Quality Automation Engineering Lead

Frost Bank • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Quality Automation Engineering Lead guides and supports Test Automation Engineers and leads implementation of test automation strategies to maintain and improve the department. The role oversees coaching and training, serves as an escalation point for complex automation questions, and identifies solutions and tools to improve efficiency and team productivity. The Lead owns automation and non-functional testing strategies and delivery for assigned projects and programs, and exercises typical leadership authority through performance appraisals and input on staffing, promotions, salary recommendations, and terminations. The role is expected to act with integrity, caring, and excellence.

Frost describes itself as a Texas-based provider of banking, investment, and insurance services, with a legacy dating to 1868. The company emphasizes a values-driven work environment and offers benefits related to health, family, and employees’ future.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of test automation experience.
• Demonstrated experience supervising a team.
• Technical development experience with multiple programming or scripting languages.
• Expertise with Java and SQL queries.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Expertise in independently identifying technical issues, including misconfigurations and code defects.
• Demonstrated experience developing functional, load, and batch test automation solutions.
• Expert knowledge of the role of test automation and software quality engineering in the development process.
• Experience with test automation frameworks using Selenium and Appium, and with design patterns.
• Experience with a distributed version-control management system such as Git.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Karate and Cucumber/BDD frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps, including CI tools such as Jenkins and build tools such as Maven.
• Experience using automated testing tools such as JMeter, SoapUI, and Postman.
• Experience using test data management tools such as GenRocket and Delphix.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, coach, and train Test Automation Engineers to ensure they follow Frost’s standardized framework and quality standards.
• Lead implementation of developed test automation strategies to maintain and improve the department.
• Serve as an escalation point for Test Automation Engineers dealing with complex test automation questions.
• Proactively identify solutions and tools to improve efficiency and team productivity and achieve higher automation goals.
• Own automation and non-functional testing strategies and delivery for assigned projects and programs.
• Conduct performance appraisals and provide input regarding staffing, promotions, salary recommendations, and terminations.
• Take action using integrity, caring, and excellence to achieve all-win outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Generous holiday and paid time off schedule.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Extensive health and wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program.
• Referral bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior