Want Lead Automation Engineer (Remote) in Saint Paul, MN

Job title: Lead Automation Engineer (Remote)

Company: Patterson Companies

Job description: Patterson isn't just a place to work, it's a partner that cares about your success.



One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first, always advancing, and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.



The Lead Automation Engineer role is accountable for leading development and implementation of standards and processes for developing and maintaining automation frameworks; developing test scripts; and ensuring the health of automation in a domain, product, or project. This role works with cross-functional team members to understand business and architecture of the system to ensure automation at every interface. The Lead Automation Engineer also leads the effort to research, design, document, and modify software automation framework throughout the development life cycle to maximize value delivered to customers and stakeholders.



Essential Functions



To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.



Lead the effort of building testing frameworks and automation strategies



Advocate agile testing practices and implement best practices in our software environment



Review specifications for testability, highlighting and proposing design consideration that will make a feature easier to test via automation, while expanding coverage and improving product quality



Evangelize automation and assist other automation engineer team members through mentorship, coaching, tutorials, and writing scripts to speed up their testing efforts



Responsible for the development of source code and execution of automated test cases and QA processes that ensure quality throughout our release schedule



Executes automation test strategy that promotes best automation approach, and development of toolset to reduce or eliminate manual test efforts for all products or projects



Understands and contributes to the implementation of processes for Test Management and Reporting for Automated Suites



Drive continuous integration, recommending approach and technology infrastructure and tools



Interface with development team to ensure sufficient test coverage upstream in unit testing in support of TDD best practices



Provide tasks, milestones, and clear direction to automation engineers.



Provide estimate work effort for releases and features.



Monitor task completion and milestone achievement, helping to define how success will be measured.



Set and communicate clear standards and expectations for technical and work performance and proactively seek progress updates from team members, assisting team members to overcome challenges to achieve results.



Additional Functions



In addition to the essential functions listed above, the incumbent may perform the following additional functions.



Participate in regulatory and compliance activities



Required Qualifications



Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or equivalent work experience



7+ years of experience in quality assurance/development



Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment



Knowledge of database, cloud, and web technologies



Comprehensive understanding of software test methodologies including white box, black box, functional, unit, feature, regression, integration, performance, and scalability



Experience in automating tests cases for cloud, web based or desktop applications



Experience with modern programming languages.



Experience using source code management system



Experience testing and automating secure REST APIs and mobile apps



Experience in multi browser and cross platform testing



Experience integrating with release/build pipelines



Knowledge of SDLC and Software Development methodologies



Preferred Qualifications



Experience with product planning and developing business cases and return on investment analyses



Experience as a software engineer a plus



Proven experience as a test automation engineer in a product development environment



Software as a medical device nd/or dental industry experience



?Office environment ? either in Patterson facility or at home/remote location



?Travel to corporate sites is periodically required (Quarterly or so)



Periodic on call rotations and available outside of normal business hours on evenings and weekends during critical production release or issue escalation periods



We provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:



Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program.



401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan.



Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).



Paid Time Off (PTO).



Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays.



Volunteer Time Off (VTO).



Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement).



Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave.



LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program).



Patterson Perks Program.



EEO Statement



EOE, including disability/vets.



We are Patterson. We welcome you.

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Location: Saint Paul, MN

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