Senior Test Automation Engineer

Manifest Solutions is currently seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer for a hybrid position in Dublin, OH.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and tools to validate enterprise-grade applications and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and product teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and continuous testing standards.
• Implement automated tests across all layers — API, UI, integration, and performance — to ensure full coverage of the software delivery pipeline.
• Drive quality and reliability by integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Identify, isolate, and report defects with clarity, and work closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Establish and champion best practices for test automation, code quality, and maintainability.
• Mentor and guide other QA and engineering team members, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, with at least 4 years focused on test automation.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript, and experience building automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Expertise in automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RestAssured, or Postman.
• Solid understanding of test design principles, including unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD environments using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with API testing, mocking/stubbing, and data-driven testing.
• Experience working with cloud-based systems (AWS preferred) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Working knowledge of SQL and experience validating data integrity across multiple systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
• Knowledge of BDD/TDD frameworks such as Cucumber or JUnit/TestNG.
• Familiarity with microservices testing, event-driven architectures, or contract testing (e.g., Pact).
• Understanding of healthcare data standards (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR) or regulated environments.
• Background in scaling automated testing within large or growing organizations