TL- SDET (Java , Selenium, UI Test ,API ,Playwright,BDD,

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business boost their productivity and efficiencies and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation technology partnerships and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create think and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver Colorado with offices across the U.S. Canada and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Technical Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) you will play a key role in Vertafores continued success in the insurance industry by driving quality engineering and test automation excellence across our products. You will work closely with engineering product and DevOps teams to ensure delivery of high-quality scalable and reliable solutions for our customers.

This is a fast-paced and continuously evolving environment where you will lead test automation strategy and framework development across UI API and performance testing. You will drive quality initiatives remove technical and delivery barriers mentor SDETs and support multiple projects in parallel while consistently meeting critical timelines. You will also identify and implement innovative approaches to improve engineering efficiency test effectiveness and overall product quality.

If you are enthusiastic about building high-quality products enjoy working with modern technologies and thrive on solving complex engineering challenges through forward-thinking and creative solutions we would love to hear from you.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities

Lead the design development and maintenance of scalable and reusable automation frameworks using BDD and TDD practices.

Define and own the overall test automation strategy across UI API and performance testing.

Architect and implement automation solutions using Playwright (TypeScript) Selenium (Java) REST Assured SOAP services and Locust (Python).

Implement frameworks using Serenity BDD and Serenity Screenplay.

Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with product engineering and DevOps teams.

Define test strategies and test plans aligned to business goals.

Establish automation coding standards and best practices.

Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Leverage AI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve productivity.

Leadership & Ownership Responsibilities

Mentor and guide SDET and QA engineers.

Drive adoption of modern quality engineering practices.

Act as quality and automation point of contact.

Partner with leadership to evolve the quality & automation roadmap.

Support hiring and onboarding of SDET team members.

Quality & Engineering Excellence

Define and track quality metrics.

Analyze test results and defect trends.

Identify gaps in automation and non-functional testing.

Ensure test data management strategies.

Review application code for testability.

Required Technical Skills (Primary Skills)

UI Test Automation (using Playwright with Typescript & Selenium with Java)

API automation (using REST Assured & Playwright with TypeScript)

Serenity BDD Serenity Screenplay and POM (Page Object Model)

integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Good to Have (Secondary Skills)

DevOps concepts

Performance and load testing (preferably using Locust with Python)

Backend (Database) testing

API testing using Postman/Swagger

Knowledge on C# framework

Good exposure on Manual testing process & methodologies

Process & Ways of Working

Experience working in Agile (Scrum Kanban SAFe).

Contribute to estimation planning and continuous improvement.

Promote shift-left and shift-right testing practices.

Soft Skills & Professional Expectations

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset.

Ability to influence engineering teams.

Comfortable working in fast-paced environments.

High ownership and accountability.

Role Level Expectation

This is a hands-on leadership role that owns the automation charter end-to-enddriving the test automation roadmap leading and implementing UI API and performance automation solutions mentoring and upskilling SDETs and working closely with development teams to continuously improve engineering efficiency test effectiveness and overall product quality in a fast-paced delivery environment.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) or equivalent practical experience

6-8 years of professional experience as an SDET withstrong hands-on expertisein Playwright (TypeScript/.NET) and Selenium (Java) for web test automation including at least 1 years in a technical lead or senior ownership role driving automation initiatives across multiple teams.

Strong hands-on expertise in UI API and performance automation including:

o Playwright with TypeScript

o Locust with Python.

o Selenium with Java

o API automation using REST Assured and SOAP services

o Serenity BDD and Serenity Screenplay frameworks

o Performance and load testing (using Locust with Python) (Good to have)

Proven experience designing building and evolving enterprise-grade automation frameworks using BDD and TDD practices

Demonstrated ability toown test automation end-to-end including framework architecture automation strategy roadmap definition implementation execution and continuous improvement.

Strong understanding of web technologies and API architectures including HTML CSS JavaScript and RESTful services to effectively validate modern web and distributed applications.

Strong experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (for example GitLab CI or equivalent tools) and driving automated quality gates.

Strong technical leadership skills with the ability tomentor and coach SDETs conduct code and framework reviews and uplift automation maturity across teams.

Demonstrated ability to partner closely with development and architecture teams to influence design for testability automation readiness and quality by design

Good Knowledge of API and load testing tools

Experience using various bug tracking tools such as Rally and test management tools such as qTest.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex systems identify risks and drive practical scalable solutions.

Strong communication presentation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical and quality topics to both engineering and non-technical audiences.

Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives and competing priorities in a fast-paced evolving delivery environment.

Strong understanding of software design and architecture principles and experience reviewing application designs from a quality and testability perspective.

Solid experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum Kanban SAFe) and actively contributing to planning estimation and continuous improvement activities.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today were proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster reduce costs and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics delivering actionable insight right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships and technology should make those relationships stronger. Thats why at Vertafore its our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers becoming better every day and delivering results you can see we provide the level oftrustandsecuritythat insurance is all about.

Bias to Action:Were united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

Win Together:We work together as one team showing empathy and respect along the way.

Show Up Curious:We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

Say It Do It:We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

Customer Success is Our Success:We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

We Love Insurance:We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

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