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