Remote Lead Automation Quality Engineer - AI & CI/CD

Empower; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and life保险

401(k) with company matching up to 6%

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/yr

Paid time off and holidays

Volunteer time off (16 hours/yr)

BRGs and inclusive benefits

Job summary

Empower seeks a Lead Engineer Automation Quality to drive the design, development, and implementation of robust automation frameworks and test strategies. You will guide a team of automation engineers, defining best practices and aligning with DevOps to support CI/CD.

You will lead automation tool assessments, integrate tests into the pipeline, and push continuous improvement across tooling and processes, including AI-driven initiatives. Strong Java and Selenium/Karate experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of testing experience, including 4 to 5 years of automation testing experience or equivalent automation training.
• Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring test automation teams.
• Strong experience with Java programming language, including core concepts.
• Extensive experience with test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, Karate, JUnit, and TestNG.
• Excellent experience with API automation using Karate.
• Excellent experience with UI automation using Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java programming language.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the design, development, and implementation of automated test strategies and frameworks.
• Lead automation and build automation strategies for a team of test and quality automation engineers.
• Define and enforce best practices for test automation and quality assurance.
• Lead assessment of automation tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define test automation goals and objectives.
• Ensure automated tests are integrated into the CI/CD pipeline, working with DevOps teams to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Monitor and report on test automation metrics and KPIs.
• Lead continuous improvement of test automation processes, tools, and standards.
• Lead innovation efforts, including AI.
• Design, develop, document, and deliver training materials on automation tools and frameworks.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for quality automation engineers and provide guidance, direction, and prioritization of work for the team.
• Perform manual testing when needed.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Java programming

Automation expertise

CI/CD

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Selenium

Karate

JUnit

TestNG

CI/CD tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Empower seeks a Lead Engineer Automation Quality to drive the design, development, and implementation of robust automation frameworks and test strategies. You will guide a team of automation engineers, defining best practices and aligning with DevOps to support CI/CD.

You will lead automation tool assessments, integrate tests into the pipeline, and push continuous improvement across tooling and processes, including AI-driven initiatives. Strong Java and Selenium/Karate experience is essential.