Principal Automation Test Engineer Auburn Hills MI only

Principal Automation Test Engineer

The Principal Automation Test Engineer develops and implements automated tests that ensure product quality and efficiency. The incumbent applies advance knowledge of QA practices, methodologies, and techniques to test and assure all quality standards have been met. The incumbent will utilize testing tools, test management solutions and data management approaches to support continuous testing. This role contributes to the development of test automation frameworks and optimization of the existing frameworks as per the latest changes and recommends quality improvement initiatives for future application/project releases. The Principal Automation Test Engineer will regularly coach and mentor less experienced team members.

Position Responsibilities:
Design and Methodology

• Work closely with business units, application teams, infrastructure areas and vendors to identity, review and evaluate the solution requirements.
• Investigate and propose strategic fits for virtualization, consolidation and rationalization solution opportunities within the infrastructure or business. Propose changes to the technical architecture and design solutions as applicable.
• Evaluate and align strategic fit solutions across infrastructure platforms and solutions specific to system hardware and software technologies.
• Understand, participate, review and influence long term capacity planning and technology investments.

Technical Consulting

• Provide Client consulting and planning guidance as applicable for moderate to large highly complex projects/programs.
• Provide consultation and works closely with other functional infrastructure areas/departments on multiple initiatives to meet common organizational / business goals and objectives.
• Participate in and provides consulting to project teams on architectural, design development, integration opportunities, planning of highly complex systems and assures it is aligned to our established strategies, guiding principles, rationales and practices.

Planning and Organizing

• Identify and evaluate projects/programs/initiatives and design processes that enhance and rationalize existing and upcoming solutions.
• Map requirements into standard services solution, identity opportunities for integrating to existing or reuse technology and provide cost effective solutions for moderate to large highly complex project/programs/initiatives.
• Review, identify and manage requirements for moderate to complex solutions and do a cost value, feasibility and risk analysis.

Risk Management

• Review, participate, develop and update architectural standards, guiding principles, rationales and strategies.
• Evaluate, review and approve highly complex design solutions for business and Infrastructure project or programs or initiatives.