Senior API Automation Engineer

Hopkins, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior API Automation Engineer

Location: Hopkins MN; Minneapolis MN; Brookfield WI; or Denver CO

*Hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week

Duration: 12 month project

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior API Automation Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of robust scalable API test suites across digital platforms. This role will focus on contract testing security validation and backend integration coverage for Embedded Finance APIs internal services and mainframe systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise strong collaboration skills and a passion for quality engineering.

Key Responsibilities

Design develop and maintain automated API test suites using Karate Playwright and RestAssured
Lead contract testing security validation and integration testing across service layers
Validate backend processes and business rules for systems such as SOR Domains and Read Store using SSHLibrary and CLI wrappers (Python/Java)
Collaborate with developers architects and QA leads to ensure testable service contracts and early defect detection
Integrate API automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps) and ensure test stability
Mentor mid-level and junior engineers contribute to reusable test libraries and enforce best practices
Participate in sprint ceremonies quality governance reviews and continuous improvement cycles

Required Experience

7 years of experience in test automation with a strong focus on API and backend testing.
Proven expertise in API contract testing service mocking and backend data validation.
Hands-on experience with Karate (preferred)playwright and RestAssured.
Familiarity with mainframe systems and secure CLI-based validation is a plus.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross-functional teams.
Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred.

Tooling Expertise

API Automation: Karate (primary) Playwright RestAssured (Java-based legacy support)
Backend Automation: SSHLibrary CLI wrappers (Python/Java) for backend validations
CI/CD Integration: Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps
Test Data Management: TDP (Test Data Portal) for provisioning and conditioning test data
Reporting: Robot Framework logs Allure ReportPortal Power BI dashboards

Soft Skills & Leadership

Strong analytical and debugging skills with a quality-first mindset.
Effective communicator and collaborator across distributed teams.
Ability to mentor and support junior team members.
Comfortable leading innovation pilots and contributing to continuous improvement efforts

Overall Technology Stack

Category	Technology / Tool	Purpose / Usage

CI/CD Integration	Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps	Continuous integration and deployment pipelines
UI Automation	Playwright (Java)	Cross-browser testing visual validation accessibility testing
API Automation	Karate (primary)	API contract validation security and performance testing
	Playwright
	RestAssured	Java-based API testing (legacy support)
Backend Automation	Automation Anywhere	Secure shell access batch job execution backend validation
	IBM HATS CLI Wrappers	Scripted validation of SOR Domains Read Store and business rules
Mobile Automation	Appium via Robot Framework	Native iOS/Android testing biometric simulation device farm integration
Test Data Management	TDP (Test Data Portal)	Data titles test data conditioning account reservation
	Synthetic Fallback Pools	Backup data provisioning for test execution
Environment Management	Service Virtualization Dynamic Switching	Environment hooks for flexible and isolated test execution
Reporting & Observability	Allure ReportPortal Robot Framework HTML logs	Dashboards tracebacks screenshots alerts and traceability
Test Case Management	TestRail Zephyr (planned integration)	Traceability from requirements to test cases and automation coverage
Data Modeling	YAML / JSON	Metadata-driven test suite generation and execution modeling

Senior API Automation Engineer Location: Hopkins MN; Minneapolis MN; Brookfield WI; or Denver CO *Hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week Duration: 12 month project Position Overview We are seeking a Senior API Automation Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of robust scalable API test suit...