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) in the BenTech Integrations API team will drive high-quality software delivery for API-first and event-driven integration capabilities that connect The Standard’s insurance ecosystem with external benefits technology platforms, HCM systems, and partner solutions. This role will focus on designing, developing, and maintaining advanced automation frameworks for REST APIs, microservices, event-driven flows, data validation, and integration testing across the BenTech platform. In this role, you will work closely with API engineers, data engineers, product owners, architects, DevOps/SRE teams, and business stakeholders to ensure that integration capabilities are reliable, secure, scalable, and production ready. You will build automated test coverage into CI/CD/CT pipelines, validate API contracts, test data flow across upstream and downstream systems, support non-functional testing, and improve observability through logs, metrics, dashboards, and automated quality gates. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on automation engineering experience, deep API testing expertise, strong test design discipline, and the ability to operate with ownership in a globally distributed delivery model. This role requires investigative thinking, technical depth, and a strong understanding of how automated testing, code-level quality practices, observability, and risk-based validation support reliability, operational readiness, and business confidence in a regulated insurance environment.
• 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 B.
E. / B.
Tech. 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 , test automation , API testing, and quality engineering for enterprise applications. Automation Engineering and Code-Level Quality
• Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks for REST APIs, microservices, backend services, and integration workflows.
• Strong programming and automation engineering skills, including object-oriented design, test design patterns, reusable automation frameworks, clean coding practices, maintainable test architecture,



and the ability to build automation libraries and troubleshoot code-level failures.
• Preferred: Prior experience with unit testing, white-box testing, or code-level validation practices, including the ability to read application code, understand control flow and failure paths, and partner with software engineers to improve testability, coverage, and defect prevention. API, Integration, and Distributed Systems Testing
• Deep experience with API testing practices, including OpenAPI/Swagger validation, request/response schema validation, contract testing, authentication and authorization validation, error handling, negative testing, and backward compatibility testing.
• Proficiency in backend, API, and microservices testing, including service virtualization, mocking/stubbing dependent services, test data setup, and automated validation of distributed workflows.
• Experience validating integration flows across systems such as HCM platforms, benefits administration platforms, internal insurance systems, data platforms, or partner APIs is preferred.
• Experience testing API-first and event-driven integration solutions across benefits technology, HCM, data, or insurance-related platforms is strongly preferred. CI/CD, Test Data, Performance, and Operational Readiness
• Strong experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD/CT pipelines, preferably using Azure DevOps, including test gating strategies, pipeline automation, build health monitoring, and automated quality reporting.
• Experience with synthetic data creation, test data management, data masking, and data quality rule automation to support high-fidelity testing in regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of performance, load, and resiliency testing for APIs and integration services using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, SOAPUI, Postman, Curl, or similar tools.
• Ability to debug distributed test failures by analyzing logs, metrics, traces, API responses, pipeline outputs, and downstream system behavior.
• Familiarity with cloud-native engineering practices, Azure-based delivery models, containerized environments, and DevOps ways of working is preferred. Quality Strategy, Risk Judgment, and Technical Leadership
• Strong risk-based testing judgment, with the ability to identify quality risks early, select appropriate test approaches and automation techniques, and prioritize validation around business-critical flows, integration failure points, data integrity, security, resiliency, and production support impact.
• Ability to partner with API engineers, data engineers, product owners, architects, and DevOps/SRE teams to define quality strategy, automation scope, and release readiness criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership across quality engineering practices, including defining automation patterns, mentoring other engineers, influencing test strategy, and raising quality standards across teams.




• Solid written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate test strategy, risks, defects, and quality insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred Domain Background
• Preferred: Experience testing software in regulated, mission-critical, or high-consequence domains such as insurance, healthcare, medical devices, financial services, or similar environments where quality, traceability, risk management, and release discipline are essential. Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate
• Ownership and Accountability – Takes initiative, drives automation and quality outcomes independently, manages ambiguity, and owns validation from requirement understanding through production readiness.
• Customer and Business Focus – Understands how BenTech integrations support employer, broker, partner, and customer experiences; identifies quality risks that could impact business outcomes or operational reliability.
• Engineering Excellence – Builds scalable, maintainable, and reusable test automation; promotes robust engineering discipline, quality gates, observability, and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaboration and Influence – Partners effectively with API engineers, data engineers, product owners, architects, DevOps/SRE teams, and business stakeholders to strengthen quality practices across the team.
• Improvement Mindset – Identifies opportunities to improve automation coverage, pipeline reliability, defect prevention, test data management, and release confidence across BenTech integration delivery. Why Join Standard India? We Have Built An Enduring Legacy Of Stability, Financial Strength And Exceptional Customer Service Through The Contributions Of The Service-oriented People Who Choose To Work At The Standard. To Ensure We Can Attract And Retain The Best Talent, When You Join StanCorp Global Servicesyou Can Expect
• A rich benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial goals
• An annual incentive bonus plan tied to both individual and organizational performance
• Paid time off including earned leave, sick/casual leave, and public holidays, in accordance with the company’s leave policy
• A supportive, responsive management approach that empowers you to grow
• Opportunities for career advancement through learning, coaching, and leadership enablement
• A culture where your voice matters
- your ideas shape our future, and we win as one
• Purpose-driven work that makes a difference for our customers, communities, and each other In addition to a competitive salary, our employee-focused benefits are designed to support work-life balance, personal growth, and long-term impact. Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance. StanCorp Global Services India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, HIV status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws of India.

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