Test Automation Engineer

ADT; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Paid time off

6 paid holidays

Job summary

ADT is seeking an early-career software engineer to join our Quality Engineering team in a primarily remote role with onsite options for Boca Raton, FL. You will develop and maintain automated tests as production-quality code, collaborating with experienced engineers and leveraging modern automation frameworks, CI/CD practices, and AI-assisted development tools.

The role emphasizes learning automated testing concepts, debugging, and contributing to test frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–2 years of relevant software development or test automation experience.
• Basic proficiency in Java or Python.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain automated tests for APIs, services, and user workflows under guidance from senior engineers.
• Contribute code to existing Automated Test Frameworks (ATF).
• Help build and execute smoke and regression test suites as part of CI/CD.
• Debug test failures and identify whether issues stem from test code, product defects, or environment instability.

Skills

Java or Python

Git

Automated testing concepts

CI/CD basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Selenium

REST

Push API testing

Git

Job description

Locations & Work Style:
Blue Bell, PA or Boca Raton, FL: This role is primarily remote. Candidates should reside within commuting distance of their assigned office and be available to work onsite as needed. Employees are welcome to work onsite more frequently if desired. Please note that this role may transition to a hybrid work model in the future.

Irving, TX: Hybrid schedule - onsite a minimum of four days per week, with one remote day. Five days onsite may be required based on business needs.

What You'll Do:
This is an entry-level engineering role focused on developing and maintaining automated tests as production-quality code. You'll work alongside experienced Quality Engineers and Software Engineers, gaining hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, CI/CD practices, and AI-assisted development tools.

Test Automation Development

• Write and maintain automated tests for APIs, services, and user workflows under guidance from senior engineers
• Contribute code to existing Automated Test Frameworks (ATF)
• Help build and execute smoke and regression test suites as part of CI/CD
• Debug test failures and identify whether issues stem from test code, product defects, or environment instability
• Manage system hardware and ensure it remains in a testable state

AI-Assisted Testing

• Use AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor) to:
  • Generate test plans
  • Assist with writing assertions and test flows
  • Help repair broken tests
• Review and refine AI-generated code with guidance to ensure quality and correctness
• Improve processes where possible through AI integration

Quality Engineering & Collaboration

• Partner with developers to understand features and expected behavior
• Participate in code reviews for test automation
• Learn how to think about testability, coverage, and quality risk
• Develop tools as needed to support manual and automated testing efforts
• Progress from guided contributor to independent ownership of automation areas or test suites

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 0-2 years of relevant software development or test automation experience, gained through internships, co-ops, academic projects, or professional roles
• Basic proficiency in Java or Python
• Familiarity with:
  • Writing and reading code
  • Version control systems (e.g. Git)
  • Automated testing concepts
• Willingness and ability to learn debugging, CI pipelines, and test frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, REST, Push API testing)
• Internship or academic experience writing automated tests
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts
• Experience with Ruby programming language
• Interest in AI-assisted development and automation
• Curiosity about how large systems are built, tested, and deployed

Compensation & Benefits:

The salary range for Engineer I is $64,000.00 - $96,000.00 based on experience and qualifications.

Certain roles are eligible for annual bonus and may include equity. These awards are allocated based on company and individual performance.

We offer employees access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and paid time off among others. Employees accrue up to 120 hours in their first year. Your accrual rate increases after your first year. We also offer 6 paid holidays.

Are you an early-career software engineer who enjoys coding, solving problems, and learning new technologies? Join our Quality Engineering team and help build automated testing solutions that ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of backend services. This is an entry-level engineering role focused on developing and maintaining automated tests as production-quality code. You'll work alongside experienced Quality Engineers and Software Engineers, gaining hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, CI/CD practices, and AI-assisted development tools.