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Capital One

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Philadelphia, PA

1735 Market St (16035), United States of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Senior Automation Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

What You'll Do:

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  • Develop, maintain and execute automation tests to ensure sufficient test coverage of Payment Application and APIs
  • Develop testing scenarios/cases to address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios,regression testing, boundary/negative testing, error or defect retests, usability; including automated scripts
  • Develop high quality automation test engineering best practices, test strategy and principles
  • Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, and/or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness
  • Follow defect tracking processes; including software defect documentation, defect tracking tool (JIRA,Version1) utilization, ensuring open defects are monitored and escalated as needed based on aging and priority
  • Partner with Software Engineers, System Integrators, Product Owners to deliver high performing quality customer experiences that are engaging, purposeful and powerful in their simplicity
  • Closely monitor industry trends and progress in the automation tool space, develop proof of concepts as needed to validate the potential impact to our test delivery process
  • Participate in automation script code reviews and provide guidance on their compliance with automation best practices
  • Have demonstrated skills using code repositories like GitHub
  • Gain experience using CI/CD with Hudson/Jenkins in parallel tools
  • Interact with the product delivery team; participate in product requirement/design reviews to provide input on completeness of functional requirements, product designs, and schedules
  • Identify interdependencies, ambiguities or omissions, and make suggestions to improve requirements and ensure usability/testability
  • Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, with focus to mitigate risks


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 4 years of experience in test automation using Cucumber, Selenium, and Java (internship experience not included)


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 4+ years experience with Agile
  • At least 4 years of experience in functional end-to-end testing
  • At least 4 years of experience in automated regression testing
  • At least 2 years of experience with API Testing
  • At least 2 years of experience with Agile
  • At least 1 year of experience in Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) methodology
  • 2+ years of experience with Rest Assured, Ready API, Postman
  • 2+ years experience with AWS


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Client-provided location(s): Philadelphia, PA, USA
Job ID: capital-R186523
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Founder led

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