Senior Backend Automation Engineer
- Sumeru INC
5 Days Ago
50-55 per W2 Hourly
NA
Minneapolis-MN, Saint Louis Park-MN
7-15 Years
Required Skills: Automation Engineer, CI/CD, Automation Anywhere, Robot Framework
Job Description
As a Senior Backend Automation Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend and mainframe validation automation within our enterprise-grade QA framework. You’ll collaborate with QA Architects, DevOps, and compliance teams to ensure secure, traceable, and scalable automation across systems such as SOR, Domains, and Read Store. This role demands deep expertise in backend automation tooling, CI/CD integration, and compliance-driven engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Development & Execution
- Develop and maintain backend automation scripts using Automation Anywhere and IBM HATS CLI to validate batch jobs, data integrity, and business rule execution.
- Integrate backend validation into the Robot Framework orchestration layer using metadata-driven models.
- Build reusable wrappers and libraries for SSH access and mainframe interaction.
CI/CD & DevOps Integration
- Collaborate with DevOps to embed backend test suites into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Align test execution with CI/CD triggers to support both end-to-end (E2E) and layer-specific flows.
Compliance & Audit Readiness
- Implement tagging, traceability, and audit logging to meet SOX, PCI, and FFIEC standards.
- Work with compliance teams to ensure traceability from test case → defect → requirement.
Data Validation & Environment Management
- Validate backend data flows across SOR, Domains, and Read Store using structured test data from TDP and synthetic fallback pools.
- Automate test data provisioning, reservation, and cleanup processes with full auditability.
Collaboration & Governance
- Participate in cross-vendor syncs, QA CoE reviews, and scorecard evaluations.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to framework enhancements and standardization.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in backend or mainframe automation.
- Hands-on experience with Automation Anywhere, IBM HATS, or similar tools.
- Proficiency in Java and scripting for CLI-based automation.
- Strong understanding of Robot Framework, metadata-driven execution, and YAML/JSON test suite generation.
- Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with test data management tools like TDP and synthetic data provisioning.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks: SOX, PCI, FFIEC.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
- Exposure to observability tools like Allure and ReportPortal.
- Familiarity with cross-vendor execution models and RACI-based governance.
