Lead Software Test Engineer - Prime Online
$128,470–$208,770 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States or Cary, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Lead and mentor software test engineers to define testing standards, establish quality metrics, and drive defect prevention initiatives across Cat.com/Prime Online applications. Execute comprehensive test strategies for web, mobile, API, and enterprise systems, leveraging risk-based methodologies to prioritize business-critical functionality. Design, develop, and scale automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end validation, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment confidence. Champion an AI-first approach to quality engineering, utilizing generative AI tools to accelerate test design, data creation, and defect analysis while collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, and DevOps teams to promote shift-left quality practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or test automation
- Demonstrated experience leading quality initiatives and mentoring software test engineers
- Extensive experience testing web applications, mobile applications, APIs, and integrated enterprise systems
- Proven experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks and strategies
- Strong understanding of Agile software development and DevOps practices
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing methodologies
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and leadership skills
- Any of the following: Experience leading or mentoring QA teams in Agile environments
- Any of the following: Experience using Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI services, or similar AI-assisted engineering tools
- Any of the following: Experience supporting enterprise digital platforms, commerce and other similar platforms
- Any of the following: Experience with test automation using JavaScript/TypeScript and modern testing frameworks
- Any of the following: Experience validating microservices and API-driven architectures
- Any of the following: Experience integrating automated testing into Azure DevOps pipelines and GitHub-based workflows
- Any of the following: Experience with performance testing, reliability testing, and release certification activities
- Any of the following: Experience with cloud-native applications and distributed systems
- Playwright
- WebdriverIO
- Selenium
- Appium
- Robot Framework
- TestCafe
- Postman
- Swagger / OpenAPI
- REST API Validation
- Microservices Testing
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- SQL
- Azure Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
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