At Frontline Insurance, we are on a mission to Make Things Better, and our SDET III plays a pivotal role in achieving this vision. We strive to provide high quality service and proactive solutions to all our customers to ensure that we are making things better for each one.

What makes us different? At Frontline Insurance, our core values – Integrity, Patriotism, Family, and Creativity – are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to making a difference and achieving remarkable things together. If you’re looking for a role, as a Commercial Underwriting Manager where you can make a meaningful impact and grow your career, your next adventure starts here!

Our SDET III enjoys robust benefits:

Hybrid work schedule!
Health & Wellness: Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term).
Financial Security: 401k Retirement Plan with a generous match.
Work-Life Balance: Four weeks of PTO and Pet Insurance for your furry family members.

What you can expect as a SDET III:

Design, develop, execute, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient frontend, backend/API, integration, and end-to-end automated tests using Playwright, TypeScript, and established software engineering principles.
Independently lead the technical design and delivery of complex automation initiatives, taking ownership from requirements analysis through development, execution, maintenance, and completion.
Collaborate with Quality Engineers, Business Analysts, Developers, and other stakeholders throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to assess requirements, identify automation opportunities, improve testability, and ensure effective, risk-based test coverage.
Apply strong functional and technical knowledge of Guidewire InsuranceSuite, including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter, to develop and support automation across complex business processes and application functionality.
Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the team's automation framework, designing reusable components and identifying opportunities to improve architecture, scalability, maintainability, and development efficiency.
Establish and promote software engineering best practices, including clean code principles, design patterns, source-control standards, and effective pull request and code review processes using Git and Bitbucket.
Lead the investigation and resolution of complex automation failures, framework defects, and test instability, applying root-cause analysis and implementing sustainable improvements to automation reliability.
Oversee the technical quality and reliability of assigned automation suites, including Build Health, Smoke, and Regression, ensuring effective coverage, execution stability, and ongoing maintenance.
Develop and enhance automated test execution within established CI/CD processes and Jenkins pipelines, collaborating with DevOps to improve execution efficiency, reliability, and automated reporting.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on defect investigation, triage, and resolution, ensuring appropriate automated regression coverage and supporting the early identification and prevention of application defects.
Effectively utilise Jira, Confluence, and Xray to manage automation initiatives, maintain technical documentation, support requirements traceability, and provide accurate execution and delivery reporting.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to SDET I and SDET II engineers, supporting their professional development, reviewing technical solutions, and promoting consistent engineering standards and knowledge sharing.
Independently manage complex automation deliverables, proactively identifying technical risks, dependencies, and blockers while ensuring high-quality delivery within agreed timelines.
Support the SDET Manager and SDET Team Lead in technical planning, effort estimation, automation feasibility assessments, and delivery coordination through informed technical recommendations.
Drive continuous improvement by evaluating emerging technologies, including AI-assisted automation, and identifying opportunities to improve automation coverage, framework capabilities, execution efficiency, and overall engineering effectiveness.

What we are looking for as a SDET III:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience and demonstrated technical expertise.
5+ years of relevant experience in software test automation, software development engineering in test (SDET), or a comparable software engineering role, with demonstrated senior-level technical capabilities.
Advanced proficiency in a modern programming language, with TypeScript strongly preferred, and extensive experience developing high-quality, reusable, maintainable automation code.
Strong hands-on experience with Playwright or comparable modern test automation frameworks, including designing, developing, and maintaining complex frontend, backend/API, integration, and end-to-end automated testing solutions.
Proven experience in designing, developing, extending, and maintaining automation frameworks, including framework architecture, reusable functions, utilities, fixtures, configurations, and supporting components.
Strong understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented programming concepts, clean code practices, established design patterns, and maintainable automation architecture.
Demonstrated ability to independently assess complex technical requirements, evaluate potential solutions, make informed engineering decisions, and deliver robust automation implementations with minimal supervision.
Proven experience creating effective, efficient, and maintainable automated test cases, applying appropriate test design techniques, risk-based testing approaches, and automation coverage strategies.
Advanced debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills, with demonstrated experience identifying and resolving complex automation failures, framework defects, test instability, application issues, and environment-related problems.
Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, software testing principles, automation best practices, defect management, regression testing, and continuous quality improvement.
Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), and Agile/Scrum development methodologies, with experience contributing to testing and automation activities throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Strong experience in API and web service testing, including REST APIs, request and response validation, authentication, data handling, and integration testing.
Proven experience with Git-based source control, including branching, pull requests, code reviews, repository management, and collaborative software development practices.
Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and practices, with hands-on experience integrating, executing, maintaining, or improving automated tests within Jenkins or comparable CI/CD platforms.
Experience working with test management and development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Xray, or comparable platforms, including test case management, defect tracking, test execution, and requirements traceability.
Demonstrated ability to review automation code, identify potential improvements, provide constructive technical feedback, and promote consistent engineering standards and best practices.
Proven ability to provide technical mentorship, coaching, and guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting technical development, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving.
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex challenges, identify underlying causes, and develop innovative, sustainable automation solutions.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, communicate risks and recommendations, and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with SDETs, Quality Engineers, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps, and other cross-functional delivery teams.
Strong organisational and time management skills, with proven experience independently managing complex workloads, balancing competing priorities, meeting delivery commitments, and proactively communicating risks, dependencies, and blockers.
Must be a self-starter capable of operating with a high degree of independence, accountability, and technical ownership, while contributing effectively within a collaborative and diverse engineering team.
Experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite, including PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and/or BillingCenter, is highly desirable. Strong knowledge of enterprise insurance applications and complex business workflows is advantageous.
Previous experience within the Insurance or Financial Services domain is preferred, particularly involving policy administration, claims processing, billing, rating, or other complex transactional systems.
Experience with containerisation technologies, such as Docker or Podman, and working with containerised test execution environments is desirable.
Experience improving automated test execution efficiency, reliability, and maintainability through techniques such as parallel execution, test data management, failure analysis, and flaky test reduction is highly desirable.
Familiarity with performance testing, visual regression testing, or other specialised testing techniques is advantageous.
Awareness of emerging automation technologies, including AI-assisted development and testing tools, with an interest in evaluating and adopting solutions that improve engineering productivity and automation effectiveness.

Why work for Frontline Insurance?

At Frontline Insurance, we’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community of innovators, problem solvers, and dedicated professionals committed to our core values: Integrity, Patriotism, Family, and Creativity.

We provide a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented work environment where every team member can thrive.

Frontline Insurance is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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