Sr. Automation Eng. (Backend) x 2

Automation Engineer (Backend) x 2

Hybrid onsite in Minneapolis or St Louis MO

12 month contract +

As a Senior Backend Automation Engineer at client, you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend and mainframe validation automation within our enterprise-grade QA framework. You’ll collaborate with QA Architects, Dev Ops, and compliance teams to ensure secure, traceable, and scalable automation across systems such as SOR, Domains, and Read Store. This role demands deep expertise in backend automation tooling, CI/CD integration, and compliance-driven engineering practices.

Automation Development & Execution

• Develop and maintain backend automation scripts using Automation Anywhere and IBM HATS CLI to validate batch jobs, data integrity, and business rule execution.
• Integrate backend validation into the Robot Framework orchestration layer using metadata-driven models.
• Build reusable wrappers and libraries for SSH access and mainframe interaction.

CI/CD & Dev Ops Integration

• Collaborate with Dev Ops to embed backend test suites into Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, and Azure Dev Ops pipelines.
• Align test execution with CI/CD triggers to support both end-to-end (E2E) and layer-specific flows.

Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Implement tagging, traceability, and audit logging to meet SOX, PCI, and FFIEC standards.
• Work with compliance teams to ensure traceability from test case → defect → requirement.

Data Validation & Environment Management

• Validate backend data flows across SOR, Domains, and Read Store using structured test data from TDP and synthetic fallback pools.
• Automate test data provisioning, reservation, and cleanup processes with full auditability.

Collaboration & Governance

• Participate in cross-vendor syncs, QA CoE reviews, and scorecard evaluations.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to framework enhancements and standardization.

• 5+ years of experience in backend or mainframe automation.
• Hands-on experience with Automation Anywhere, IBM HATS, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Java and scripting for CLI-based automation.
• Strong understanding of Robot Framework, metadata-driven execution, and YAML/JSON test suite generation.
• Experience with CI/CD tools:
  Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops.
• Familiarity with test data management tools like TDP and synthetic data provisioning.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks: SOX, PCI, FFIEC.

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Exposure to observability tools like Allure and Report Portal.
• Familiarity with cross-vendor execution models and RACI-based governance.

Category
- Technology / Tool
- Purpose / Usage

Orchestration
- Robot Framework
- Centralized test execution, reporting, CI/CD integration

CI/CD Integration
- Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops
- Continuous integration and deployment pipelines

UI Automation
- Playwright (Java) - Cross-browser testing, visual validation, accessibility testing

API Automation
- Karate (primary), RESTinstance, Rest Assured - API validation, security, performance testing, Robot Framework integration

Backend Automation
- Automation Anywhere, IBM HATS CLI
- Secure shell access, batch job execution, backend validation

Mobile Automation
- Appium via Robot Framework
- Native iOS/Android testing, biometric simulation, device farm integration

Test Data Management - TDP, Synthetic Fallback Pools
- Data conditioning, account reservation, backup provisioning

Environment Management
- Service Virtualization, Dynamic Switching
- Flexible and isolated test execution environments

Reporting & Observability
- Allure, Report Portal, Robot Framework HTML logs
- Dashboards, trace backs, screenshots, alerts, traceability

Test Case Management
- Test Rail, Zephyr (planned) - Requirement-to-test traceability and automation coverage

Data Modeling - YAML / JSON
- Metadata-driven test suite generation and execution modeling

Required Skills : ? 5–7 years of experience in backend or mainframe test automation.? Strong scripting skills in Python and/or Java for CLI-based test execution.? Experience validating backend systems, batch jobs, and data pipelines.? Familiarity with mainframe environments and secure shell (SSH)-based automation.? Backend Automation:
Automation Anywhere, IBM HATS CLI, SSHLibrary, CLI wrappers (Python/Java) for SOR, Domains, Read Store ? API Automation (supporting):
Karate, RESTinstance for service-layer integration

Basic Qualification :

Additional Skills :

Background Check :
Yes

Drug Screen :
No