage of complex defects with dev leads, product owners, and release management.
• Drive quality metrics adoption and actively reduce test flakiness, false positives, and redundancy.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to provision simulators, real devices, and cloud testing environments.
• Stay ahead of evolving Apple/Google testing frameworks, OS changes, and enterprise security requirements.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about quality engineering, mobile ecosystems, and automation scalability.
• A strong communicator who collaborates well with cross-functional teams.
• Highly organized, hands-on, and motivated to bring structure into fast-moving projects.
• Committed to continuous learning and coaching others.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in software testing or SDET roles.
• Deep expertise in Java-based automation frameworks and tools like Appium, XCUITest, Espresso.
• Experience testing MDM-enabled mobile apps (e.g., with Ivanti, Intune, Workspace ONE, etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of iOS automation tools and techniques (Xcode, XCTest, XCUI).
• Experience building or extending test frameworks, writing reusable test components and drivers.
• Demonstrated experience with TestRail, Jira, and test case management workflows.
• Proficient with source control tools like Git and CI systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitrise.
• Solid understanding of unit testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, XCTest) and mocking libraries.
• Strong knowledge of mobile app architecture, REST APIs, JSON, networking, and security testing.
• Experience in handling test planning and execution for large feature releases and cross-device matrix.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience automating tests for apps distributed through enterprise or MDM channels.
• Experience with certificate-based auth, VPN, identity providers, and mobile threat defense (MTD).
• Familiarity with Swift/Objective-C for test hooks and deep-level debugging.
• Knowledge of mobile accessibility standards and tools (e.g., Accessibility Inspector).
• Experience with performance profiling and crash analysis tools (Instruments, Crashlytics, Charles Proxy).
• Experience driving adoption of shift-left testing and test-driven development (TDD/BDD).
• Contributions to test automation tooling or open-source test libraries is a plus.

The Impact You Will Make:

• You will elevate mobile quality engineering at Ivanti by driving best practices in mobile automation and continuous testing.
• Your work will directly enhance user experience, product stability, and enterprise-grade security.
• Your mentorship will uplift the skills and output of the entire QA team and help scale our testing processes globally.

At Ivanti, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ivanti believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.