Lead Test Automation Engineer (Remote)

Capital One
Remote or BOSTON, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/20/2023 CLOSED ON 9/22/2023

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Job Description

Locations: US Remote, United States of America

Lead Test Automation Engineer (Remote)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

We are seeking a Lead, Test Automation Engineer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build and execute the test automation strategy for Marketing Technology. You will play a key role as a thought leader, influencer, and champion of best practices in the quality automation area. In this role, you must be able to understand the business problems being solved and apply strong agile testing principles to the SDLC. You will bring deep technical experience and a strong quality and automation mindset to shape the test automation practices of the agile delivery teams.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the implementation of test automation across the enterprise data ecosystem; standardized testing processes, and streamline testing tools
  • Partner with software engineering leaders to identify and implement strategies to accelerate our automation journey and improve testing and security; Advocate, develop and implement shift-left testing practices
  • Act as a subject matter expert who is comfortable with front-end and back-end development utilizing different language and platforms and be able to provide technical coaching to team members on the test automation team
  • Evaluate emerging test design/strategies/practices
  • Demonstrates a strong drive and intellectual curiosity to investigate complex technical issues
  • Partner effectively with engineering leaders across the Organization to understand their requirements with an eye toward creating solutions that solve problems for all.
  • Identify opportunities to automate for increased security and ease of operations
  • Communicate and adapt presentations to a wide range of audiences regarding goals, planning process, project initiatives, team innovation and results.
  • Effective at educating through talks, whitepapers and coaching; be a constant learner and teacher who can see the bigger picture for the business
  • Advocate for CI/CD philosophies and have practiced them in the past
  • Value well-designed software and lead the team prioritize consistent, high-quality work


Team: The Capital One Shopping Team is changing the way people make purchases online. Finding the best prices and grabbing the biggest discounts should be a simple and seamless experience, and with the Capital One Shopping suite of tools, we make that happen!

Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 6 years of enterprise experience in Test Automation
  • At least 5 years Experience with behavior-driven development and testing tools or frameworks (Cucumber, K6, Gherkin)
  • At least 5 years Experience with automating end to end tests using tools (Selenium, Cypress)
  • At least 8 years Programming experience in any of the following languages (Python, Java, JavaScript)
  • At least 1 year of experience with Public Cloud (AWS, Google, Azure)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree
  • 2 years of enterprise experience with AWS
  • AWS Certification


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Remote (Regardless of Location): $125,300 - $143,000 for Lead Automation Test Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1- or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Salary : $125,300 - $143,000

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