Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & Dev Ops, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our Fin Labs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more.

Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,400+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

We’re looking for a seasoned Test Automation Engineer with deep experience in banking and payments to drive quality engineering across high‑throughput payment flows (e.g.,
Wires/SWIFT, Fed Now, Chips, ISO 20022, ACH/NACHA, RTP
). Design robust automation frameworks, expand test coverage across APIs/services/UI, and embed quality into CI/CD for mission‑critical systems that demand security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance
.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $103k - $105k/year & benefits (see below).

• Build & Evolve Automation Frameworks
• Design and maintain scalable, modular UI/API/service-level/Database automation frameworks (preferably in Java/C#/Type Script/Python
  ) using tools like Selenium/Web Driver, Playwright, Cypress, Rest Assured, Postman
  .
• Implement robust test data management
  , environment selectors, and parallel execution at scale; champion test stability (flaky test reduction).
• Quality in CI/CD
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions/Azure Dev Ops/Jenkins/Git Lab CI) with gating policies, test dashboards, and quality thresholds (code coverage, pass rates, performance baselines).
• Shift-left: PR-level unit/contract tests; shift-right:
  synthetic monitoring and observability validations post-deploy.
• Payments Domain Validation
• Validate file and real-time rails
  :
  Wires/SWIFT (MT/MX, ISO 20022),
  RTP
  , Fed Now
  , Chips.
• Verify message schemas (e.g., ISO 20022 pain.
  001/pacs.
  008/camt), and SWIFT MX mapping; ensure idempotency, FX/fees/tax, cut-offs, holidays, and retries.
• Non-Functional & Resilience Testing
• Build automation for performance, soak, and resilience (throughput/latency/error budgets, circuit breakers, back-pressure).

• 7–10+ years in test automation with 5+ years in banking/payments platforms.
• Strong in one or more
  :
  Java, C#, Python, or Type Script; hands‑on with Selenium/Playwright/Cypress and API testing (Rest Assured/Postman).
• Experience with message validation (JSON, XML, ISO 20022 schemas),
  file-based and real-time processing,
  asynchronous and event-driven systems (Kafka/Rabbit
  
  MQ).
• Solid grasp of CI/CD (Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins),
  Git
  , Docker/K8s
  , environment variables/secrets, and test parallelization.
• Proven capability with SQL and at least one No
  
  SQL (e.g., Mongo); experience setting up synthetic test data and masking strategies.
• Familiarity with observability (Grafana, Splunk) to correlate test runs with system telemetry.
• Understanding of SWIFT/ISO 20022
  , Fed Now principles, fraud and risk controls, and secure coding/testing practices.

• Contract testing with schema-first approaches (OpenAPI, Async
  
  API).
• Domain exposure to reconciliations, liquidity, sanctions screening (OFAC), AML
  , and fraud signals/decisioning.

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan…