Lead Software Engineer, QA Automation & Test Framework

ACT Education Corp.; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommuting after one year

Job summary

ACT Education Corp. in Iowa City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Quality Assurance to design, build, and maintain a scalable test automation framework across the product suite and internal systems.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation strategy, and participate in Scrum ceremonies. The role requires strong Java/Python, API testing, and CI/CD experience, with remote work possible after an initial period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Development, Information Systems or closely related field.
• 7+ years of progressive IT experience including coding in JAVA or Python and test automation.
• Experience with test automation tools and CI/CD in a Scrum/Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and support of test automation framework used across product suite and back-office systems.
• Mentor engineers to implement test automation and drive best practices in QA.
• Own automation testing strategy, planning for Agile sprints, and performance/scale considerations.
• Participate in design and architecture discussions, grooming user stories, and daily scrums in a SAFe/Agile context.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure correct automation framework implementation and quality of artifacts.
• Collaborate with VP of QAE to develop strategic automation roadmap and data/test reporting solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

Selenium

BDD

CI/CD

QA Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Postman

Eclipse/IntelliJ

Git

Jira

Job description

ACT Education Corp. in Iowa City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Quality Assurance to design, build, and maintain a scalable test automation framework across the product suite and internal systems.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation strategy, and participate in Scrum ceremonies. The role requires strong Java/Python, API testing, and CI/CD experience, with remote work possible after an initial period.