Lead Automation Engineer - Fintech, Remote

Jobicy; United States; Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Anniversary Rewards

Paid Car Parking

36 days holiday

Learning and Wellbeing Budget

Therapy sessions

Free drinks and snacks

Job summary

Capital on Tap is seeking a Lead Automation Engineer to champion quality across feature sets within a mission team. You will leverage standardized automation tooling to maximize test coverage, accelerate delivery velocity, and uphold high quality standards for our products.

You will define the testing strategy, design robust tests (API/UI/Mobile), and drive a Shift-Left mindset with Product Owners and Developers from the refinement stage. Remote-first with a future Lisbon hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA Automation/SDET roles in Agile teams.
• Strong proficiency in modern languages for automation (C# or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Experience testing fintech systems (card issuing, transaction processing, or credit risk).
• Hands-on with UI and API testing tools (Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and cloud environments (Azure, Git).
• Ability to influence automation adoption across teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the comprehensive testing strategy for your domain.
• Lead automation design, development, and maintenance of automated tests (API, UI, Mobile).
• Promote Shift-Left quality with Product Owners and Developers from refinement onward.
• Manage automation targets and use data-driven insights to identify high-risk areas.

Skills

QA Automation

Programming (C#)

Programming (JavaScript/TypeScript)

Fintech Testing

Automation Tools

CI/CD

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

REST Assured

UI Testing

Azure

Git

Job description

Capital on Tap is seeking a Lead Automation Engineer to champion quality across feature sets within a mission team. You will leverage standardized automation tooling to maximize test coverage, accelerate delivery velocity, and uphold high quality standards for our products.

You will define the testing strategy, design robust tests (API/UI/Mobile), and drive a Shift-Left mindset with Product Owners and Developers from the refinement stage. Remote-first with a future Lisbon hybrid setup.