Senior Automation Engineer (API) - Charlotte, NC

DTS is looking for experienced Senior Automation Engineer (API) for a Direct Client position based in Charlotte, NC. Top 3 Soft Skills: Leadership potential Highly communicative Curious about emerging technologies Top 3 Hard Skills: Deep understanding of APIs, modern technological approaches to testing High degree of programming experience in Typescript or Python Understanding of GraphQL and modern AI topics such as agents/mcp/etc Responsibilities Help create a culture that motivates teams to ensure zero defects into production Work across teams to understand enterprise quality requirements and ensure adoption of core processes and standards Implement the shift-left test strategy as the organization rearchitects our technology platform Partner with DevOps engineers to fully automate testing throughout the release & delivery processes in the CI/CD pipeline Leverage market-leading automation frameworks and tools across all levels of testing that integrate in the automated CI/CD pipeline Participate in product design reviews ensuring quality practices are baked into the software development and deployment life cycle Work with internal teams to document test environment and test data management container strategies and provisioning for the different types of testing activities Comprehend and decompose user stories/requirements to identify what tests need to be created and automated across all levels of testing Collaborate with QA Engineers to develop effective strategies and test plans Qualifications 7+ years of experience in test automation engineering with API based testing Preferred BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject Required Experience: Proficiency writing code in TypeScript/JavaScript Proficiency with GraphQL testing, graph schema validation Proficiency with RestAPI testing best practices Experience with AWS services: CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB Experience with build systems and CI/CD: GIT, GitLab, Docker Experience with load testing technologies and best practices: LoadRunner, Gatling Automating API testing and extensive knowledge of creating and leveraging mocks, stubs, and virtual services to fulfill test automation requirements Experience with market tools: Postman/Insomnia Experience with open-source testing frameworks: Jest Preferred Experience with: Strong knowledge of relation databases, SQL Good understanding of mobile automation with Appium being a plus Good understanding of python programming language Understanding of functional front-end automation: Selenium Playwright Cypress Familiarity with Agile Frameworks and regression testing Financial services technology/ consumer banking testing experience Automating tests for the full solution stack (unit, business logic, contract, usability, functional, performance) Extensive knowledge of: White Box Testing practices Software Engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build and release processes, continuous integration, and continuous deployment concepts (CI & CD), and test suite development and maintenance Must be able to provide hands-on training for existing testers in writing and using automation scripts and ensuring best practices are followed Possesses a deep understanding of shift-left test practices and techniques along with the frameworks, and tools that support it Strong written and verbal communication skills Enthusiastic and energetic with an inherent curiosity to break code DTS offers excellent compensation package. Contact : Ajay Bharbutta Team Lead Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) 313-489-9795