Senior Associate - Automation Test Engineer

New York Life•New York, NY

4d•$81,000 - $115,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Within the Tech, Data, AI, Ventures (TDAV) organization, our work is guided by a shared vision: deploying the power of technology, data, AI and ventures to accelerate sustainable competitive advantage for New York Life's businesses. We build solutions that power how we serve policy owners, agents, advisors and employees while delivering measurable business outcomes. Across technology, data, AI, cyber, product, digital experience, architecture and infrastructure, TDAV combines the scale and investment of an industry leader, access to leading-edge technologies and the opportunity to help shape how a world-class financial services company competes in the AI era - all backed by the stability and purpose of a mutual company built to last. As part of Digital Technology, this executive role will provide strategic leadership in shaping New York Life’s digital future. The position will drive enterprise-wide initiatives that leverage emerging technologies, including Generative AI, to enhance productivity, modernize processes, and deliver seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. This leader will be responsible for advancing innovation, operational agility, and sustainable growth while ensuring technology investments align with business priorities and long-term enterprise strategy. Through visionary leadership and cross-functional partnership, this role will help accelerate New York Life’s continued success in an increasingly digital marketplace.

Requirements

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience as a Software Development Test Engineer
Experience developing automation scripts and framework for Web, API and Mobile Apps
Proficiency in several programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Python) and JSON format
Proficiency in Appium, TestNG, Selenium, Playwright and Jenkins
Framework design & maintenance (Selenium / TestNG / Appium)
Mobile App Native testing
5+ years of experience with automating mobile applications, Flutter, and Web applications
Clear, concise communication skills to ensure scrum team and executives can quickly understand status, plans, challenges.
Enjoy working closely with development, QA and product owner teams and willing to train developers and QA
Excellent organization and documentation skills
Proficient in using SQL to query ORACLE databases
Attention to detail
Take ownership and accountability to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience with JIRA, JMeter, Postman and PractiTest applications
Experience leading automation projects and managing large team of testers
Experience with mabl tool and SauceLabs
Experience automating accessibility testing on mobile applications and web sites.

Responsibilities

Bring ideas and concrete actions to reduce manual steps, pain points, errors while increasing velocity [time to market]
Design and develop efficient automation framework, scripts to validate the functionality, accuracy, and efficiency of software
Develop tests, test suites, execution protocols for CI/CD.
Analyze test results: Review test results to identify areas of improvement
Collaborate with development and QA teams to create more efficient automation strategies and deployment processes
Maintain testing frameworks and ensure software reliability and performance
Identify how to use tools to reduce areas of friction and manual steps
Document test coverage, framework, instructions, results and resolution of issues
Provide executive level reporting on both manual, automated and accessibility QA metrics.
Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test strategies and test plans.
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing.
Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
Identify what to automate vs not automate
Automate UI, API, and regression test suites.
Validate application functionality across web and mobile platforms.
Perform API testing using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.
Execute database validation using SQL.
Analyze requirements and identify test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
Report, track, and verify defects using Jira or other defect management tools.
Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Mentor junior QA engineers and promote testing best practices.
Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and automation frameworks.
Ensure software quality throughout SDLC.
Drive automation roadmap and improve coverage
Review test scope, results, and QA metrics regularly
Identify risks early (env issues, late code, dependencies)
Maintain test libraries and automation frameworks