Senior Engineer-Test Automation

Why Ryan?

• Global Award-Winning Culture

• Flexible Work Environment

• Generous Paid Time Off

• World-Class Benefits and Compensation

• Rapid Growth Opportunities

• Company Sponsored Two-Way Transportation

• Exponential Career Growth

You will be a critical contributor to an ambitious strategic initiative aimed at re envisioning a broad suite of enterprise level applications. You will ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of software delivered by the development team through a balanced blend of automated and manual testing. Beyond validating functionality, you will champion company standards, continuous improvement, and a culture of quality across the SDLC.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure that software solutions align with user needs, business goals, and performance expectations. This role demands hands-on engineering capabilities, a high degree of ownership, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy and Planning

• Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, regression, and performance scenarios.

• Translate business and technical requirements into meaningful manual and automated test cases.

• Provide actionable feedback to Business Analysts to ensure requirements are clear, testable, and traceable.

• Define and evolve the overall automation strategy aligned with enterprise standards and release cadence.

• Estimate, prioritize, and plan testing activities in collaboration with Product and Engineering leads.

Automation Framework Development

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.

• Integrate tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and ensure fast feedback.

• Work closely with DevOps to optimize pipeline execution, parallelization of test execution, and environment provisioning.

Quality Metrics and Reporting

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs), including defect leakage, test pass rate, and code coverage, and generate dashboards that guide release-readiness decisions.

• Drive root-cause analysis sessions for escaped defects and champion preventive actions.

• Maintain meticulous documentation for all testing activities to ensure auditability and knowledge retention.

Collaboration and Execution

• Partner with application developers to troubleshoot issues and document defects.

• Work closely with product managers, user experience (UX) designers, and business stakeholders.

• Contribute to project planning and estimation for features and enhancements.

• Lead technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and support knowledge sharing.

• Own and improve user interface (UI), application programming interface (API), and database automation frameworks to increase coverage and accelerate release cycles.

Required Competencies

• Technical Strength: Deep knowledge of test automation patterns, frameworks, and performance engineering. Ability to debug complex issues across application layers.

• Solution Ownership: End-to-end accountability for test coverage, environment stability, and release certification.

• Collaboration and Influence: Clear, concise communication and the ability to advocate for quality in technical forums and executive updates.

• Execution Excellence: Consistently delivers reliable, maintainable test suites under tight timelines.

• Continuous Improvement: Proactively introduces tooling, process enhancements, and emerging best practices.

What You Bring

• Six to nine years of experience in software quality engineering with a focus on automation for web and API-based applications.

• Proficiency in C#/.NET Core, test frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, and SpecFlow, and API testing tools such as Postman and JMeter.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and Azure or AWS cloud services.

• Strong SQL skills and experience validating data across relational and NoSQL stores.

• Proven ability to design, implement, and scale automation frameworks in a collaborative, Agile environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to articulate complex quality risks and solutions.

• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Why Ryan?

You’ll be part of a company where innovation meets real-world impact. We’re building something meaningful, and we want your expertise to help shape the future of our platform. Expect a collaborative environment, intelligent peers, and the opportunity to make technical and business decisions that matter.