Lead Automation Architect, SDET & QA

The Options Clearing Corporation; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation is seeking a Lead Associate Principal in Software Engineering (SDET) in Chicago. You will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and execute tests across frontend, API, and backend layers.

You’ll lead test strategy, collaborate with software developers, project management, and customer support to ensure quality and performance targets are met. You will architect scalable automation strategies, drive BDD adoption with Cucumber/Karate, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field plus 5 years in software testing/QA leadership.
• Experience architecting automation frameworks across frontend, API and backend testing.
• Proficient with Selenium, RestAssured, PostgreSQL and BDD tools (Cucumber/Karate).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automation frameworks and test plans.
• Automate new features and evaluate test coverage.
• Collaborate with developers, PM and support to ensure quality.
• Contribute to performance and scalability testing.
• Manage test environments and data during releases.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Selenium

RestAssured

PostgreSQL

Cucumber

TestNG

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Selenium

PostgreSQL

TestNG

Cucumber

Karate

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation is seeking a Lead Associate Principal in Software Engineering (SDET) in Chicago. You will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and execute tests across frontend, API, and backend layers.

You’ll lead test strategy, collaborate with software developers, project management, and customer support to ensure quality and performance targets are met. You will architect scalable automation strategies, drive BDD adoption with Cucumber/Karate, and