job summary: ***Lead Platform Automation Engineer*** Work Location: Plano/Dallas area 1st choice, 2nd choice within 60 miles of other Bread locations Hybrid: 1/2 days in office a week Work hours: 8am- 4:30pm CST Preliminary Video Reviews will be done There will be technical and/or some situational/experience questions presented Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills): 1.Strong Programming/Coding Skills 2.Strong Test Automation Framework/Solutions 3.Devops Concepts Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills) 1.Cypress, JavaScript 2.API Automation 3.CI/CD, AWS Lead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and help create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing techniques to ensure quality standards are met across all environments. Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior engineers, advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, and support the adoption of shift-left testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and continuous delivery of quality software. Essential Job Functions - Lead the design, development, and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Drive the design, development, and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation frameworks, ensuring they are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with the quality objectives. - (15%) - Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems, performance bottlenecks, and quality gaps in systems, driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%) - Design and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across multiple environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment process. - (15%) - Design, develop, and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with the tools and resources needed for success, driving continuous improvements and optimizing testing processes across the platform. - (15%) - Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor across quality engineering, product, and business teams. Mentor quality engineers and foster a collaborative culture around test-driven development (TDD) and automation practices. - (10%) - Demonstrate deep expertise in at least two programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and lead the design, development, and execution of automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications. Act as a subject matter expert in platform quality engineering, specifically within financial technology, payment systems, and cloud environments. - (10%) - Drive the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring they align with the company's innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%) - Collaborate with infrastructure teams to configure testing environments that enable scalable load generation and system response measurement. - (5%) - Advocate for best practices in quality engineering, test automation, test data management, and test infrastructure while leading initiatives for continuous improvement. Develop and maintain tools for performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring they simulate real-world traffic and use cases. - (5%) Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area. - 8+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Preferred Qualifications - 12+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Skills - Agile Methodology - Scripting Languages - Test Automation - Test Data Management - CI/CD - Cloud Platform - Version Control (Git) - Monitoring Tools - Debug Tools - Multitasking - Problem Solving - Communication Reports To: Senior Manager and above Direct Reports: 0 Work Environment - Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location. Travel - Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly Physical and Mental Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship. - Communicate/Hearing - Communicate/Talking - Typing/Writing - Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment Other Duties This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time Enable Skills-Based Hiring No Standard Background Check Items Criminal Background Check, All Counties, States and Federal Districts of Residences during prior 10 years, Past Employment Verification - last employer only, Education/ Professional Licensing Verification - if the position requires a degree, Social Security Verification, Sex Offender Registry Check (where allowed by state law), Credit Check - if specified in the requisition- for Card Services a Credit Check is always required. location: Plano, Texas job type: Contract salary: $65 - 75 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: ead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and help create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing techniques to ensure quality standards are met across all environments. Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior engineers, advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, and support the adoption of shift-left testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and continuous delivery of quality software. Essential Job Functions - Lead the design, development, and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Drive the design, development, and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation frameworks, ensuring they are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with the quality objectives. - (15%) - Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems, performance bottlenecks, and quality gaps in systems, driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%) - Design and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across multiple environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment process. - (15%) - Design, develop, and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with the tools and resources needed for success, driving continuous improvements and optimizing testing processes across the platform. - (15%) - Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor across quality engineering, product, and business teams. Mentor quality engineers and foster a collaborative culture around test-driven development (TDD) and automation practices. - (10%) - Demonstrate deep expertise in at least two programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and lead the design, development, and execution of automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications. Act as a subject matter expert in platform quality engineering, specifically within financial technology, payment systems, and cloud environments. - (10%) - Drive the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring they align with the company's innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%) - Collaborate with infrastructure teams to configure testing environments that enable scalable load generation and system response measurement. - (5%) - Advocate for best practices in quality engineering, test automation, test data management, and test infrastructure while leading initiatives for continuous improvement. Develop and maintain tools for performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring they simulate real-world traffic and use cases. - (5%) Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area. - 8+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Preferred Qualifications - 12+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Skills - Agile Methodology - Scripting Languages - Test Automation - Test Data Management - CI/CD - Cloud Platform - Version Control (Git) - Monitoring Tools - Debug Tools - Multitasking - Problem Solving qualifications: Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills): 1.Strong Programming/Coding Skills 2.Strong Test Automation Framework/Solutions 3.Devops Concepts Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills) 1.Cypress, JavaScript 2.API Automation 3.CI/CD, AWS Lead Platform Automation Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks. You will contribute to the design of test data management practices and develop tools to support test infrastructure. This role requires working closely with engineering teams and help create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing techniques to ensure quality standards are met across all environments. Lead Platform Automation Engineer will mentor junior engineers, advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, and support the adoption of shift-left testing practices. They will also contribute to building robust CI/CD pipelines that enable fast feedback and continuous delivery of quality software. Essential Job Functions - Lead the design, development, and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Drive the design, development, and maintenance of test frameworks to ensure efficient and consistent testing across the enterprise. Lead efforts to improve and extend automation frameworks, ensuring they are maintainable, scalable, and aligned with the quality objectives. - (15%) - Responsible for defining and enforcing testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices across the SDLC. Lead efforts to analyze and resolve complex problems, performance bottlenecks, and quality gaps in systems, driving improvements in software efficiency and robustness. - (15%) - Design and maintain tools for generating, managing, and cleaning test data across multiple environments to support both automated and manual testing. Integrate testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring testing is automated throughout the build and deployment process. - (15%) - Design, develop, and maintain automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability and predictability. Lead efforts to provide value-stream aligned engineering teams with the tools and resources needed for success, driving continuous improvements and optimizing testing processes across the platform. - (15%) - Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor across quality engineering, product, and business teams. Mentor quality engineers and foster a collaborative culture around test-driven development (TDD) and automation practices. - (10%) - Demonstrate deep expertise in at least two programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and lead the design, development, and execution of automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications. Act as a subject matter expert in platform quality engineering, specifically within financial technology, payment systems, and cloud environments. - (10%) - Drive the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring they align with the company's innovation and quality engineering strategy. - (10%) - Collaborate with infrastructure teams to configure testing environments that enable scalable load generation and system response measurement. - (5%) - Advocate for best practices in quality engineering, test automation, test data management, and test infrastructure while leading initiatives for continuous improvement. Develop and maintain tools for performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring they simulate real-world traffic and use cases. - (5%) Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related area. - 8+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Preferred Qualifications - 12+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering. Skills - Agile Methodology - Scripting Languages - Test Automation - Test Data Management - CI/CD - Cloud Platform - Version Control (Git) - Monitoring Tools - Debug Tools - Multitasking - Problem Solving - Communication Reports To: Senior Manager and above Direct Reports: 0 Work Environment - Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location. Travel - Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly Physical and Mental Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship. - Communicate/Hearing - Communicate/Talking - Typing/Writing - Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment Other Duties This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time Enable Skills-Based Hiring No Standard Background Check Items Criminal Background Check, All Counties, States and Federal Districts of Residences during prior 10 years, Past Employment Verification - last employer only, Education/ Professional Licensing Verification - if the position requires a degree, Social Security Verification, Sex Offender Registry Check (where allowed by state law), Credit Check - if specified in the requisition- for Card Services a Credit Check is always required. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.