QE Automation Lead
Job Location:
Washington DC, WA - USA
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Attention: Kapitus is aware that individuals posing as recruitersmay becommunicating with job seekers about supposedpositions with Kapitus. Kapitus has received reports that the content and method of communication can vary but messages may contain requests for payment (e.g. fees for equipment or training) and/or for sensitive financial information.
Kapitus will never ask a candidate for employment for payment or financial information during the initial application or interview process. All open positions are posted in location specific employment portals available at All legitimate Kapitus job postings on employment sites will direct candidates to complete an application through these portals before completion of the hiring process.
Kapitus has helped small and midsize businesses access capital for two decades funding roughly $2 billion to date and building toward $6 billion and beyond. We originate decision fund and service financing every day across a growing set of products and partner channels. As we scale we are investing in the technology and quality foundation that growth depends on.
We are standing up a modern quality-engineering practice built on automated regression and we are hiring a hands-on QE Automation Lead to own the strategy the framework and the team that delivers it. You will set the automation standards architect and govern the framework mentor the engineers and make release readiness measurable in close partnership with Product Development DevOps and Architecture. You will also lead the shift from a largely manual regression model to reliable pipeline-gated automation the change that lets Kapitus release faster with higher confidence.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the strategy. Own the automation strategy and technical direction across multiple QE teams products and delivery streams.
- Partner across the org. Align quality priorities delivery risks and release-readiness expectations with Product Development DevOps Architecture and Leadership.
- Build and govern the framework. Design evolve and govern scalable automation frameworks and reusable components using Playwright with TypeScript.
- Set the standards. Establish automation standards for test design code quality reviews branching test data maintainability reporting and framework adoption.
- Stay hands-on. Develop review debug and optimize automated tests across UI API integration end-to-end and data-validation layers.
- Wire quality into CI/CD. Integrate automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines for fast reliable feedback across the delivery lifecycle and move toward automation in the Definition of Done.
- Make quality measurable. Define and report actionable quality and automation metrics: coverage pass rate defect trends escape rate flaky-test rate execution time and automation effectiveness.
- Prioritize by risk. Use data and risk-based analysis to prioritize automation investment identify quality gaps and communicate product risk and release readiness to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Lead root-cause analysis. Lead root-cause analysis for complex failures and recurring defects separating application environment test-data integration and automation issues.
- Mentor and grow the team. Guide review pair with and grow the QE engineers raising engineering standards across the team.
- Coordinate distributed delivery. Coordinate work across distributed teams remove roadblocks and drive consistent execution and accountability.
- Champion shift-left quality. Improve story testability acceptance criteria test planning and in-sprint automation so quality moves earlier.
- Lead the shift to automation. Lead the transition from manual regression to automated regression retiring manual effort as automated coverage proves out and runs green in CI and capturing manual test cases into automation as you go.
- Govern new and AI-assisted tooling. Evaluate emerging tools and AI-assisted testing approaches applying governance and quality controls before adoption.
- Stay current. Track fintech trends regulatory considerations cloud technologies and modern quality-engineering practices.
What Were Looking For:
- 8 years experience in software quality engineering including three or more leading automation initiatives or providing technical leadership across multiple teams.
- Proven ability to lead influence and align distributed QE teams without relying solely on direct reporting relationships.
- Advanced hands-on experience designing coding debugging and reviewing automation using Playwright with TypeScript or comparable modern technologies.
- Demonstrated success building scalable automation frameworks and reusable libraries across UI API integration end-to-end and data layers.
- Strong grasp of software architecture object-oriented programming test design patterns clean code and maintainable automation practices.
- Experience integrating automation with CI/CD platforms and implementing quality gates parallel execution cross-browser coverage reporting and failure diagnostics.
- Experience defining and communicating quality KPIs and using metrics to drive decisions prioritization and continuous improvement.
- Strong knowledge of API testing test-data management backend validation SQL and service-integration testing.
- Experience testing Salesforce solutions and full-stack applications across UI API integration and data layers.
- Proven mentoring coaching and technical-review skills that raise engineering standards across teams.
- Excellent executive-level communication and stakeholder management including presenting quality status risks tradeoffs and recommendations clearly.
- Strong analytical problem-solving prioritization and decision-making skills in complex delivery environments.
- Solid command of Agile and Scrum DevOps shift-left testing risk-based testing and the full software development lifecycle.
- Experience with Jira Confluence Zephyr Scale Git-based workflows and modern CI/CD tooling.
- Experience in financial services regulated environments or high-availability platforms is strongly preferred.
- Automation leadership: strategy framework governance coding standards code reviews mentoring and cross-team adoption.
