Quality Automation Engineering Lead

Frost•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The Quality Automation Engineering Lead provides guidance and support to Test Automation Engineers and leads implementation of test automation strategies to maintain and improve the department. The role oversees team development and quality standards, serves as an escalation point for complex automation questions, and takes ownership of automation and non-functional testing strategies and delivery for assigned projects and programs. The lead also exercises supervisory authority, including conducting performance appraisals and providing input on staffing, promotions, salary recommendations, and terminations. The position is expected to act with integrity, caring, and excellence.

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 defects in code.
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 TDM 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 complex test automation questions and help resolve them.
Proactively identify solutions and tools that improve efficiency and team productivity and support 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.