Senior Test Automation Engineer — Frameworks & CI/CD

Genius Road, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Road, LLC seeks a Senior Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks in a hybrid Dallas environment. You will drive testing efficiency, improve automation coverage, and partner with development, product, and QA teams to shift testing left.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building frameworks from scratch, expertise in Java/Python/JS/TS, and proficiency with Selenium, Playwright, JUnit, and TestNG, plus Appium for mobile and desktop

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, and/or TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, JUnit, and TestNG.
• Experience with Appium and mobile test automation.
• Experience with desktop application automation.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall development methodologies.
• Strong reusable automation components, test data, frameworks, and automation best practices.
• Experience with defect management, test metrics, regression testing, and traceability.
• Strong communication, mentoring, problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment and provide occasional after-hours support when required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated testing frameworks and reusable test components.
• Establish and promote automation standards, best practices, and governance across application teams.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, product owners, and QA teams to identify automation and testability opportunities early in the development lifecycle.
• Evaluate and select appropriate automation tools based on application requirements, including Playwright, Selenium, TestComplete, and Appium.
• Expand automated regression coverage and continuously identify additional opportunities for automation.
• Support CI/CD integration and help teams adopt shift-left and Test-Driven Development practices.
• Maintain automation artifacts and contribute to testing metrics, reporting, and overall project health assessments.
• Participate in requirements and business/functional analysis to identify automation opportunities for new functionality.
• Support defect documentation, prioritization, triage, and tracking in alignment with project requirements and traceability processes.
• Provide training, mentorship, and technical guidance to QA and application teams.
• Partner with Testing Enablement leadership to develop and implement reusable automated testing services.
• Monitor emerging testing technologies and recommend solutions that improve quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Share automation insights, lessons learned, defect trends, and testing metrics with leadership.
• Demonstrate measurable improvements in automation coverage, defect identification, testing efficiency, and software quality.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Java

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Selenium

Playwright

JUnit

TestNG

Appium

Desktop automation

CI/CD

GitLab CI

Agile

Mentoring

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

JUnit

TestNG

Appium

TestComplete

GitLab CI

Job description

Genius Road, LLC seeks a Senior Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks in a hybrid Dallas environment. You will drive testing efficiency, improve automation coverage, and partner with development, product, and QA teams to shift testing left.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building frameworks from scratch, expertise in Java/Python/JS/TS, and proficiency with Selenium, Playwright, JUnit, and TestNG, plus Appium for mobile and desktop