Senior Software Automation Engineer
Wolters Kluwer2 days ago
Base Salary
$71k - $125k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and implement end-to-end quality strategy across UI, API, integration, and non-functional testing layers.
- Establish automation roadmaps, test pyramid practices, quality KPIs, dashboards, and automation coverage goals.
- Drive shift-left testing, release readiness reviews, risk assessments, and adoption of quality best practices.
- Architect, implement, and modify scalable test automation frameworks using C#/.NET or advanced Java.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and implement contract testing with OpenAPI/Swagger.
- Develop REST API, database validation, UI, integration, and performance automation.
- Mentor automation engineers, review code, and provide technical guidance and framework standards.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps stakeholders.
- Use AI-assisted development tools and prompting techniques to generate, refactor, optimize, validate, and secure automation code.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in C#/.NET or advanced Java.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright or Selenium.
- Experience with REST API automation using RestSharp or HttpClient.
- Strong understanding of JSON, HTTP protocols, and status codes.
- SQL and database validation experience.
- Hands-on CI/CD integration experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Experience tracking QA KPIs and quality dashboards such as Grafana.
- Working knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar, including effective prompt creation and validation of generated outputs.
- 5–8+ years of QA experience with significant automation experience.
- Proven hands-on test automation framework development experience.
- Ability to contribute 40–60% in active coding.
- Demonstrated leadership in driving quality initiatives.
- Agile/Scrum experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k), FSA/HSA, and commuter benefits.
- Tuition assistance plan.
- Vacation and sick time.
- Paid parental leave.
- Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office for the interview process.
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer builds subscription software, data, and workflow solutions for professionals in healthcare, tax and accounting, legal and regulatory, finance and compliance, and ESG. Its portfolio spans SaaS applications and expert content that support compliance, decision-making, and operational processes. Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, it is publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and reported 2025 annual revenue of €6.1 billion.