Senior Test Automation Engineer

Role: Senior Engineer

Required Skills: Python

Experience: 7 - 10 Years

Function: TECHNOLOGY

Apply By: 2027-01-11

Role - Senior Test Automation Engineer

Location - Bloomington, Illinois

Experience Required - 7+ years

Job Summary

The Senior Test Automation Engineer will design, build, and maintain Python-based automated test suites for backend APIs. This role will support an actively developed system being progressively rolled out across multiple states and will focus on creating a scalable, maintainable framework for long-term regression testing.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong hands-on Python programming experience for test automation.
• Strong API testing and API automation experience.
• Experience designing or enhancing test automation frameworks using pytest, requests, or equivalent Python frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP methods, status codes, authentication, and API validation.
• Experience integrating automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to Go language is preferred.
• Experience with auto insurance and auto policy administration systems is preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated API test suites using Python.
• Build and enhance a scalable API test automation framework.
• Develop test cases alongside backend application development.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, negative, and error-handling API testing.
• Validate API requests and responses, status codes, payloads, business rules, data integrity, and backend integrations.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Analyze test failures, identify defects, and collaborate with developers to troubleshoot backend and API issues.
• Ensure test automation is reusable, maintainable, and capable of supporting long-term application growth.

Base Salary Range : $100,000 to $120,000 Per Annum

TCS Employee Benefits Summary: "Discretionary Annual Incentive. Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves. Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity T heft Protection. Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement. Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays. Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing."