Lead Automation Platform Engineer

***Lead Platform Automation Engineer***

Work Location: Plano/Dallas area 1st choice, 2nd choice within 60 miles of other Bread locations

Hybrid: 1/2 days in office a week

Work hours: 8am- 4:30pm CST

Preliminary Video Reviews will be done

There will be technical and/or some situational/experience questions presented

Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):

1.Strong Programming/Coding Skills

2.Strong Test Automation Framework/Solutions

3.Devops Concepts

Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

1.Cypress, JavaScript

2.API Automation

3.CI/CD, AWS

Lead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining

test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and

develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and

help create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing techniques to ensure

quality standards are met across all environments. Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior

engineers, advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, and support the adoption of shift-left

testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and

continuous delivery of quality software.

Essential Job Functions

- Lead the design, development, and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial

technology solutions. Drive the design, development, and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure

efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation

frameworks, ensuring they are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with the quality objectives. -

(15%)

- Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices

across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems, performance bottlenecks,

and quality gaps in systems, driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%)

- Design and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across multiple

environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks

into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment

process. - (15%)

- Design, develop, and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system

reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with

the tools and resources needed for success, driving continuous improvements and optimizing testing

processes across the platform. - (15%)

- Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor across quality engineering, product, and business

teams. Mentor quality engineers and foster a collaborative culture around test-driven development

(TDD) and automation practices. - (10%)

- Demonstrate deep expertise in at least two programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript,

Python) and lead the design, development, and execution of automated testing frameworks for

mission-critical applications. Act as a subject matter expert in platform quality engineering,

specifically within financial technology, payment systems, and cloud environments. - (10%)

- Drive the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring they align with the company's

innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%)

- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to configure testing environments that enable scalable load

generation and system response measurement. - (5%)

- Advocate for best practices in quality engineering, test automation, test data management, and test

infrastructure while leading initiatives for continuous improvement. Develop and maintain tools for

performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring they simulate real-world traffic and use cases. - (5%)

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems,

Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area.

- 8+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or

Quality Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

- 12+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or

Quality Engineering.

Skills

- Agile Methodology

- Scripting Languages

- Test Automation

- Test Data Management

- CI/CD

- Cloud Platform

- Version Control (Git)

- Monitoring Tools

- Debug Tools

- Multitasking

- Problem Solving

- Communication

Reports To: Senior Manager and above

Direct Reports: 0

Work Environment

- Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if

within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Travel

- Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function

satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job

functions, absent undue hardship.

- Communicate/Hearing

- Communicate/Talking

- Typing/Writing

- Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to

be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change

from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at

any time

Enable Skills-Based Hiring No

Standard Background Check Items

Criminal Background Check, All Counties, States and Federal Districts of Residences during prior 10 years, Past Employment Verification - last employer only, Education/ Professional Licensing Verification - if the position requires a degree, Social Security Verification, Sex Offender Registry Check (where allowed by state law), Credit Check - if specified in the requisition- for Card Services a Credit Check is always required.

ead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining

test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and

develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and

help create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing techniques to ensure

quality standards are met across all environments. Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior

engineers, advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, and support the adoption of shift-left

testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and

continuous delivery of quality software.

Essential Job Functions

- Lead the design, development, and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial

technology solutions. Drive the design, development, and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure

efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation

frameworks, ensuring they are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with the quality objectives. -

(15%)

- Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices

across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems, performance bottlenecks,

and quality gaps in systems, driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%)

- Design and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across multiple

environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks

into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment

process. - (15%)

- Design, develop, and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system

reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with

the tools and resources needed for success