We are seeking a Senior Software Test Automation Engineer to help drive quality across modern web applications and cloud-native services. In this role, you will design and implement scalable automated testing solutions, improve software reliability, and integrate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
You'll collaborate closely with product managers, software engineers, and platform teams to ensure high-quality releases through automation, CI/CD integration, and quality-first engineering practices. The ideal candidate combines strong quality engineering fundamentals with a willingness to embrace emerging AI-assisted and agentic engineering technologies. While deep experience building AI agents is not required, successful candidates should demonstrate curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to rapidly learn and apply new tools that enhance software quality and engineering productivity.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and integrated services.
- Build and enhance test automation frameworks using Playwright, TypeScript, and Node.js.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to define testable requirements and quality strategies.
- Integrate and maintain automated testing within CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps.
- Analyze test results, identify quality risks, and improve test coverage and regression effectiveness.
- Validate software deployments across cloud-hosted environments and support release readiness activities.
- Troubleshoot automation, environment, and test data issues to improve delivery efficiency.
- Leverage AI-assisted and emerging agentic engineering tools to accelerate test design, automation development, test maintenance, and defect investigation.
- Evaluate AI-generated code, tests, and recommendations, applying sound engineering judgment to ensure maintainability, reliability, and quality.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve quality engineering efficiency through automation, intelligent tooling, and modern engineering practices.
- Mentor team members and help advance quality engineering standards and best practices.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, SDET, or related roles.
- Strong experience building automated UI, API, and integration tests.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or Python.
- Experience with Playwright, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks.
- Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD practices.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices in a rapidly evolving software development environment.
- Experience testing React applications and customer-facing workflows.
- Experience with Node.js tooling and services built on .NET and/or Java.
- Knowledge of GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Azure cloud services.
- Experience with performance, accessibility, security, or reliability testing.
- Familiarity with BDD, spec-driven development, or requirements-first engineering practices.
- Experience using GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted development tools, or emerging agent-based engineering workflows to improve development, testing, or quality engineering productivity.
- Demonstrated interest in AI-assisted software engineering and a track record of successfully adopting new technologies and tools.
- Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience.
- Playwright
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- Node.js
- React
- GitHub & GitHub Actions
- Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Azure
- GitHub Copilot and emerging AI-assisted engineering tools
- Application Insights & Azure Monitor
This role is a hands-on quality engineering position focused on improving how software is designed, tested, and released. You'll help build automated quality practices that increase release confidence, reduce defects, and support a modern, AI-enabled engineering organization
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Our Interview PracticesTo maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$71,300.00 - $124,500.00 USDThis role is eligible for Bonus.
Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information:Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, SDET, or related roles.
- Experience building automated UI, API, and integration tests.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or Python.
- Experience with Playwright, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks.
- Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD practices.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies and frameworks.
- Experience testing React applications and customer-facing workflows.
- Experience with Node.js tooling and services built on .NET and/or Java.
- Knowledge of GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Azure cloud services.
- Experience with performance, accessibility, security, or reliability testing.
- Familiarity with BDD, spec-driven development, or requirements-first engineering.
- Experience using GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted development tools, or agent-based workflows.
- Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience.
Wolters Kluwer Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away benefits are positioned as broad, spanning vacation and sick time plus paid holidays and other covered leave types. Paid parental and caregiver leave, bereavement leave, and a volunteer day contribute to a more comprehensive time-off offering.
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What We Do
Wolters Kluwer (www.wolterskluwer.com) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services. Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, the company serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs 18,600 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. Listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Wolters Kluwer shares (WKL) are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
