Lead Automation Engineer

HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Heitmeyer Consulting is seeking a senior test automation engineer to lead the modernization of a mainframe environment transitioning to distributed systems. The team currently includes testers, BSAs, and developers, with a need for automation leadership and mentoring to drive efficiency on mission-critical loan servicing systems.

The role focuses on building automation frameworks, mentoring the team, and delivering robust test coverage across functional, integration, regression, system, UAT, and

Qualifications

• Senior-level test automation engineer with leadership/mentoring responsibilities.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Ruby Cucumber and coding from scratch.
• Proficiency with Selenium or a Mainframe Emulator; solid mainframe background.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to person for test automation, providing leadership and mentorship.
• Design, develop, and execute test cases for mainframe applications based on business requirements and user stories.
• Build and maintain automated testing scripts and frameworks.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, UAT, and back-end testing.
• Identify, track, and resolve defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Manage test environments and collaborate with BSAs to implement quality best practices and regression automation.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Test automation

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Ruby

Cucumber

Selenium

Mainframe Emulator

COBOL

JCL

CICS

VSAM

TSO/ISPF

CA-7

Job description

Duration: 18-24 months (Contract-to-Hire)

Location: Buffalo, NY (onsite 4 days per week)

Job Summary:

This role will play a key part in modernizing a mainframe environment transitioning to distributed systems. The current team consists of manual testers, BSAs, and developers, but lacks an automation engineer. We are seeking a senior-level test automation engineer to lead the effort in building automation frameworks, mentoring the team, and driving efficiency. The applications supported are mission-critical loan servicing systems.

Top Responsibilities:

1. Serve as the go-to person for test automation, providing leadership and mentorship.
2. Design, develop, and execute test cases for mainframe applications based on business requirements and user stories.
3. Build and maintain automated testing scripts and frameworks.
4. Perform a variety of testing types including functional, integration, regression, system, UAT, and back-end testing.
5. Identify, track, and resolve defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
6. Manage test environments and collaborate with BSAs to implement quality best practices and regression automation.

Must-Have Requirements:

• Strong senior-level test automation engineering skills with the ability to lead and mentor others.
• Hands-on expertise in Ruby Cucumber, including the ability to code from scratch.
• Proficiency with Selenium or a Mainframe Emulator.
• Solid mainframe technical background with experience in some (not all) of the following: COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, File-AID, TSO/ISPF, CA-7.
• Expertise in back-end, black-box, and white-box testing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities.
• Proactive attitude across teams

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Zephyr
• Banking and Financial Services experience

Heitmeyer Consulting is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to minority status, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.