Junior Automation Engineer — Flexible Hours, Autonomy & Growth

Filetwigbay; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible Bakersfield, CA hours

Job summary

Ernst & Young in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a junior Automation Engineer intern who treats SpecFlow documentation as a first draft to improve it. The role offers $59,000–$95,000 annually, autonomy to run your own projects, and a team invested in your development.

You'll work on building test planning tools, refining microservices, and contributing to sprint planning while growing with a growth-minded team.

Qualifications

• Self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.
• Fluency in Load Testing and Growth Mindset.
• Understanding Growth Mindset and Presentation Skills in real-world settings.
• Proven track record of shipping under deadline pressure.
• Fluency in SoapUI.

Responsibilities

• Build Test Planning self-service tools so Bakersfield teams stop filing tickets for everything.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Reproduce the genuinely-flexible bug from the Bakersfield field report, then make it impossible again.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Ernst & Young customers in Bakersfield, CA.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Bakersfield, CA production without dropping the baton.
• Translate technology compliance rules into Test Planning guardrails baked into the build.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.

Job description

Ernst & Young in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a junior Automation Engineer intern who treats SpecFlow documentation as a first draft to improve it. The role offers $59,000–$95,000 annually, autonomy to run your own projects, and a team invested in your development.

You'll work on building test planning tools, refining microservices, and contributing to sprint planning while growing with a growth-minded team.