Senior Automation Engineer

Overview

Senior Automation Engineer – Smithfield, RI

Job type:
Permanent

Onsite Hybrid

Posted: 06 February 2026

Reference: 992810

• Provide automation solutions for large-scale projects from an end-to-end perspective including front end, middle tier services and back-end data providers.
• Develop and execute automated and manual test scripts for functional and regression testing.
• Document, maintain, and monitor software problems.
• Participate in scrum activities such as test coverage reviews, story refinement sessions, and sprint planning.
• Break down different business problems/requirements and recommend solutions to project leaders and business partners.
• Collaborate with analysts and developers to document, understand, and develop technical designs for test automation at the application level.
• Lead and contribute to designing and building Test Automation frameworks; create strategy and roadmap for Test Automation by reviewing industry trends, presenting findings to management, and working with engineers to implement them.
• Communicate effectively and work with a dynamic, senior team with a curiosity for learning new technologies.
• Work well as part of a team and as an individual contributor.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in a QA or Developer role
• Deep understanding of manual and automated testing concepts, including behavior driven development (BDD)
• Strong Object-Oriented Programming Skills
• Experience with Java/JEE and Java Script
• Experience with Selenium using Java or JavaScript, and Cucumber BDD framework
• Service testing experience preferably with Karate and/or REST Assured frameworks; experience with SOATest or SoapUI acceptable
• Experience with Oracle SQL
• Experience using Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins Build Server, Maven, Git/Stash, etc.
• Experience with the Atlassian stack (Jira, Stash, Confluence, etc) preferred
• Experience with UI testing frameworks (e.g., Galen, Phantom
  
  CSS) a plus
• Experience with service virtualization tools such as Wire Mock, Parasoft Virtualize, etc. a plus
• Knowledge of Content Management System platforms (CMS) such as Sitecore, Documentum, etc. a plus

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