U.S. Bank

Automation Engineer 3 (Playwright, TypeScript & JavaScript)

U.S. Bank$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • 5-6 years of relevant experience in programming and automation
  • Expertise in test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing
  • Proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright
  • Hands-on experience with API automation and validation tools
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins
  • Experience in cloud technologies and AI-driven quality engineering

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for various testing types.
  • Develop automated test solutions with TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright to ensure quality.
  • Implement backend automation strategies and service validations.
  • Drive adoption of BDD practices using Cucumber and Gherkin for improved collaboration.
  • Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing support.
  • Lead automation initiatives from requirements gathering to production readiness.
  • Mentor engineers in coding standards and best practices.
  • Evaluate and implement AI-powered testing solutions for enhanced efficiency.

Benefits

  • Healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Life insurance options
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave
  • 401(k) with employer contribution
  • Paid vacation ranging from two to five weeks based on tenure
  • Up to 11 paid holidays
  • Adoption assistance
  • Earn sick and safe leave up to 80 hours per year
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from the ground up to support UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
  • Develop and execute automated test solutions using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright to ensure application quality and reliability.
  • Implement robust API and backend automation strategies, including service validation and integration testing.
  • Drive adoption of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices using Cucumber/Gherkin to improve collaboration and test coverage.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing initiatives across development lifecycles.
  • Lead automation efforts from requirements gathering through implementation, troubleshooting, and production readiness with minimal supervision.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, best practices, engineering standards, and automation strategy guidance.
  • Evaluate and implement AI-powered testing solutions, leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot, AI Agents, and MCP-based automation approaches to improve efficiency and quality.


Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Five to six years of relevant work experience with programming concepts, development logic or automating simple to medium complexity processes

Preferred Skills & Qualifications
  • Test Automation Frameworks: Design, build, and maintain scalable UI, API, and end-to-end automation frameworks.
  • Playwright, TypeScript & JavaScript: Expert-level experience developing automated test solutions using modern web technologies.
  • API & Backend Testing: Hands-on experience with API automation, service validation, and tools such as Postman or Bruno.
  • BDD & Agile Delivery: Experience implementing Cucumber/Gherkin, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Strong knowledge of GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, continuous testing, and Git-based source control.
  • Cloud & Container Technologies: Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native testing strategies.
  • AI-Driven Quality Engineering: Experience leveraging GitHub Copilot, AI Agents, MCP, intelligent test generation, and self-healing automation.
  • Quality & Performance Testing: Knowledge of performance, load, scalability, security, and penetration testing practices.
  • Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish engineering standards.
  • Metrics & Compliance: Experience with quality dashboards, test coverage reporting, automation metrics, and regulated environments (PCI, PII, HIPAA).


Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Basic term and optional term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave
  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
  • Adoption assistance
  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law


Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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