[Remote] Lead Test Automation Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Motivus is redefining digital transformation through innovative technology and a commitment to sustainability. As a Lead Test Automation Engineer, you will drive the strategic and hands-on direction of the Test Automation practice, mentoring engineers and collaborating with teams to enhance automation practices and ensure quality across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation and establishment of a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE).
• Mentor, manage, and coach Test Automation Engineers, including junior team members.
• Oversee multiple automation teams or projects, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals.
• Define and execute quality strategies that support continuous testing across engagements.
• Architect and implement automation frameworks from scratch using Ruby and Java.
• Develop automated tests for APIs, UI, services, and integration points.
• Recommend and apply advanced design patterns (page objects, BDD, modular frameworks).
• Identify and resolve automation challenges, process bottlenecks, and tooling gaps.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines across all testing levels.
• Coach teams across different business units and/or clients.
• Create documentation, playbooks, and best-practice guidelines for automation.
• Deliver trainings and workshops on automation strategies, design patterns, and new technologies.
• Conduct code reviews, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and quality of automation solutions.
• Define and track key automation KPIs (coverage, flakiness, pipeline stability, cycle time).
• Present automation strategies, innovation opportunities, and quality insights to leadership.
• Provide clear reporting and dashboards on progress, risks, and automation maturity.
• Collaborate with architects and engineering leads to ensure testability from early stages.
• Ensure automation solutions are well-documented, robust, and scalable.
• Support continuous testing to reduce regression cycles and enhance release confidence.

Skills

• 6–7 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering / Test Automation.
• 5–6 years specifically as a Test Automation Engineer with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring automation engineers or teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build automation frameworks from scratch in both Ruby and Java (mandatory).
• Strong experience with Ruby and Java automation tools/libraries: RSpec, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, Selenium/WebDriver, REST clients.
• Solid experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, CircleCI.
• Hands-on experience covering unit, integration, system, and E2E test automation.
• Experience driving or contributing to a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) or similar quality transformation.
• Strong communication skills to present strategies and metrics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience testing email environments (content validation, delivery, notifications, integrations).
• Experience in performance, reliability, or security test automation.
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Consulting or multi-client background.

Benefits

• Grow Your Career : At Motivus, you will have the opportunity to expand your skills and take on leadership roles in diverse projects.
• Work on Emerging Tech : Be at the forefront of innovation by working with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
• Collaborative Environment : Work with talented teams that value your ideas and contributions.
• Learning and Development : We offer a range of L&D programs to help you advance your career.
• Client-Centric Approach : Contribute to solutions that create lasting value for global Fortune 500 clients.

Company Overview

• Motivus is a provider of digital engineering, cloud, data and AI-enabled transformation services, dedicated to solving complex technology challenges that empower clients to achieve business growth, increase revenues and reduce costs. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in , with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.motivus.com.

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