Senior Software Test Automation Engineer

Together We Are Powering The Future Of Higher Education

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

About The Opportunity

As a Senior Software Automation Test Engineer in Ellucian's Professional Services Group, you will play a key role in designing and implementing automated test solutions that raise the bar for quality across higher-ed technology projects. You'll bring hands-on expertise in automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and modern testing practices, while working directly with clients and delivery teams to embed quality into every stage of the software lifecycle. This is a senior individual contributor role without formal people-management responsibilities.

Where You Will Make An Impact

Technical Contribution

• Build and maintain UI (Playwright/Selenium) and API (Postman/REST Assured) automation suites that scale across multiple deployments.
• Develop and execute performance and security tests (JMeter/K6, OWASP ZAP) and integrate them into Git-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to standardized test data management practices that support repeatable and compliant test runs.

Process & Enablement

• Collaborate with project managers, DevOps engineers, and customer SMEs to embed continuous testing throughout delivery.
• Review and improve test automation code for reliability, maintainability, and speed.
• Create and share dashboards and reports through tools such as SpiraTest or Azure DevOps to communicate quality metrics clearly.

Client Engagement

• Partner with higher-education institutions to capture testing requirements, demonstrate automation capabilities, and align with regulatory needs.
• Act as a knowledgeable advisor on modern quality-engineering techniques, advocating for shift-left and risk-based testing strategies.

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of experience in software or QA engineering, with strong focus on test automation and CI/CD practices.
• Hands-on expertise with two or more of the following: Playwright, Selenium, Postman, REST Assured, JMeter, K6, Gatling, OWASP ZAP.
• Proficiency in scripting with TypeScript/JavaScript or Python; solid experience with Git and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with Docker and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience in enterprise or SaaS environments; higher-ed or consulting background is a plus.
• Strong communication skills—able to explain technical findings to developers, project leaders, and client stakeholders.
• Growth mindset and curiosity—driven to learn, adapt, and elevate quality practices on every project.

What Makes #Ellucianlife

• Comprehensive health coverage: family major medical expenses, dental and life insurance.
• Christmas bonus 30 days
• Saving fund
• Monthly food coupon
• 15 workdays vacation
• Thrive Flex Program that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups such as: Women in Technology, Pride and Go Green to name a few.
• Parental leave
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
  • Tuition Reimbursement Assistance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • LinkedIn Learning