Automation Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp in Buffalo, NY is seeking an Automation Engineer to keep our data platform fast and resilient. You bring 4 years of Playwright experience and a hands-on approach to testing with TestCafe, Gatling, and Cucumber.

You will stress-test systems, backfill test coverage on risky code paths, and lead postmortems to prevent outages while optimizing cloud spend. This mid-level role offers mentorship and a flexible schedule for growth.

Qualifications

• Comfort presenting to mid-level leadership.
• Mobile Testing expertise in a fast-moving technology environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Playwright and TestCafe.
• A point of view on Valero Energy's space, sharpened by your own reading.
• Mid-level fluency in Continuous Learning, with SQL on your roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Stress-test TestCafe systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked.
• Backfill Cucumber test coverage on the riskiest corners of Valero Energy's codebase.
• Drive the TestCafe incident postmortem that stops the Buffalo outage from recurring.
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Gatling.
• Trim Valero Energy's cloud bill by right-sizing the TestCafe infrastructure in Buffalo, NY.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with TestCafe and Playwright.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Valero Energy's growing user base.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Continuous Learning-based applications.

Skills

Playwright

TestCafe

Gatling

Cucumber

SQL

Continuous Learning

Leadership presentation

Tools

Playwright

TestCafe

Gatling

Cucumber

Job description

Our platform processes enormous volumes of data, and we need an Automation Engineer who can keep it fast and resilient. The mid-level role rewards what you've built — 4 years of Playwright — with $66,000 - $98,000 and a voice in Valero Energy strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Stress-test TestCafe systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Backfill Cucumber test coverage on the riskiest corners of Valero Energy's codebase
• Drive the TestCafe incident postmortem that stops the Buffalo outage from recurring
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Gatling
• Trim Valero Energy's cloud bill by right-sizing the TestCafe infrastructure in Buffalo, NY
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with TestCafe and Playwright
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Valero Energy's growing user base
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Continuous Learning-based applications

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• Demonstrated Mobile Testing expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• Strong working knowledge of Playwright and TestCafe
• A point of view on Valero Energy's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Mid-level fluency in Continuous Learning, with SQL on your roadmap

Valero Energy is a fast-moving Buffalo, NY firm where Gatling isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

For your 5 of Cypress, expect $66,000 - $98,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.

Nothing stale here: the Automation Engineer slot was re-confirmed open earlier today.