QA Automation Architect
Austin, TX - Full Time
The QA Automation Architect at Austin Capital Bank is responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive strategy for automated testing across various stages of the software development lifecycle. This role focuses on developing and maintaining an automation framework that supports continuous integration and delivery, ensuring high-quality software deployment with reduced manual effort. The Automation Architect works closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to identify areas for automation, select appropriate tools, and integrate automated tests into the development pipelines. This role demands hands on validation with need of exposure to Functional and Automation testing.
Company Overview:
Austin Capital Bank (ACB) is a rapidly growing community bank with an emphasis on technology. Located in Austin, Texas, ACB is a nationwide leader in consumer-friendly, responsible financial innovation.
Austin Capital Bank serves its customers and partners from a position of strength. We steward our bank with integrity and meticulous attention to detail, for our customers, partners, and stakeholders. We have been recognized in the Inc. 5000 list of the most rapidly growing privately held companies in the United States.
Austin Capital Bank’s organizational structure encompasses a digital bank within a community bank platform.
Our Core Values:
Austin Capital Bank’s Core Values are embodied in the concept of Two Complimentary Cultures, but One Team. This concept acknowledges that employees of the two segments of the company may differ in work and life experiences, and skill sets, but the following beliefs and behaviors are universal:
Responsibilities and Duties
Attributes of Successful Candidate
Company Overview:
Austin Capital Bank (ACB) is a rapidly growing community bank with an emphasis on technology. Located in Austin, Texas, ACB is a nationwide leader in consumer-friendly, responsible financial innovation.
Austin Capital Bank serves its customers and partners from a position of strength. We steward our bank with integrity and meticulous attention to detail, for our customers, partners, and stakeholders. We have been recognized in the Inc. 5000 list of the most rapidly growing privately held companies in the United States.
Austin Capital Bank’s organizational structure encompasses a digital bank within a community bank platform.
Our Core Values:
Austin Capital Bank’s Core Values are embodied in the concept of Two Complimentary Cultures, but One Team. This concept acknowledges that employees of the two segments of the company may differ in work and life experiences, and skill sets, but the following beliefs and behaviors are universal:
- Our Hygiene Factors: honesty with each other, confidentiality as it pertains to customer data and IP, and a high degree of skill and intelligence in the relevant field of authority and operation.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement: an understanding that not everyone is the CEO, but everyone needs to have a CEO-mindset. In whatever task(s) we are performing, we think beyond fulfillment of the task(s), i.e., why, how, what’s next, is there a better way, etc.
- Excellence: we hire talented, highly skilled employees. We achieve the maximum level of excellence in product development, operational support, customer service, risk management and financial performance.
- Collaboration: we operate with a high degree of interdependence. We share collective goals and are accountable for our individual and collective performance. We understand that our life and work experiences likely differ. We respect and applaud those differences and achieve our goals as two complimentary cultures, but one team.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Automation Strategy Development: Define and implement the automation strategy for software testing, including tool selection, process integration, and long-term vision.
- Framework Design and Implementation: Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and Batch job across various platforms and technologies.
- Team Leadership and Collaboration: Mentor QA engineers. Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate automated testing into the CI/CD pipeline, facilitating a DevOps culture.
- Process Improvement: Continuously assess the effectiveness of the automation strategy and framework, making improvements to increase test coverage, efficiency, and reliability.
- Tool Evaluation and Selection: Research, evaluate, and recommend automation tools and technologies to best support testing needs and objectives.
- Training and Mentoring: Provide training and guidance to QA and development teams on automated testing best practices, tools, and techniques.
- Quality Metrics and Reporting: Develop metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of automated tests and identify areas for improvement.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with the automated testing strategy and work proactively to mitigate them.
Attributes of Successful Candidate
- You have an acute attention to detail. You love and understand data, analysis, and optimization.
- You are a thinker and a DO-er. You have the combination of strategic thought, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and execute with excellence on that vision.
- You have a fire in your belly. You love to win and hate to lose.
- You want to improve the lives of our customers and other stakeholders while fast-tracking your career.
- You are an analytical thinker who can spot potential risks and come up with solutions.
- You are a clear communicator with a keen ability to articulate complex ideas.
- You have high integrity, strong character, and the ability to keep confidential information.
- You are dependable and reliable.
- 10+ years’ experience in Software Engineering roles
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium) and frameworks (e.g. TestNG).
- Proficient in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python) relevant to test automation.
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
