Test Automation Engineer

About the role

The Test Automation Engineer supports XedaLink's quality practice by building, maintaining, and improving automated tests for web applications, APIs, and integrations. This hands-on role works within the automation strategy defined by QA leadership and partners with QA, product, and engineering teams to validate product quality throughout the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Automation Development & Maintenance:
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance automated tests and supporting framework components for UI, API, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
  • Execute automated test suites and support automated test integration within CI/CD pipelines as directed by QA leadership
  • Identify practical opportunities to expand or improve automation coverage in alignment with the QA automation strategy
• Hands-On Testing & Analysis:
  • Using testing frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and Postman, write and maintain reliable automated tests
  • Debug and analyze test failures, isolate defects, and report clear issues to product and engineering for resolution
  • Maintain test data, test environments, and test results documentation to support release readiness
• Quality Partnership:
  • Apply QA best practices in test design, test automation, defect management, and release validation
  • Participate in sprint ceremonies, refinement, planning, and release readiness discussions by providing quality-focused input
  • Collaborate with QA leadership, developers, product managers, and QA testers to support quality goals and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3+ years of quality assurance experience, including 2+ years of hands-on test automation experience, preferably in a SaaS environment and/or in the financial services/fintech industry
• Experience in Agile Scrum/Agile Development and automation testing methodologies with a focus on test execution, test planning, documenting test results, release and change management processes, and defect management activities
• Hands-on experience writing automated tests in TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, or Python
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium and Playwright, API testing tools such as Postman, CI/CD test execution, and quality/observability tools such as Datadog or similar

Skills & Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an attention to detail
• Self-starter who understands how to effectively deal with ambiguity and with changing priorities
• Collaborative team player with the ability to provide clear feedback, ask clarifying questions, and work across QA, product, and engineering teams to drive quality outcomes

Benefits

• A friendly, supportive environment which is highly rated by Xactus employees
• Medical, vision and dental insurances
• Bonus programs
• Fitness reimbursement and other healthy lifestyle programs
• 401(k) plan with a company match
• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, legal services, employee discounts and more