Senior Engineer Quality Automation

Empower is committed to transforming financial lives by providing a flexible work environment and celebrating internal mobility. The Senior Engineer Quality Automation will lead the development of automation frameworks, mentor junior team members, and ensure applications meet quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Perform complex analysis of business, system and end-user requirements and determines appropriate testing scale and scope within assigned areas/projects
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks
• Create robust and scalable test automation frameworks and scripts independently
• Expertise in design and development of complex automated test scripts
• Lead the execution of automated test cases and interpret the results to identify issues
• Identify, document, and manage software defects to resolution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC
• Assist with building automation strategies
• Assist in integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline
• Mentor junior test automation engineers and provide technical guidance
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in test automation and implement improvements
• Participate in innovation efforts such as AI
• Assist in setting automation best practices
• Assist in documenting training materials and provide trainings on automation tools and frameworks

Requirements:

• 5-8 years overall testing experience with 2-4 years in automation testing or equivalent automation training
• Strong proficiency in Java programming language (Core concepts)
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing approach, and end user requirements
• UI Automation: Good experience with test automation tools Selenium, JUnit, TestNG
• Good experience with Jira
• Experience in using version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Firm understanding of Gherkin test scenarios and feature files
• Strong and effective communication skills
• Experience in effectively working/managing relationships
• Strong experience with SQL database querying
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills, with an excellent ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex design and issues
• Experience in mentoring test automation teams
• Working knowledge of Zephyr Enterprise, BrowserStack
• Retirement Industry Knowledge
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred