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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Test Automation Lead Practitioner - **Company:** Matlen Silver - **Location:** Plano, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $176,800.0 - $187,200.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Application Frameworks, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Behavior-Driven Development, Static Program Analysis, Code Coverage, Continuous Integration, Github, Junit, Nunit, Regression Testing, Selenium, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Data, Test Management, Testng, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Postman, Appium, Cypress (Programming Language), Reliability of Systems, Specflow, Gitlab-ci, Integration Tests, Playwright, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Ansible Tower, Jenkins - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=80cec765580cc1fc ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Test Automation, Quality Engineering, or Engineering Leadership roles. * 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale test automation frameworks. * 7+ years of experience with automation tools and frameworks such as: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, REST Assured, Postman/Newman, NUnit/xUnit/JUnit/TestNG, Cucumber, or SpecFlow * Strong expertise in TDD, BDD, Shift-Left Testing, Continuous Testing, and Quality Engineering practices. * Extensive experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD platforms including GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, XL Release, and Ansible Tower. * Experience with quality and code analysis tools such as SonarQube, coverage reporting, and test analytics solutions. * Proven success leading enterprise test automation transformation initiatives and improving automation coverage, quality metrics, and release velocity. * Demonstrated experience coaching engineering organizations, delivering technical training, and mentoring teams on automation best practices. * Experience establishing automation governance, standards, reusable frameworks, and enterprise-wide quality engineering strategies. ## Description We are looking for a seasoned quality engineering leader with deep hands-on experience designing, implementing, and scaling test automation frameworks across complex technology organizations. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, mentor, and coach to engineering teams, quality engineers, architects, and technology leaders. You will help teams accelerate delivery through effective automation strategies, shift-left testing practices, and quality engineering frameworks that improve software reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and increase release confidence., Test Automation Leadership & Quality Engineering: * Drive Test Automation Adoption: Lead the enterprise adoption and maturation of automated testing strategies across functional, integration, API, UI, performance, and regression testing. * Automation Framework Excellence: Coach teams in the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable, maintainable, and reusable test automation frameworks. * Shift-Left Quality Practices: Promote Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), continuous testing, and quality engineering practices that embed testing early in the software lifecycle. * CI/CD Test Integration: Guide teams in integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid feedback, increased deployment confidence, and reduced production defects. * Quality Metrics & Coverage: Establish automation standards, quality KPIs, test coverage metrics, and reporting frameworks to drive continuous improvement. * Test Management Modernization: Advise teams on modern test management solutions, test data strategies, automation governance, and quality engineering best practices. Coaching & Enterprise Enablement * Multi-Level Technical Coaching: Coach individual engineers, automation teams, QA leaders, and senior technology executives on quality engineering strategies and automation adoption. * Training at Scale: Design and deliver enterprise-wide training programs, workshops, automation playbooks, and best-practice guidance. * Automation Community Leadership: Foster communities of practice focused on test automation, continuous testing, and quality engineering innovation. * Change Management: Drive adoption of automation tools, frameworks, and methodologies by building organizational alignment and demonstrating measurable business value. ## Related Videos - [How Unit Testing Saved My Career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1642-how-unit-testing-saved-my-career) - [Testing .NET applications a Tool box for every developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/704-testing-net-applications-a-tool-box-for-every-developer) - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [From boy scouting to redrawing the landscape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1140-from-boy-scouting-to-redrawing-the-landscape) - [How to add test automation to your project: The good, the bad, and the ugly](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1668-how-to-add-test-automation-to-your-project-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) - [Old tools, new tricks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1916-old-tools-new-tricks) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [Liuba Gonta and Yuliya Khadasevic - GitHub Copilot Beyond the Basics - 10 Ways to Elevate Your Coding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/490-liuba-gonta-and-yuliya-khadasevic-github-copilot-beyond-the-basics-10-ways-to-elevate-your-coding) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)