- Automation framework: advanced Playwright and TypeScript including reusable fixtures page and component models parallel execution cross-browser testing tracing and reporting.
- Test coverage: functional regression API integration end-to-end contract and data-validation automation.
- Application platforms: Salesforce and full-stack applications across front-end back-end API integration and data layers.
- API and data testing: Postman Swagger and OpenAPI REST and JSON SQL and backend validation.
- CI/CD and source control: GitHub or Bitbucket pull-request workflows and pipeline integration using Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps or comparable tools.
- Quality metrics: automation coverage pass rate flaky-test rate defect trends escaped defects execution duration and release-readiness reporting.
- Test management and collaboration: Jira Confluence and Zephyr Scale.
- Working knowledge of security accessibility and performance testing principles
Nice to Have:
- Additional languages and tools: Python JavaScript SQL Java Selenium Cypress Pytest Rest Assured or Cucumber.
- AWS services containerized test execution cloud-based test environments and observability platforms.
- Performance testing with JMeter or k6 and accessibility testing standards and tools.
- Migrating legacy automation suites to Playwright or consolidating multiple frameworks.
- Applying AI-assisted testing responsibly to improve test design coverage maintenance or defect analysis.
- Relevant certifications such as ISTQB AWS Agile or DevOps.
Kapitus Total Rewards Package Includes:
- Competitive Salary Range of $117800-$189000 annually. Kapitus is providing this as a good faith salary range to comply with applicable law. The applicants final salary will depend on a number of factors including the applicants geographic location skills and experience
- Annual Incentive Compensation Eligibility Up to 10% annually
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical dental and employer-paid vision plans through UnitedHealthcare (UHC) with various coverage levels available to meet the needs of our employees and their families. Additional perks through UHC include: Sweat Equity free subscription to the Calm App UHC rewardsRealAppeal and Quit For Life.
- Flexible Spending Account: Set aside pre-tax dollars from your paycheck to pay for qualified out-of-pocket medical dental vision pharmacy or dependent care expenses.
- Lifestyle Spending Account: Employer sponsored post-tax benefits that allow reimbursement for expenses related to physical mental and financial well-being.
- 100% Company Paid Insurances: Kapitus fully covers the cost of basic short-term and long-term disability insurance as well as vision insurance ensuring our employees have comprehensive protection without any personal expense.
- Voluntary Insurance: Supplemental life insurance as well as enhanced short- and long-term disability coverage are available through Mutual of Omaha providing additional security for our employees. Additionally Colonial Accident and Hospitalization insurances are also available offering further protection against unforeseen events.
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave: Beyond state-mandated leave policies Kapitus provides company-paid maternity and parental leave supporting our employees during important family milestones.
- Commuter Benefits: We offer pre-tax benefits on parking and commuter expenses to cover travel to and from work.
- LifeBalance Program: Enhance your lifestyle with our LifeBalance membership which offers discounts on outdoor activities the arts health and fitness. Additional benefits include:
- Pet and car insurance discounts.
- Financial services such as LegalShield.
- Relaxation and stress management tools.
- Plum Benefits Discount Program: Access exclusive discounts on shows travel car rentals and more enriching your personal and family life.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Pursue further education with up to $5000 annually in tuition reimbursement plus opportunities to attend relevant conferences and career development events. Managed through our LSA plan Kapitus Academy.
- Travel Reimbursement: We also offer travel reimbursement for all work-related travel supporting your involvement in career and personal development activities.
- Paid Time Off and Sick Time.
- Retirement Benefits: Our 401K plan is managed through Fidelity. To support your long-term financial goals the company provides a 25% match on your contributions up to6%of your annual salary.
About Kapitus:
Kapitus is one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. As both a direct lender and a marketplace built with a trusted network of lending partners we can provide small businesses with the financing they need when and how it is needed. We have spent our entire existence building a culture that makes us excited to come to work in the morning. Our company is fast paced teammates need to be self-directed and have an internal motivation to do the right thing even when the right thing takes a lot of hard work. We show our teammates our appreciation by offering great benefits competitive pay and solid opportunity for growth.
Company Mission:At Kapitus our mission is to help small business owners grow their organizations by providing tailored transparent and ethical financing solutions. We invest in every business owners story and we are dedicated to building lasting relationships to champion their goals. We promise to keep the best interests of our clients at the center of the financing process by operating with transparency fairness and integrity.
Consideration will be given to qualified remote candidates residing in states where Kapitus and/or one of its subsidiaries has an established physical presence.
About Company
Get a Business Loan Today. Get multiple offers & pick the loan that fits your business. Term Loans, Line of Credit $5k to $5 million dollars.
