Automation Testing Lead

Position Title: Automation Testing Lead
Location: Sacramento CA
Duration: 12 Months with possible extension

Mandatory Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Automation testing software engineering or IT systems development.
• At least four (4) years in a lead role managing automation testing initiatives.
• At least four (4) years of experience designing and maintaining UFT automation frameworks using VBScript including reusable components object repositories and error handling.
• At least four (4) years designing automation frameworks for web API or batch applications.
• At least four (4) years of experience implementing automation strategies including coverage planning and regression optimization.
• At least four (4) years of experience using Selenium or equivalent frameworks in addition to UFT.
• At least four (4) years translating functional requirements into automation scenarios.
• At least four (4) years executing cross-browser and cross-platform automation testing.
• At least four (4) years using SQL for test data preparation.
• Possession of a bachelors degree. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years of cumulative experience in automation testing software engineering or software development.
• Minimum seven (7) years of cumulative experience developing automation frameworks using UFT (VBScript) and/or modern tools such as Selenium or Katalon Studio integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Minimum five (5) years integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines including automated execution reporting and pass/fail gating.
• At least three (3) years of hands-on experience using Katalon Studio for automation framework development.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience achieving measurable automation outcomes:
• Sustaining 65% automated coverage of regression test suite
• Ensuring automated test execution stability with 5% test flakiness rate
• Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting large scale enterprise benefit systems (eg: Unemployment Insurance or Disability Insurance) meeting defined large scale enterprise system criteria.
• Possesses one or more of the below certifications:
• Katalon Certified Professional (1 point)
• ISTQB Test Automation Engineer (1 point)
• Certified Selenium Professional CP-SAT Foundation
• Possession of a Masters degree in a Business Administration IT or Engineering field.

Required Skills:

Automation Testing