Automation Test Lead

The Hartford

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Columbus, OHHartford, CTCharlotte, NCChicago, IL
Salary
$127,600–$191,400 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $167k
This role $160k
$119k most similar roles pay here $209k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $134,850–$199,100 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About The Hartford

The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

The Hartford currently has 45 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,600–$191,400 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Automation Test Lead

As an Automation Test Lead, you will be instrumental in developing automated testing frameworks and managing test data to facilitate a transition toward Continuous Testing practices using Gen AI technologies. You will collaborate with vendors, IT leadership, and business units to align automation priorities with corporate strategies while mentoring scrum QA teams on best practices. Your daily work involves designing robust frameworks for complex systems, performing root cause analysis, and improving system testability through direct code contributions. The role requires proficiency in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python, alongside tools like Playwright, Selenium, Karate, Blazemeter, and Jenkins. You will also utilize Gen AI tools like GitHub Copilot to enhance engineering productivity. This position focuses on ensuring high-quality delivery for distributed systems and third-party integrations within an insurance and financial services context.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain robust automated test frameworks across complex applications.
  • Manage test data and develop automation scripts using tools like Playwright, Selenium, or Karate.
  • Integrate GenAI technologies into the testing lifecycle to improve engineering productivity.
  • Define and govern Quality Engineering standards, best practices, and operating models.
  • Track and analyze quality metrics to reduce defects and prevent leakage.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex defects across distributed systems and third-party integrations.
  • Mentor QA teams on automation patterns, scalable test designs, and software engineering best practices.
  • Improve system testability and reliability through direct code contributions and infrastructure collaboration.

What we're looking for

  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in Quality Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience leading Quality engineering teams.
  • Experience with programming languages including Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python.
  • Experience with test automation tools such as Playwright, Karate, BDD, Selenium, Blazemeter/JMeter, and Test Data Management tools.
  • Experience with DevOps/RE tools (Sonar, Nexus, Jenkins, uDeploy, Git, Splunk, Dynatrace, Terraform, AppScan, Checkmarx, CA DevTest) and cloud technologies (AWS or GCP).
  • Experience with cross-browser testing, Gen AI tools, Agile/SAFe methodologies, and reporting tools (preferred); insurance knowledge and creating test AI agents (preferred).

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