Talent500 is hiring for one of its clients.
SUMMARY:
Kestra is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Test Engineer to join our dynamic Advisor Platform Engineering team. This pivotal role involves designing, developing, and maintaining and executing tests for our cutting-edge financial advisor platform.
The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem-solver with a growth mindset, passionate about creating exceptional user experiences, and eager to contribute to a high-performing team. As a senior-level professional, you'll bring 7-10 years of hands-on test experience, share your expert knowledge, and integrate real-world experience to enhance the team's proficiency. You will work closely with product managers, UI/UX designers, software and data engineers, and other stakeholders to bring new features to life and deliver innovative solutions that empower our financial advisors.
You will be developing tests in a primarily Playwright with Typescript environment for a system that is a primarily Microsoft stack (Azure, C# .NET, SQL Server/Cosmos DB) with React and ASP.NET front ends.
This position offers a hybrid work model, with an on-site presence required Monday through Thursday, and the option for remote work on Fridays. It reports to Manager, Test Engineering. At Kestra, you'll have the opportunity to embody our core values: Make it Happen, One Team, and Serve – principles that guide everything we do.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, this individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: No
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR ABILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, individuals should have the following skills and abilities:
- Lead and drive test automation strategy across web applications, APIs, and integrated systems, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks using modern tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) and languages (C#, TypeScript, or similar).
- Create and execute automated test suites for functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end workflows within CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement and manage reporting frameworks such as Allure, Extent Reports, or similar to provide clear, actionable test execution insights.
- Build self-healing test frameworks that minimize maintenance and improve reliability.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve test efficiency, reduce test execution time, and optimize resource utilization.
- Analyze test ROI to prioritize automation efforts and ensure maximum business value.
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and QA team members to embed automation into the Agile SDLC and ensure continuous quality.
- Mentor and guide junior automation engineers, providing technical leadership and best practices for automation design and implementation.
- Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines, ensuring fast feedback loops and reliable release processes.
- Validate data integrity and flows across systems using SQL queries and API validations.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to test strategy discussions and quality risk assessments.
- Ensure cross-browser and responsive design testing through automation.
- Support manual testing efforts when necessary and drive transition from manual to automated testing.
- Research and implement new automation tools, frameworks, and performance testing solutions to improve efficiency.
- Provide go/no-go recommendations for releases based on automated test results and quality metrics.
Required:
- Strong understanding of test automation principles, frameworks, and best practices.
- Proven experience (5+ years) in building and maintaining automated test frameworks for web and API testing.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar automation tools.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integration of automated tests into build processes.
- Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working within Agile teams.
- Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git-based source control, and cloud-native testing (Microsoft Azure preferred).
- Experience implementing reporting frameworks such as Allure, or similar.
- Expertise in data-driven decision-making for test strategy and prioritization.
- Experience creating self-healing test frameworks and optimizing automation for efficiency.
- Ability to measure and communicate test ROI for automation initiatives.
Desired:
- Exposure to performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6).
- Domain experience in financial services or wealth management.
- Ability to design and build APIs for test automation or integration purposes.
- Strong understanding of application architecture and how different layers interact.
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation and related services.
- Exposure to contract testing (e.g., Pact) and API mocking strategies.
- Experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes) for test execution.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical/work experience.
- Typically 7-10 years of professional experience in a professional test engineering setting.
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment and in cross-functional teams.
Desired:
- Experience with financial services or highly regulated industry.
