Senior Engineer Automation Quality

Empower is dedicated to transforming financial lives by fostering a flexible work environment and promoting internal mobility. The Senior Engineer Automation Quality is responsible for leading the design and development of test automation frameworks to ensure the quality and reliability of systems and applications, while collaborating with various teams to enhance automation practices.

Responsibilities:

• Define and document system/application scope, requirements, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders
• Analyze functional and technical requirements to ensure completeness, testability, and alignment with business objectives
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and repositories with minimal supervision
• Drive automation strategy, including framework design, tooling decisions, and adoption across teams
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to replace manual testing with automated solutions
• Develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases for moderately complex, multi-platform applications
• Ensure appropriate test coverage across functional, integration, and regression testing layers
• Track, analyze, and communicate quality metrics, risks, and test results to stakeholders
• Troubleshoot defects, perform root cause analysis, and partner with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution
• Provide support for applications, including diagnosing and resolving system and performance issues
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams, communicating feasibility, risks, and status
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in quality engineering and automation

Requirements:

• 5 – 7 years of experience in quality engineering, including both manual and automation testing
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, QA lifecycle, and automation best practices
• Proven experience designing and building test automation frameworks and repositories
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript)
• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured)
• Experience in integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Ability to operate independently and lead automation initiatives with minimal oversight
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills
• Experience designing, executing, and analyzing automated test scripts and results
• Exposure to performance testing tools is a plus
• Experience supporting revenue-generating or customer-facing systems preferred
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and backend testing
• Experience with enterprise testing tools (e.g., Quality Center or similar)
• Knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and modern application architectures (vs. generic “mainframe/client-server” phrasing)
• Ability to balance hands-on execution with strategic quality ownership
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members
• Strong understanding of business workflows and their impact on quality outcomes