Automation Engineer - Test Automation & Scripting

U.S. Bank; Missouri; On-site; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer 2 (Automation Engineer) to design, write, test, and maintain automations for moderately complex systems. The role emphasizes hands-on automation, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 3–5 years in automation, and proficiency with Playwright, Java, JavaScript and Python. Strong experience with Maven, TestNG, Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Karate, Postman, Apigee, plus GitLab/GitHub and Jira.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• 3–5 years of relevant work experience with programming concepts, development logic or automating complex processes.
• Hands-on experience as an Automation Engineer.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated test scripts using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Good understanding of programming languages: Java, JavaScript and Python.
• Extensive experience in automation tools & frameworks: Maven, TestNG, Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Karate, Postman, Apigee.
• Extensive experience working in a collaborative environment (GitLab, GitHub).
• Extensive experience in agile tools (Jira, PractiTest, AI-powered development).
• Experience mentoring and cross-training with engineers newer to the team.

Responsibilities

• Test, create, implement automations across moderately complex systems.
• Draft comprehensive test plans and test cases; coordinate test data needs.
• Write documentation describing automation capabilities and operating procedures.
• Estimate time tables and project tasks; analyze costs and timelines.
• Collaborate on feasibility of new automation opportunities and determine best approach.

Skills

Automation Engineer

Playwright (JS/TS)

Java

JavaScript

Python

GitLab/GitHub collaboration

Jira/PractiTest

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Maven

TestNG

Cucumber

Selenium

Appium

JMeter

Karate

Postman

Apigee

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer 2 (Automation Engineer) to design, write, test, and maintain automations for moderately complex systems. The role emphasizes hands-on automation, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 3–5 years in automation, and proficiency with Playwright, Java, JavaScript and Python. Strong experience with Maven, TestNG, Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Karate, Postman, Apigee, plus GitLab/GitHub and Jira.