Principal Automation Engineer

Overview

We're looking for a skilled Principal Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, the candidate's time will be split between leading the automation day to day efforts and contributing hands on to build out the automation solutions. He / she will be the strongest technical member we have on the automation team and so they need to be able to solve challenging technical problems, design the overall solutions, and provide guidance to the other team members.  This is a remote position, however, the candidate must be available to work Pacific Standard Time (PST) hours.

Responsibilities

• Providing testing leadership and guidance by architecting testing solutions and helping to resolve complex technical problems and challenges.
• Developing innovative approaches, techniques, and solutions in the areas of Quality Engineering, Automation, CI / CD, etc.
• Lead multiple automation efforts and influencing others to adopt best practices when applicable.
• Providing estimates, solution design, test design, and strategies for upcoming projects.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including application SMEs, domain architects, Project Managers, Cyber, Infrastructure and other subject matter experts. Requires coming up to speed rapidly with the SCE organization and key stakeholders.
• Analyze how systems are being tested manually and identify opportunities to reduce that time and effort through test automation.
• Design and develop robust automated tests for desktop applications, APIs, shell scripts, and databases to address business and technical use cases.
• Maintain, support, and extend our in house automation framework and automation suites.
• Design comprehensive approaches and set up process standards for ensuring the quality, scalability, and maintainability of test automation tools and frameworks.
• Participating in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards the root cause identification and resolution.

Qualifications

Preferred

Benefits

E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.

Wage Data Per State Requirements

Salary range for this position is $145,000 - $162,000. The starting salary will be commensurate with skill, education, experience, and working environment.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Drug Free Workplace

E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and / or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician

Solicitation

Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.