Lead Test Automation Engineer

Job#: 3030305

Job Description:

Apex Systems is sourcing for a Lead Test Automation Engineer for one of our large banking clients.

Location: Hybrid - IRVING, TX; CHANDLER, AZ; MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Onsite expectation: 3 days onsite per week

Pay range: $69.54 - $72.54/HR

Contract Length:

Note: We are unable to consider C2C or third-party submissions.

Senior AI Test Engineer (Manual & Automation)

IAM Tools Engineering (ITE)

MUST HAVE

• Hands on experience with Playwright or SIMILAR TOOL for UI and API automation (preferred) or equivalent modern frameworks with the ability to adopt Playwright quickly.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

Role Overview

The IAM Tools Engineering (ITE) team is seeking an experienced Senior AI Test Engineer to drive quality engineering for our AI enabled self-service identity platform. This is a hands-on senior role with accountability for test strategy, automation architecture, and quality outcomes across complex, distributed systems.

As a senior member of the QA discipline, you will own end to end testing across UI, API, and influence engineering best practices, and serve as a trusted quality partner to product and development teams. You will also play a key role in guiding offshore QA resources and shaping scalable, modern test automation approaches aligned with CI/CD delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Own and drive the overall test strategy, including functional, integration, API, UI testing, ensuring alignment with business, security, and AI quality goals.

Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks supporting:

UI test automation

API test automation

Serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for hands on automation and targeted manual testing, particularly for complex or high-risk scenarios.

Integrate automated functional into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Validate AI driven capabilities, including:

Data quality and integrity

Model output behavior and consistency

Optional testing of AI based chatbots and conversational interfaces

Collaborate with developers and product owners early in the lifecycle to ensure testability and well-defined acceptance criteria.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and offshore QA engineers.

Collaborate effectively with offshore teams, ensuring consistent quality standards and execution.

Proactively identify quality and performance risks and drive mitigation prior to production release.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of professional software testing experience with complex, web-based applications.

Proven experience operating as a senior individual contributor, owning quality outcomes end to end.

Strong hands-on experience with manual testing and advanced test automation.

Demonstrated expertise in: UI test automation, API test automation

Hands on experience with Playwright for UI and/or API automation (preferred) or equivalent modern frameworks with the ability to adopt Playwright quickly.

Experience with Selenium WebDriver.

Strong programming skills in C#

Experience with BDD principles and writing scenarios using Gherkin.

Experience integrating automated functional into CI/CD pipelines.

Deep understanding of: Functional, integration, system testing, End to end testing, non functional testing

Strong experience with Git based version control.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

Proven ability to collaborate effectively across onshore and offshore teams.

Preferred / Nice to Have Experience

Experience with performance testing, including: Load, stress, and endurance testing

Performance analysis and tuning collaboration with engineering teams

Experience using JMeter and BlazeMeter for scalable, cloud based performance execution.

Experience with SpecFlow and/or Reqnroll.

Familiarity with Micro Focus ALM Octane for test management.

Experience executing tests at scale using Lambda Test HyperExecute.

Experience testing cloud native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, including NLP and data driven systems.

Experience testing AI based chatbots or conversational AI platforms.

Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot or similar AI assisted coding/testing tools.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

OR equivalent professional experience.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

EEO Employer

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.