Test Automation & Enablement Engineering Manager

Wells Fargo & Company•Iselin, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Test Automation & Enablement Engineering Manager across COO Technology. The Test Automation & Enablement Engineering Manager leads the strategy, architecture, and delivery of scalable test automation across a large, complex enterprise. This role blends deep expertise in test automation with strong people leadership and an enterprise mindset to elevate software quality, improve delivery efficiency, and drive consistent automation practices across multiple teams, platforms, and technology stacks. In this role, you will: Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards Define and drive the enterprise test automation strategy, aligned with engineering and business goals. Establish standards, best practices, and governance for automation across multiple teams and portfolios. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of test automation engineers and leads. Act as a thought leader for quality engineering and automation maturity across the organization. Test Automation & Tooling Design, implement, and evolve scalable automation frameworks (UI, API, integration, and performance). Evaluate, select, and standardize testing tools and platforms (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST-assured, Postman, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, pytest). Ensure automation is reliable, maintainable, and reusable across teams. Drive adoption of shift-left and shift-right testing practices. CI/CD & DevOps Integration Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable feedback. Partner with DevOps teams to improve test execution, environment stability, and pipeline performance. Promote test data management, service virtualization, and environment automation where applicable. Scaling & Enterprise Enablement Scale automation across a large, distributed organization with multiple applications and teams. Enable inner-source or shared automation models to maximize reuse and consistency. Define and track quality and automation metrics (coverage, stability, execution time, defect leakage). Drive continuous improvement through metrics-driven insights. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and SRE teams. Influence design and architecture decisions to improve testability and quality. Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

6+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
6+ years of experience with test automation tools and frameworks (UI, API, and integration testing).
6+ years of experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
3+ years of management or leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Proven Test Measurement and Quality Management experience
Experience with scaling test automation across large or enterprise organizations.
Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps practices.
Strong programming or scripting skills (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar).

Responsibilities

Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy
Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
Define and drive the enterprise test automation strategy, aligned with engineering and business goals.
Establish standards, best practices, and governance for automation across multiple teams and portfolios.
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of test automation engineers and leads.
Act as a thought leader for quality engineering and automation maturity across the organization.
Design, implement, and evolve scalable automation frameworks (UI, API, integration, and performance).
Evaluate, select, and standardize testing tools and platforms (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST-assured, Postman, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, pytest).
Ensure automation is reliable, maintainable, and reusable across teams.
Drive adoption of shift-left and shift-right testing practices.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable feedback.
Partner with DevOps teams to improve test execution, environment stability, and pipeline performance.
Promote test data management, service virtualization, and environment automation where applicable.
Scale automation across a large, distributed organization with multiple applications and teams.
Enable inner-source or shared automation models to maximize reuse and consistency.
Define and track quality and automation metrics (coverage, stability, execution time, defect leakage).
Drive continuous improvement through metrics-driven insights.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and SRE teams.
Influence design and architecture decisions to improve testability and quality.
Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders.