The Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:
Define and lead the enterprise Test Automation Transformation roadmap across multiple applications and delivery teams.
- Establish governance, standards, metrics, reporting, and best practices for quality engineering and automation.
- Drive adoption and continuous enhancement of the FAST Automation Framework.
- Lead migration of automation assets from Selenium (Java) to Playwright (TypeScript) and modernize automation architecture.
- Champion AI-enabled testing capabilities leveraging tools such as Devin, GitHub Copilot, Agentic AI solutions, and intelligent test generation platforms.
- Partner with Engineering and DevOps teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and implement automated quality gates.
- Deliver the strategic vision of one-click execution for smoke, regression, end-to-end, release certification, and production validation testing.
- Provide technical leadership for UI, API, database, batch, and end-to-end automation solutions.
- Drive automation coverage across web applications, backend services, APIs, databases, batch processes, and enterprise integrations.
- Oversee automation validation involving Oracle databases, SQL/PLSQL queries, data reconciliation, AutoSys scheduling, and batch processing workflows.
- Lead development of reusable automation utilities using Unix/Linux shell scripting to support test execution, environment validation, deployment verification, monitoring, and reporting.
- Establish executive dashboards and KPIs to track automation maturity, coverage, execution stability, defect leakage, and quality trends.
- Manage and mentor automation leads, engineers, and partner resources across geographically distributed teams.
- Collaborate with Architecture, Product, Development, Infrastructure, Operations, and UAT teams to ensure alignment with enterprise quality objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation efficiency, maintainability, scalability, and operational excellence.
Required Expertise
- Test Automation Strategy & Governance
- FAST Automation Framework
- Playwright (TypeScript)
- Selenium (Java)
- CI/CD Integration
- AI-Assisted Testing & Development Tools (Devin, Copilot, AI Agents)
- Oracle Database, SQL, PL/SQL
- AutoSys Scheduler & Batch Validation
- Unix/Linux & Shell Scripting
- API, UI, Database, Integration, and End-to-End Automation
- Agile, DevOps, and Quality Engineering Practices
- Enterprise Application Portfolio Leadership
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in implementing projects
- Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
- Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in area(s) of Testing
- Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions
- Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
- Relationship and consensus building skills
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
The TLFT Test Automation Transformation Initiative represents a strategic portfolio-wide effort that extends beyond traditional testing responsibilities. The initiative requires centralized leadership across applications, multiple technology stacks, AI-enabled testing platforms, automation frameworks, and CI/CD ecosystems. A dedicated Portfolio Test Automation Transformation Lead is required to define standards, drive adoption of FAST/Playwright and related automation capabilities, establish governance and reporting, and deliver the target-state vision of scalable, measurable, and ultimately one-click regression automation. This role is critical to achieving the organization's automation maturity objectives, reducing manual testing effort, accelerating delivery, improving quality, and successfully meeting leadership's transformation commitments.
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Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$145,100.00 - $217,700.00------------------------------------------------------
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience implementing projects
- Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
- Subject Matter Expert experience in testing
- Knowledge of client core business functions
- Leadership, project management, and development skills
- Relationship and consensus-building skills
- Bachelor's degree, university degree, or equivalent experience
- Master's degree
- Test automation strategy and governance
- FAST Automation Framework
- Playwright with TypeScript
- Selenium with Java
- CI/CD integration
- AI-assisted testing and development tools, including Devin, Copilot, or AI agents
- Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL
- AutoSys Scheduler and batch validation
- Unix/Linux and shell scripting
- API, UI, database, integration, and end-to-end automation
- Agile, DevOps, and quality engineering practices
- Enterprise application portfolio leadership
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