Lead Test Automation Engineer

Lead Test Automation Engineer P3 (PA2026Q1JB018)

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for web, desktop, API, and backend systems.
• Lead automation efforts across multiple tools and technologies including Selenium, WinAppDriver, UFT, and Appium.
• Develop automation solutions for RESTful services, GraphQL microservices, and Kafka message validation.
• Establish and manage CI/CD pipelines for test automation execution using GitHub Actions, GitLab, or equivalent.
• Collaborate with BAs, developers, and QA analysts to define BDD scenarios and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure automation best practices are followed across the team.
• Research and introduce new tools, frameworks, and approaches to improve test efficiency and coverage.
• Support agile delivery by participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Report test results, metrics, and coverage to stakeholders and leadership.

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Test Automation, with hands-on expertise in Selenium, UFT, WinAppDriver, Appium, Protractor, Cypress, or WebdriverIO.
• Strong experience with API automation using RestAssured, Postman, or equivalent tools.
• Proficiency in Java, JUnit, Spring, and working knowledge of Python.
• Strong database skills – ability to write and execute SQL queries and perform backend data validation.
• Experience testing microservices, Kafka topics, and event-driven systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a proactive mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with global distributed teams.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Behave.
• Exposure to cloud testing and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with test reporting and monitoring tools like Allure, Grafana, or Prometheus.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and focus on quality.
• Ability to balance hands-on work with strategic direction.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in testing practices.

 

 

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

 

 

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Experience Level

Senior Level