QA Automation Engineer (Triage & Document Center)
About the Role
Mortgage Cadence is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to own automation coverage for our Triage and Document Center platform. You will design and build test frameworks from scratch, integrate them into our Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, and set the quality bar for one of our most critical functional domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain test automation frameworks from scratch across UI, API, and integration layers
- Own end-to-end automation coverage for the Triage and Document Center workflows
- Evaluate and select tools and technologies to meet evolving organizational quality needs
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps)
- Define quality standards, best practices, and onboarding documentation for future team members
- Collaborate with development, product, and DevOps teams to ensure testability at every stage of delivery
- Establish test data management strategies
- Design and build custom internal tools and utilities to support and extend the automation ecosystem
- Contribute to architecture-level testing strategy decisions across the broader QA organization
Required Skills & Qualifications
Programming & Scripting
- Proficiency in one or more of: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#
- Strong object-oriented programming and design pattern knowledge (Page Object Model, Factory, Singleton)
- Experience scripting for test infrastructure setup (Bash, PowerShell)
Framework Design & Architecture
- Proven experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
- Expert-level knowledge of UI automation tools: Selenium or Playwright
- Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Behave) for behavior-driven test design
- Understanding of test framework architecture: modular, data-driven, keyword-driven, and hybrid approaches
- Ability to evaluate and select appropriate tools and technologies to fit organizational scale and needs
API & Integration Testing
- Deep understanding of REST APIs and HTTP protocol
- Hands-on experience with API testing tools: Postman, REST Assured, Karate
CI/CD & DevOps Integration
- Strong working knowledge of Azure DevOps — pipelines, work item tracking, and test plan integration
- Experience wiring automated test suites into build/release pipelines
Data & Database Testing
- Working knowledge of SQL databases and query construction
- Familiarity with database testing concepts and validation patterns
- Experience with test data management strategies: generation, masking, and seeding
Experience & Education
- 4–5+ years of hands-on test automation experience — building frameworks, not just running them
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Architecture-level testing strategy experience strongly preferred
- Experience in a Mortgage, FinTech, or regulated-industry environment a plus
Soft Skills & Strategic Thinking
- Ability to define and champion quality standards and best practices across teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving instincts
- Comfortable collaborating with development, product, and DevOps stakeholders
- Comfortable remotely working with team members across multiple time zones
- Strong documentation discipline — onboarding guides, process docs, and testing SOPs for future hires
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