Lead Automation Engineer

Tyler Technologies, Inc.; Manila; On-site; PHP 2,008,800 - 2,901,600; Full time

Job summary

Tyler Technologies, Inc. in Manila is seeking a hands-on Lead Automation Engineer to lead our automation team and champion quality for cloud-native applications.

You will guide an Agile/Scrum team, partner with engineers, product owners, and release stakeholders to ensure quality is verified at every stage of development. This role acts as a technical SME for the automation group, shaping QA strategy, evolving practices, and owning test automation to support fast, reliable delivery while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, CE, or related field.
• 10+ years of automation development experience.
• 4+ years of technical lead experience.
• Proven leadership and direction for a team; lead by example.
• Strong Agile SCRUM experience.
• Excellent communication across onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on design, implementation, and execution of complex test cases using Playwright, Selenium, NUnit.
• Design and maintain custom test automation frameworks with C#, Java, or TypeScript.
• Develop and maintain test data management using SQL Server.
• Leverage AI to reduce manual QA effort and streamline processes.
• Work with CI/CD tools and Mercurial/TortoiseHg for version control.
• Test Web APIs (SOAP, OData, REST) and coordinate with developers on unit vs automated tests.
• Test complex ERP workflows (AP/AR, Billing, HRM) understanding key business logic.
• Apply Page Object Model and robot pattern in automation designs.
• Lead process improvements, agile ceremonies, code reviews, defect detection, and traceability between manual scripts and automated tests.
• Mentor QA staff on framework patterns and certify product releases in SDLC.

Skills

Automation leadership

Agile SCRUM

Playwright

Selenium

NUnit

CI/CD

SQL Server

ERP knowledge

Page Object Model

AI in QA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Mercurial

TortoiseHg

REST/SOAP testing

Job description

We’re looking for a hands‑on Lead Automation Engineer to lead our automation team and champion quality for our cloud‑native applications. You would lead an Agile/Scrum team, partnering closely with engineers, product owners, release stakeholders to ensure quality is verified at every stage of development. This team leader is also a technical SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the automation team, that will shape quality automation strategy, evolve QA practices, and take ownership of test automation that supports fast, reliable delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on the design, implementation, and execution of highly complex and/or high-profile test cases using Playwright, Selenium, NUnit testing framework expertise.
• Design and maintain custom test automation frameworks, including compile‑time consistency strategies across the stack using C#, Java, TypeScript or similar high‑level language.
• Develop and maintain test data management strategies using direct database manipulation. SQL Server — proficiency in database setup, management, and database‑driven test scenarios.
• Experience in leveraging generative and/or agentic AI in all possible aspects of automation and quality assurance to reduce manual efforts to the minimum and streamline processes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools and version control systems. Mercurial (Hg) source control with TortoiseHg.
• Experience in Web APIs (SOAP, OData, REST). Coordinate with developers in identifying overlaps between Unit tests and automated tests.
• Experience testing complex business workflows and processes. Understanding of typical ERP business logic (AP/AR, Billing, HRM, etc.).
• Experience and understanding of common automation design patterns such as the Page Object Model and robot pattern implementations.
• Lead process improvements, agile scrum meetings, code reviews, defect detection, and identify strategic solutions. Achieve 100% traceability between manual Zephyr test scripts and automated tests.
• Mentor and train QA staff on framework‑specific patterns, best practices, and QA initiatives throughout the agile SDLC and take primary responsibility for certifying product releases.

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Location

Manila, Philippines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10 or more years of automation development experience.
• 4 or more years of technical lead experience.
• Proven experience and exemplary track record leading and providing directions to a team. Must lead by example.
• Technical lead helping the team resolve any technical roadblocks.
• Strong experience of Agile SCRUM development processes.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills across multiple onshore and offshore teams of developers, QAs and automation engineers.

Tyler Technologies is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [e-mail] or by calling 800.646.2633 ext. 791008. Please keep in mind these methods are reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.