Senior Automation Engineer

Talentium; Eastern Manila District; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentium is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead test automation for Trade, Supply Chain, and Microfinance product delivery in Manila. The role designs, develops, executes, and maintains enterprise automation across web, API, database, desktop, cloud, and enterprise apps.

It is a hybrid contract role with onsite work three days a week from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You will collaborate with Automation Architects to define strategies, build reusable automation components, integrate with CI/CD,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in test automation, QA, and software testing.
• Hands-on with automation tools such as Datadog and Power Automate.
• Experience designing, developing, executing, and maintaining enterprise-level test automation frameworks.
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD environments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Certification in automation testing is an advantage.
• Banking/financial services domain experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and test cases to identify automation opportunities and define automation scope.
• Perform feasibility assessments and PoCs to recommend automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Automation Architects to define strategies, tools, and standards.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and components using standard tools.
• Automate testing across web, API, database, desktop, cloud, and enterprise apps.
• Integrate automation suites within CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Monitor execution, troubleshoot failures, and ensure script stability.
• Manage test assets, results, defects, and reporting in Azure DevOps.
• Analyze metrics to drive continuous improvement and optimization.
• Prepare automation status reports, dashboards, risks, and quality metrics.
• Ensure compliance with governance and best practices.
• Support test closure and knowledge transfer; conduct manual testing when needed.
• Produce automation feasibility assessments, scripts, CI/CD configs, reports, and handover docs.

Skills

Test automation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Datadog

Power Automate

Azure DevOps

Job description

About the role

The Senior Automation Engineer will lead test automation activities for Trade, Supply Chain, and Microfinance product delivery. The role will design, develop, execute, and maintain enterprise-level automation solutions across web, API, database, desktop, cloud, and enterprise applications. This is a hybrid contract role requiring onsite work three times a week, with a regular schedule of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Manila Time. Additional onsite attendance at headquarters may be required by the user unit.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and test cases to identify automation opportunities and define automation scope.
• Perform automation feasibility assessments and proof-of-concept activities to recommend effective automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Automation Architects and stakeholders to recommend automation strategies, tools, and standards.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts and reusable automation components using company-standard tools such as Datadog.
• Automate testing across web and user interface, API, database, desktop, cloud, and enterprise applications.
• Integrate and execute automation suites within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing practices.
• Monitor automation execution, troubleshoot failures, analyze results, and ensure script stability and maintainability.
• Manage test assets, execution results, defect lifecycles, and reporting in Azure DevOps.
• Analyze automation metrics, trends, and quality indicators to drive continuous improvement and optimization.
• Prepare and present automation status reports, dashboards, risks, issues, and quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with automation standards, governance processes, and best practices.
• Support test closure activities, knowledge transfer, and the handover of automation assets and documentation.
• Conduct manual testing as needed, including preparing test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts; executing test cases and scripts; and documenting test evidence and results.
• Produce automation feasibility assessments, automated test scripts, CI/CD integration configurations, automation execution reports, defect reports, test closure reports, and knowledge transfer and handover documentation.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of experience in test automation engineering, quality assurance, and software testing.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and platforms such as Datadog, Power Automate, and other industry-leading automation solutions.
• Proven experience designing, developing, executing, and maintaining enterprise-level test automation frameworks and solutions.
• Experience working in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and enterprise application environments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-intensive environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
• Certification in automation testing is an advantage.
• Experience in the financial services and banking domain is an advantage.