Automation Engineer III - UI/API Testing with Playwright

U.S. Bank; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life insurance

Disability leave

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.

You will develop automated solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright to ensure application quality and reliability. The role involves API and backend testing, as well as implementing BDD practices with Cucumber/Gherkin, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable UI, API, and end-to-end automation frameworks.
• Proficient in Playwright, TypeScript and JavaScript for automated testing.
• Hands-on API automation, service validation, and tools like Postman or Bruno.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of cloud and container tech (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to AI-powered testing tools and self-healing automation concepts.
• Understanding of performance, load, security testing, and compliance requirements.
• Technical leadership: mentoring, code reviews, and setting engineering standards.
• Ability to measure quality with dashboards and automation metrics (PCI, PII, HIPAA).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and execute automated tests using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright.
• Implement API and backend automation strategies with service validation.
• Promote BDD practices using Cucumber/Gherkin across teams.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Lead automation initiatives from requirements to production readiness.
• Mentor engineers on code reviews, best practices, and standards.
• Explore and apply AI-powered testing solutions to improve efficiency and quality.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Playwright TypeScript JavaScript

API & backend testing

BDD & Agile delivery

CI/CD & DevOps

Cloud & container technologies

AI-driven quality engineering

Quality & performance testing

Technical leadership

Metrics & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Postman

Bruno

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

AI Agents

MCP

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.

You will develop automated solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright to ensure application quality and reliability. The role involves API and backend testing, as well as implementing BDD practices with Cucumber/Gherkin, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.