Senior Automation Engineer — UI/API Testing & AI QA

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Basic term & optional term life

Short-term & long-term disability

Pregnancy disability & parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Sick leave & safety policies

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing. The role emphasizes collaborative, high-quality software delivery in a fast-paced financial services environment.

You will develop automated test solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright, drive CI/CD integration, and lead automation initiatives while mentoring engineers across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2–3 years of relevant work experience with programming concepts.
• Experience automating medium complexity processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Develop and execute automated test solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, Playwright.
• Implement API and backend automation strategies and validation.
• Drive adoption of BDD with Cucumber/Gherkin across teams.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Lead automation initiatives from requirements to production readiness.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and best practices.
• Evaluate AI-powered testing solutions to improve efficiency.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

BDD & Agile delivery

CI/CD & DevOps

AI-powered testing

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

JavaScript

Postman

Bruno

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

AI Agents

MCP

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing. The role emphasizes collaborative, high-quality software delivery in a fast-paced financial services environment.

You will develop automated test solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright, drive CI/CD integration, and lead automation initiatives while mentoring engineers across teams.