Automation Tester/Quality Specialist II

Bank of America; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an Automation Tester to join the Open Banking Channel team, focusing on API-based testing and automation across services and integrations with third-party data aggregators. The role requires strong collaboration with technology and business partners, and flexibility to support production releases and occasional weekend deployments.

The candidate will contribute to test planning, script creation, execution, and defect management, while driving regression testing and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in quality engineering, software testing, or related role.
• Hands-on API and services testing with tooling like Parasoft SOATest, Postman, SOAP UI.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (JIRA, Octane).
• Ability to collaborate across development, QA, business, and release teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops detailed test cases from functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements.
• Leads test planning and ensures clear acceptance criteria in stories.
• Reviews test cases with SMEs to ensure coverage and quality.
• Identifies automation opportunities and develops automation for applicable tests.
• Executes manual and automated tests and records results.
• Designs test data with data compliance in mind.
• Supports production releases and CRQ deployments, including occasional weekend work.

Skills

API testing

Test automation

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Parasoft SOATest

Postman

SOAP UI

JIRA

Octane

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

This job is responsible for testing and delivering complex software to accomplish business outcomes. The job establishes testing scope and coordinates test execution. Key responsibilities of the job include overseeing testing practices ensuring that software is tested to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, conditioning and generating test data, building and executing both manual and automated test suites, recording and communicating the test results, triage defects, and ensuring regression test suites are maintained and well designed.

Position Summary

Open Banking Channel (OBC) supports API-based banking capabilities that enable secure and reliable connectivity with third-party applications and data aggregators, including Intuit and Plaid. The team focuses on delivering high-quality, resilient API solutions through comprehensive testing, automation, and continuous improvement.

This Automation Tester requires a strong understanding of API and services testing and the ability to work across the business and technical components of applications. The selected candidate will contribute to test planning, test case and script creation, test execution, defect management, automation, regression testing, and project closure activities. The role requires collaboration across technology teams, stakeholders, and flexibility to support production releases and weeknight CRQ deployments, including occasional weekend support.

Responsibilities

• Develops detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test cases based on functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements
• Leads test planning, usually at a team level. When part of a Scrum team, ensure stories are well refined and contain clear acceptance criteria
• Leads test case reviews and work with subject matter experts and stakeholders to ensure test coverage
• Identifies automation opportunities and develop test automation for applicable test types
• Executes test cases, including manual and automated tests, and record test results
• Designs test data and ensure data compliance requirements are met on all levels of test environments
• Uses testing tools and follow processes to complete testing on a given test environment, and perform necessary steps required to promote code base to higher level environments
• Perform comprehensive API and services testing, validating functionality, integrations, error handling, and end-to-end business scenarios
• Analyze, document, and triage defects while collaborating with development and business partners through resolution
• Support regression testing, production releases, and validation activities to ensure application quality and stability

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, software testing, or a related testing role
• Hands-on experience with API and services testing, along with tools such as Parasoft SOATest, Postman, SOAP UI
• Hands-on experience with JIRA and Octane for test/defect management and tracking
• Ability to collaborate effectively across development, QA, business, release management, and other technology teams
• Experience developing and executing functional and regression test scenarios
• Skilled with test automation and identifying opportunities for automation
• Ability to analyze complex technical and business requirements and translate them into comprehensive test scenarios
• Flexibility to support production releases and weeknight CRQ deployments, including occasional weekend support

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Playwright or other test automation frameworks
• Banking or financial-services domain knowledge
• Experience working with globally distributed delivery teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Business Acumen
• Test Engineering
• Influence
• Solution Delivery Process
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development
• User Experience Design
• Agile Practices
• Architecture
• Collaboration
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Design

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40