Test Automation Engineer

Xactus is the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry, providing a friendly work environment that prioritizes skill enhancement. The Test Automation Engineer will support Xactus's quality practice by building, maintaining, and improving automated tests for web applications, APIs, and integrations, collaborating with various teams to ensure product quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated tests and supporting framework components for UI, API, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Execute automated test suites and support automated test integration within CI/CD pipelines as directed by QA leadership
• Identify practical opportunities to expand or improve automation coverage in alignment with the QA automation strategy
• Using testing frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and Postman, write and maintain reliable automated tests
• Debug and analyze test failures, isolate defects, and report clear issues to product and engineering for resolution
• Maintain test data, test environments, and test results documentation to support release readiness
• Apply QA best practices in test design, test automation, defect management, and release validation
• Participate in sprint ceremonies, refinement, planning, and release readiness discussions by providing quality-focused input
• Collaborate with QA leadership, developers, product managers, and QA testers to support quality goals and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3+ years of quality assurance experience, including 2+ years of hands-on test automation experience, preferably in a SaaS environment and/or in the financial services/fintech industry
• Experience in Agile Scrum/Agile Development and automation testing methodologies with a focus on test execution, test planning, documenting test results, release and change management processes, and defect management activities
• Experience with automated regression, functional, end-to-end, API, and integration testing
• Hands-on experience writing automated tests in TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, or Python
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium and Playwright, API testing tools such as Postman, CI/CD test execution, and quality/observability tools such as Datadog or similar
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an attention to detail
• Self-starter who understands how to effectively deal with ambiguity and with changing priorities
• Working knowledge of agile testing methodologies, concepts, and practices throughout the SDLC process
• Collaborative team player with the ability to provide clear feedback, ask clarifying questions, and work across QA, product, and engineering teams to drive quality outcomes