Senior Test Automation Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain

  end-to-end test automation frameworks

  using

  Playwright (Python)

  and

  Pytest

• Automate complex workflows in the

  mortgage lifecycle

  , including loan applications, underwriting, disclosures, and servicing processes
• Validate

  API integrations

  between mortgage systems (e.g., LOS, CRM, credit bureaus, document engines)
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage for both frontend (UI) and backend (API, database) components
• Collaborate with developers, QA analysts, business analysts, and product managers to understand mortgage-specific use cases and edge conditions
• Work closely with DevOps teams to integrate test automation into

  CI/CD pipelines

  using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Perform test data management and backend validation using

  SQL/XML

  as needed
• Provide technical leadership within the QA team and help establish best practices for test automation in a regulatory-compliant environment
• Participate in sprint planning, grooming sessions, and demos to ensure testing is aligned with Agile delivery cycles
• Create reusable libraries, utilities, and maintain test documentation

Preferred candidate profile

• Prior experience with systems like

  Encompass, ICE Mortgage Technology, Calyx, Blend

  , etc.
• Experience in highly regulated environments with focus on compliance and audit trails
• Familiarity with test case management tools (e.g., ADO, Zephyr)
• Exposure to performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner)
• Working knowledge of cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)