Automation Testing Lead

DHANU GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DHANU GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC. is seeking an Automation Testing Lead in Sacramento, CA for a 12+ month engagement.

The role requires leadership of automation testing initiatives and extensive experience with UFT/VBScript, Selenium, and building scalable automation frameworks. Candidates should have 7+ years in automation testing and at least 4 years in a lead role, plus experience in test data preparation and SQL.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in automation testing or software engineering with a lead role.
• 4+ years designing and maintaining UFT automation frameworks.
• 4+ years building automation frameworks for web/API/batch apps.
• 4+ years implementing automation strategies and regression optimization.
• 4+ years using Selenium or equivalent with UFT.
• 4+ years translating requirements into automation scenarios.
• 4+ years SQL for test data preparation.
• Bachelor's degree required; higher degrees optional.

Skills

Automation testing

Lead/management

VBScript

Selenium

Test data preparation

Requirements to automation mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

UFT

Katalon Studio

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Position Title: Automation Testing Lead

Location: Sacramento, CA

Duration: 12+ Months with possible extension

Mandatory Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Automation testing, software engineering or IT systems development.
• At least four (4) years in a lead role managing automation testing initiatives.
• At least four (4) years of experience designing and maintaining UFT automation frameworks using VBScript, including reusable components, object repositories, and error handling.
• At least four (4) years designing automation frameworks for web, API, or batch applications.
• At least four (4) years of experience implementing automation strategies, including coverage planning and regression optimization.
• At least four (4) years of experience using Selenium or equivalent frameworks in addition to UFT.
• At least four (4) years translating functional requirements into automation scenarios.
• At least four (4) years using SQL for test data preparation.
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years of cumulative experience in automation testing, software engineering, or software development.
• Minimum seven (7) years of cumulative experience developing automation frameworks using UFT (VBScript) and/or modern tools such as Selenium or Katalon Studio integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Minimum five (5) years integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines, including automated execution reporting and pass/fail gating.
• At least three (3) years of hands-on experience using Katalon Studio for automation framework development.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience achieving measurable automation outcomes:
• Sustaining ≥65% automated coverage of regression test suite
• Ensuring automated test execution stability with ≤5% test flakiness rate
• Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting large scale enterprise benefit systems (eg: Unemployment Insurance or Disability Insurance) meeting defined large scale enterprise system criteria.
• Possesses one or more of the below certifications:
• Katalon Certified Professional (1 point)
• Certified Selenium Professional, CP-SAT, Foundation
• Possession of a Master’s degree in a Business Administration, IT or Engineering field.