Position Summary:
A Lead Test Automation Engineer responsible for building scalable automation frameworks and AI-assisted testing capabilities, driving quality engineering practices, and enabling disciplined, test-first delivery. The role focuses on mentoring developers, improving adoption of automated and AI-driven testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, high-quality releases.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build and scale automation frameworks for AI and enterprise platforms
- Embed AI-driven testing (self-healing, test generation) to improve coverage
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (unit, API, UI)
- Drive shift-left quality and enforce testing standards/governance
- Mentor developers and increase automation adoption
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner stakeholders
- Track quality metrics and ensure stable, reliable releases
Knowledge and skills (general and technical):
- Strong Java fundamentals
- Hands-on Playwright experience (UI/API automation)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Enterprise (preferred)
- Good collaboration and mentoring skills
Experience:
- 6-8 years' experience building and driving test automation frameworks, including AI-driven testing
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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Skills Required
- Strong Java fundamentals
- Hands-on Playwright experience (UI/API automation)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests
- Experience building and driving test automation frameworks
- Experience with AI-driven testing (self-healing, test generation)
- 6-8 years experience in test automation
- Experience with GitHub Enterprise
- Collaboration and mentoring skills to increase automation adoption
- Ability to track quality metrics and ensure stable, reliable releases
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MetLife Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits combine a 401(k) with company match and a company‑funded cash‑balance pension. This uncommon pairing strengthens long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, caregiving resources, fertility coverage, and practical travel supports for nursing parents. These provisions go beyond core insurance to address real‑world family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes a minimum of 22 days of PTO annually and a paid volunteer day, alongside bereavement and other leave options. This breadth provides meaningful flexibility for rest and life events.
MetLife Insights
What We Do
We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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