Test Automation Engineer III

Are you passionate about quality assurance and ready to lead end-to-end testing initiatives Join our dynamic team as a Test Lead where you'll drive testing excellence, champion automation, and ensure flawless application performance. This role offers the perfect blend of technical expertise and leadership opportunity in a collaborative, innovative environment.

About the Role

As a Test Lead, you'll be at the forefront of our quality assurance efforts, orchestrating comprehensive testing strategies across multiple application components. You'll leverage your expertise in both manual and automated testing to ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing across all application components including API, web, and server

• Design and implement automation frameworks for API and UI testing using modern technologies

• Conduct performance testing using JMeter or other industry-standard tools and document results

• Guide team members in optimizing automation frameworks and QA release processes

• Manage test pipelines and trigger appropriate test suites (sanity, smoke, regression, functional) as needed

• Communicate test results effectively, demonstrating issues to development teams and escalating blockers when necessary

• Develop and maintain test planning, test strategies, and test matrices

• Facilitate bug triage sessions and ensure proper defect management

• Oversee STLC implementation within an Agile development environment

About the Team

At Swiss Re, you'll join one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture that encourages fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. You'll be part of a global team of more than 14,000 employees working together to make the world more resilient.

About You

You're a detail-oriented quality assurance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You have a passion for finding and preventing issues before they reach production. Your technical expertise is complemented by strong communication skills, allowing you to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and guide junior QA engineers. You're proactive, analytical, and committed to continuous improvement in testing processes.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in manual testing and automation (UI and API)

• Hands-on expertise in automation scripting and execution using Typescript, Playwright, RestSharp, C#, Selenium, or Postman

• Experience in developing automation frameworks (POM, TDD, BDD), integrating pipelines, and running builds

• Solid understanding of test methodologies and best practices for productive delivery

• Experience in leading QA teams and effective defect management

These are additional nice to haves:

• Experience with performance testing and measuring API responses

• Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility testing

• Experience with geolocation applications and Google Maps integration

• Insurance domain knowledge, particularly in P&C

• Azure DevOps experience for maintaining test suites and repositories

• Experience with version control tools like Git, SVN, or Mercurial

• Strong code review and refactoring skills