Lead Platform Automation Engineer
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Job Summary
Lead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing implementing and maintaining test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and help create scalable high-performance testing solutions applying modern testing techniques to ensure quality standards are met across all environments.Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior engineers advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle and support the adoption of shift-left testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and continuous delivery of quality software.
Essential Job Functions
Lead the design development and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Drive the design development and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation frameworks ensuring they are maintainable scalable and aligned with the quality objectives. - (15%)
Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards automation strategies and best practices across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems performance bottlenecks and quality gaps in systems driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%)
Design and maintain tools for generating managing and cleaning test data across multiple environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment process. - (15%)
Design develop and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with the tools and resources needed for success driving continuous improvements and optimizing testing processes across the platform. - (15%)
Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor across quality engineering product and business teams. Mentor quality engineers and foster a collaborative culture around test-driven development (TDD) and automation practices. - (10%)
Advocate for best practices in quality engineering test automation test data management and test infrastructure while leading initiatives for continuous improvement. Develop and maintain tools for performance load and stress testing ensuring they simulate real-world traffic and use cases. - (5%)
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to configure testing environments that enable scalable load generation and system response measurement. - (5%)
Demonstrate deep expertise in at least two programming/scripting languages (e.g. Java JavaScript Python) and lead the design development and execution of automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications. Act as a subject matter expert in platform quality engineering specifically within financial technology payment systems and cloud environments. - (10%)
Drive the adoption of emerging testing technologies ensuring they align with the companys innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%)
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology Computer Science Computer Information Systems Software Engineering Mathematics Statistics or related field of study or equivalent relevant work experience
8 years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
12 years of related work experience
Skills
Agile Methodology
Scripting Languages
Test Automation
Test Data Management
CI/CD
Cloud Platform
Version Control (Git)
Monitoring Tools
Debug Tools
Multitasking
Problem Solving
Communication
Reports To: Senior Manager and above
Direct Reports: 0
Work Environment
Normal office environment hybrid.
Travel
Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly
Other Duties
This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.
About Bread Financial
At Bread Financial youll have the opportunity to grow your career give back to your community and be part of our award-winning culture. Weve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and were proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated accepted valued and fulfilledboth personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.
To learn more about Bread Financial our global associates and our sustainability commitments visit or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks.
Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Family:
Information TechnologyJob Type:
Regular
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Automotive software
- Test Cases
- Electrical Engineering
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- Java
- Test Automation
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
About Company
At Bread Financial, we provide simple payment, lending and saving solutions. Explore our options for personal and business needs – from credit cards to pay-over-time.
