Senior Automation Test Engineer
$85,000–$115,000 year
HybridPittston, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Lead automation strategy and serve as a trusted advisor to engineering, QA, and product teams on automation decisions. Design, maintain, and enhance enterprise-scale frameworks while establishing coding standards and patterns for long-term sustainability. Operate as a force multiplier across multiple teams by mentoring peers, conducting thorough code reviews, and driving initiatives that increase velocity and reduce manual testing effort. Own critical automation tools and validation platforms, optimizing CI/CD integration to improve release confidence and identify coverage gaps before production issues arise. Collaborate with developers and leadership to influence teams toward scalable testing solutions and adopt efficient automation practices.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of dedicated automation engineering experience
- Proven experience operating as a senior-level automation engineer within large-scale software organizations
- Demonstrated success leading automation initiatives that span multiple teams or departments
- Experience owning automation frameworks and influencing automation strategy
- Expert-level experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, or similar automation frameworks
- Strong experience automating API testing
- Strong programming skills in C#, Java, or TypeScript
- Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from the ground up
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation into release workflows
- Strong understanding of test architecture, design patterns, and maintainability principles
- Experience with Git, pull request workflows, and repository governance
- Demonstrated ability to influence engineering decisions without formal authority and operate in environments with minimal supervision
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to mentor engineers and elevate team performance through coaching and feedback
- Proven track record of driving initiatives from concept to successful delivery
- Must be available for onsite presence in Pittston, PA at least once every other month
- Candidates must live within a reasonable driving distance of either the Pittston, PA or Omaha, NE BHDIC office
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise automation platforms
- Experience leading automation efforts during organizational or vendor transitions
- Experience implementing validation tooling for highly regulated business processes
- Experience working within a Center of Excellence (CoE) model
- Experience supporting geographically distributed teams and contractor resources
- Experience identifying and resolving systemic quality issues through automation
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