Manager, Software Test Automation Engineering

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The Wolters Kluwer Digital Experience Group co-creates products and solutions with Wolters Kluwer businesses around the globe to serve professionals in the Legal, Tax, Health, Finance and Compliance sectors. This wide and growing array of solutions supports business units in building and expanding their online product portfolios. The Digital Experience Group provides global leverage of industry and customer insight, driving technology capabilities for local product innovation.

We are seeking a Manager, Software Automation Testing to lead test automation strategy, framework development, and CI/CD integration in an enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, Playwright, CodeceptJS, Mocha, Node.js, along with experience in API testing, compliance testing, and security analysis using modern tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks using Playwright, Javascript/Java, Selenium, Mocha, and Node.js, CodeceptJS
• Implement and maintain API test automation frameworks, ensuring high coverage and reliability.
• Lead the CI/CD test automation integration with Bamboo, Bitbucket, and JFrog for continuous testing.
• Oversee security, compliance, and accessibility testing, ensuring adherence to WCAG AA, AAA, and Section 508 ADA standards.
• Conduct cross-browser and cross-platform testing using BrowserStack.
• Manage test execution, defect tracking, and reporting using QTest, Jira, and Launchpad.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to align testing with the product design system.
• Mentor and guide automation engineers, fostering a quality-first engineering culture.
• Provide direction to QE Analysts to successfully plan and execute QE Programs.
• Participate in program planning and provide technical reviews and provide feedback on Requirements, Design Documents and Specifications, and Project Plans and Initiatives from a Quality Engineering and testing perspective.
• Direct the day-to-day QE deliverables for the QE projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of relevant QE and automation testing experience, minimum of 4 years in leading QE Teams in an Agile environment
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Strong proficiency in Java/Selenium/JavaScript/TypeScript, Playwright, CodeceptJS, Mocha, and Node.js.
• Expertise in API automation testing and framework development.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Bamboo, GitHub Copilot, Bitbucket, JFrog), security analysis (Black Duck, SonarQube), and compliance testing
• Strong knowledge of accessibility and regulatory compliance standards (WCAG, Section 508 ADA)
• Proven ability to scale automation frameworks and drive test strategy in enterprise software environments
• Experience of Test Management Tools like QTest, Xray with JIRA
• Proactive assessment of potential problems that may impact quality deliverables, or schedule. 
• Coordinate with the business stakeholders and align the goals 
• Prominent level of attention to detail, creative problem solving, and capacity to work on a team.
• Familiarity working with scrum agile method of work Passion for research, problem solving, and high-quality deliverables.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and a desire to continuously learn and improve.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.