Senior Test Automation Engineer

Why Ryan? Global Award-Winning Culture Flexible Work Environment Generous Paid Time Off World-Class Benefits and Compensation Rapid Growth Opportunities Company Sponsored Two-Way Transportation Exponential Career Growth You will be a critical contributor to an ambitious strategic initiative aimed at re envisioning a broad suite of enterprise level applications. You will ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of software delivered by the development team through a balanced blend of automated and manual testing. Beyond validating functionality, you will champion company standards, continuous improvement, and a culture of quality across the SDLC. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure that software solutions align with user needs, business goals, and performance expectations. This role demands hands-on engineering capabilities, a high degree of ownership, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team. Key Responsibilities Test Strategy & Planning Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, regression, and performance scenarios. Translate business and technical requirements into meaningful manual and automated test cases. Provide actionable feedback to Business Analysts to ensure requirements are clear, testable, and traceable. Define and evolve the overall automation strategy aligned with enterprise standards and release cadence. Estimate, prioritize, and plan testing activities in collaboration with Product and Engineering leads. Automation Framework Development Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure fast feedback Work closely with DevOps to optimize pipeline execution, parallelization of test execution, and environment provisioning. Quality Metrics & Reporting Define KPIs (defect leakage, test pass rate, code coverage) and generate dashboards that guide release readiness decisions. Drive root‑cause analysis sessions for escaped defects and champion preventive actions. Maintain meticulous documentation for all testing activities to ensure auditability and knowledge retention. Collaboration & Execution Partner with application developers to troubleshoot issues and document defects. Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and business stakeholders. Contribute to project planning and estimation for features and enhancements. Lead technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and support knowledge sharing. Own and improve automation frameworks (UI, API, and DB) to increase coverage and accelerate release cycles. Required Competencies Technical Strength – Deep knowledge of test automation patterns, frameworks, and performance engineering. Ability to debug complex issues across application layers. Solution Ownership – End‑to‑end accountability for test coverage, environment stability, and release certification. Collaboration & Influence – Clear, concise communication; ability to advocate for quality in technical forums and executive updates. Execution Excellence – Consistently delivers reliable, maintainable test suites under tight timelines. Continuous Improvement – Proactively introduces tooling, process enhancements, and emerging best practices. What You Bring 6–9 years of experience in software quality engineering with a focus on automation for web and API‑based applications. Proficiency in C#/.NET Core, test frameworks (Selenium/Playwright/SpecFlow), and API testing tools (Postman/Jmeter). Hands‑on experience with CI/CD, and Azure/AWS cloud services. Strong SQL skills and experience validating data across relational and NoSQL stores. Proven ability to design, implement, and scale automation frameworks in a collaborative, Agile environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to articulate complex quality risks and solutions. A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities Why Join Us? You’ll be part of a company where innovation meets real-world impact. We’re building something meaningful, and we want your expertise to help shape the future of our platform. Expect a collaborative environment, intelligent peers, and the opportunity to make technical and business decisions that matter. Can't find the perfect job here, but love everything tax.com? Click below and get set up in our Talent Community to be considered for future openings! At Ryan’s tax.com division, we fuse industry-leading tax expertise with cutting-edge technology development expertise and service delivery excellence. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, our team specializes in the development and deployment of business software designed to streamline and optimize management, compliance and operational tasks related to property tax, unclaimed property, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes as well as grants, credits, and incentives. Ryan’s tax.com division is a growing team of more than 400 dedicated members who specialize in software design, development, user experience, customer support, training, and more and work in conjunction with Ryan’s global team of more than 4,100 professionals. Your skills and expertise, coupled with Ryan’s award-winning workplace culture, will help lead us in the next era of excellence. Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Ryan LLC (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status). 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