Automation Test Engineer II

Unum • Portland, ME

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers. We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo. Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us. General Summary: The Test Engineer II will be responsible for ensuring high-quality software delivery through a combination of manual and automated testing, with a strong focus on test automation, continuous integration, and quality best practices. The Test Engineer partners closely with business analysts, developers, and agile team members to define acceptance criteria, create test strategies and artifacts, and validate features across multiple testing levels. The position also drives regression and performance testing, including for third‑party and cloud solutions, while clearly reporting results and progress to stakeholders. Success in this role requires strong technical testing expertise, analytical thinking, collaboration skills, and a customer‑first mindset focused on delivering reliable, high‑quality solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of successful performance in Test Engineer role or equivalent relevant work experience
• Proven experience creating and implementing test automation including API testing
• Strong experience with the following technologies or equivalent: Java, Selenium, REST, SOAP UI, Postman.
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment environments
• Experiencing developing test plans for different levels of test (functional, integration, performance, UI/UX, etc)
• Clearly demonstrates analytical ability and critical thinking skills
• Self motivated and results oriented
• Demonstrates strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers; holds self to high standards of delivery
• Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization.
• Able to solve complex testing needs and drive overall solution quality

Nice To Haves

• Test Certifications are preferred (ISTQB certifications, CSM, CSD, CSP)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring the quality of existing and new features through both manual and automated testing and use of continuous integration techniques where practical
• Partner closely with the Business Analysts to create acceptance criteria for the user stories. Leverages the acceptance to create tests that can be automated.
• Produces test scripts, materials and regression and performance test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools.
• Evaluates and plans for regression and performance testing for new releases of 3rd party/cloud based solutions and any Unum specific configurations or customization
• Partners closely with team members to assist with and help drive test automation through all phases of testing (such as unit, system, integration and regression)
• Is an advocate for Quality Assurance best practices across the entire team throughout the deliverables
• Analyzes and reports test activities and results using industry best practices that align with the companies reporting and metrics needs
• Responsible for creating test strategies, test plans, test cases, test coverage, and test execution reports to support the Quality Assurance effort in testing features that are part of application and/or solution changes
• Creates and maintains traceability records, from test cases back to requirements.
• Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Team Lead and the agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day; reports any impediments blocking progress
• Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team
• Collaborates with the Team (Business Analysts, Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, etc.) to ensure that the team defines, configures, builds, and produces features and solutions that meet or exceed what the Product Owner is expecting
• Automates testing of software to industry standards
• Create and maintain appropriate test artifacts for the team (Test Plans, Sprint Plans etc.)
• May direct the activities of onshore and offshore testing teams and be accountable for ensuring that they adhere to the teams standards
• Ensures that the latest project progress is known to the agile team by ensuring Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools are up to date and participating in daily standups outlining progress made, progress planned and detailing impediments
• Thinks with the mind of the end customer at all times, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers.

Benefits

• healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
• insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
• performance-based incentive plans
• paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees