SUMMARY:

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. The successful candidate brings a strong QA foundation, practical automation experience, and the ability to translate requirements and acceptance criteria into reliable automated coverage using modern testing tools.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following is a list of essential functions, which is subject to change at any time and without advance notice. Management may assign new duties, reassign existing duties, or eliminate a function based on business needs or at its sole discretion.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• 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
• Experience with automated regression, functional, end-to-end, API, and integration testing
• 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 AND 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
• Working knowledge of agile testing methodologies, concepts, and practices throughout the SDLC process
• 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

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Traditional office environment with low-to-moderate office noise (computers, phones and business conversations). The position may be remote from main offices.
• May require flexibility in hours.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Xactus promotes an equal opportunity workplace, which includes reasonable accommodations of otherwise qualified disabled applicants and team members. Please contact your supervisor with questions regarding the physical demands of this position.

• Lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs.
• Manual dexterity for computer work
• Speaking, hearing and vision are required to perform essential functions.