Automation-Driven Quality Engineer Lead

FHLBank Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO

Retirement plan (401k and Pension)

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Lifestyle Spending Account

Job summary

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to push an automation-first, engineering-led quality model across agile teams. You will design, implement, and govern test plans, automation frameworks, and quality gates, partnering with product, security, and operations to ensure built-in quality.

You will mentor SDETs, lead test data and environment strategies, and promote modern QA practices including AI-assisted testing and DevSecOps integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years in Quality Engineering or SDET roles.
• Experience designing and leading automated testing
• Hands-on coding with OO languages
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Engineering strategy across multiple agile teams.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test plans and automation frameworks.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and SDETs, driving best practices.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations for quality ownership.

Skills

SDET

Quality engineering

Team leadership

Test automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

API testing

Azure DevOps

Job description

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to push an automation-first, engineering-led quality model across agile teams. You will design, implement, and govern test plans, automation frameworks, and quality gates, partnering with product, security, and operations to ensure built-in quality.

You will mentor SDETs, lead test data and environment strategies, and promote modern QA practices including AI-assisted testing and DevSecOps integration.