Automation Engineer II
Western & Southern Financial Group2 years ago
Cincinnati, OH, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain program-level functional test automation strategies, processes, frameworks, and custom controls.
- Develop UI and middleware automation for web, mainframe, web services, databases, documents, and XML systems.
- Review regression scenarios and test plans, assess automation feasibility, and recommend automation improvements.
- Create weekly automation dashboards and metrics by coordinating data across programs, projects, and work streams.
- Develop and review reusable test scripts, custom keywords, integrations, and script optimization techniques.
- Provide CI development support and improve build-test processes, environments, and scripts.
- Test APIs and microservices, including consuming application tool APIs and validating back-end data with SQL.
- Mentor automation developers and functional testing teams and promote automation expertise and quality practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or commensurate selection-criteria experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in software test engineering or development using an object-oriented development language, including hands-on automation testing experience such as Selenium.
- At least 2 years of API testing experience with REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON.
- Experience using SQL for back-end validation and generating reports from test management tools.
- Experience with test-script optimization, object-oriented programming, software design, debugging, and automation frameworks.
- Understanding of SDLC and QA lifecycles, functional testing, microservices/API testing, and automation best practices.
- Experience with source-control systems such as Git.
- Preferred certifications include Microsoft C# and SQL certifications, CSTE, CSQA, ISTQB CTFL, CQIA, and CSTP.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, attention-to-detail, quality, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Office-based work setting with extended hours during peak workloads or special projects and occasional after-hours work.
- No travel required.
About Western & Southern Financial Group
Western & Southern Financial Group is a privately held financial services parent company offering life insurance, annuities, investment management, and retirement products to individuals and institutions. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Cincinnati, it operates through subsidiaries including Gerber Life, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Touchstone Advisors/Securities, and Eagle Realty Group. The company distributes products via agents, broker-dealers, and workplace channels across U.S. markets.