Test Automation Engineer

Americo Financial Life and Annuity•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

Americo is hiring a full-time Test Automation Engineer for its expanding Information Technology team. The IT department supports the business systems, applications, and technology solutions used to deliver life insurance and annuity products and services. This role supports QA, developers, business partners, and release teams by developing and executing automated tests that validate functional and regression requirements for assigned applications and user stories, following established guidelines and service level expectations. The engineer develops and maintains automated test scripts, executes test suites, investigates test failures, prepares realistic test data and business scenarios, and contributes to shared automation framework components. The role also documents test cases and results, collaborates with stakeholders to clarify requirements and identify automation candidates, and continues building C# and automation skills while learning Americo’s products and systems. Americo describes itself as a life insurance and annuity company whose roots date back more than 100 years. The position is associated with Americo’s newly renovated offices in downtown Kansas City, with complimentary paid parking available near the offices.

Requirements

Junior college/two-year college training, or equivalent relevant IT experience.
Foundational QA skills, including requirement analysis, defect tracking, and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with basic programming and object-oriented concepts, particularly C#.
Experience adding automated tests to an existing framework using Selenium WebDriver or a comparable tool.
Basic familiarity with API and web services testing concepts, including REST, SoapUI, or Postman.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, time management, and task management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience executing automated suites within established CI/CD pipelines and interpreting results.
Exposure to maintaining shared automation framework components, utilities, or object repositories.
Interest in life insurance and annuity systems, along with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automated test scripts for assigned applications and user stories using approved frameworks, coding standards, and reusable components to validate functional and regression requirements.
Execute automated test suites in local and shared environments; review results and identify failures, flaky tests, and coverage gaps requiring follow-up.
Troubleshoot failed tests to determine whether the cause is an application defect, data issue, environment instability, or script error, and escalate findings with clear supporting evidence.
Prepare and maintain test data, input combinations, and business scenarios reflecting core life insurance and annuity workflows.
Contribute to shared automation framework components, utilities, and object repositories to improve script reliability, readability, and reuse.
Document automated test cases, execution outcomes, known issues, and script changes so others can reproduce results and support audits or release reviews.
Collaborate with QA, developers, and business partners to clarify requirements, assess testability, and identify automation candidates.
Build core C# and automation skills while developing understanding of Americo’s insurance products and systems.

Benefits

Competitive pay and a bonus program offered to all associates.
Comprehensive paid training program and career development opportunities.
Paid time off accruing monthly and increasing with tenure; new hires earn over three weeks annually.
11 paid company holidays.
Maternity and parental leave program.
Paid short-term and long-term disability (STD and LTD).
Flexible benefits and medical plan options, including PPO and HDHP plans with HSA and FSA eligibility.
Dental and vision coverage.
Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
Confidential employee assistance program (EAP).
Wellness program, comprehensive health resources, and corporate fitness discounts.
401(k) plan with employer matching.
Tuition reimbursement programs.
Volunteer opportunities and support for community organizations.
Company events and participation in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge.
Complimentary paid parking near the downtown Kansas City offices.