QA Automation Engineering Lead - API Gateway

Description Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but not limited to assisting with obtaining work permission for F-1 students, H-1B professionals, O-1 workers, TN workers, E-3 workers, among other immigration statuses. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Automation QA Lead is responsible for defining, building, and advancing the test automation strategy for Huntington's API Gateway (AGW) platform. This role combines hands-on automation engineering, quality leadership, and platform-level test strategy to ensure the reliability, scalability, security, and performance of enterprise API services. The successful candidate will design and implement modern automation frameworks, develop reusable automated test suites, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and establish quality engineering best practices across the API platform. In addition, the role will support day-to-day testing activities for AGW initiatives, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with expertise in API testing, automation architecture, DevOps practices, and quality engineering methodologies. Job Description Duties & Responsibilities Platform Quality Engineering Leadership • Own and drive the test automation vision and roadmap for the API Gateway platform. • Design and implement scalable automation frameworks supporting API, integration, regression, performance, and security testing. • Establish quality engineering standards, testing best practices, and automation governance across the platform. • Partner with engineering, architecture, product, and platform teams to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. • Define quality metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. Test Automation Engineering • Develop and maintain reusable automation frameworks and test harnesses for enterprise API services. • Build automated API validation suites covering functionality, security, performance, resiliency, and compliance requirements. • Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines. • Implement automated regression suites that enable rapid and reliable platform releases. • Create automation solutions that reduce manual testing effort while increasing test coverage and release confidence. API Gateway Testing & Validation • Lead testing efforts for API Gateway platform enhancements, upgrades, and new capabilities. • Develop automated validation for API proxy configurations, security policies, routing, authentication, authorization, and traffic management controls. • Validate enterprise integrations across internal and external consumer applications. • Support testing of production fixes, platform upgrades, and disaster recovery exercises. • Ensure APIs meet functional, performance, scalability, and security requirements. Day-to-Day Quality Assurance Activities • Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release planning activities. • Create and execute test plans, test cases, and automated test scenarios. • Perform defect analysis, root cause identification, and validation of remediation efforts. • Collaborate closely with developers and product owners to resolve quality issues. • Support user acceptance testing and production verification activities as needed. Continuous Improvement • Evaluate and introduce modern testing tools, frameworks, and engineering practices. • Promote shift-left testing and automation-first quality practices. • Mentor engineers and team members on automation development and quality engineering techniques. • Drive improvements in release quality, test coverage, deployment reliability, and operational stability. Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but not limited to assisting with obtaining work permission for F-1 students, H-1B professionals, O-1 workers, TN workers, E-3 workers, among other immigration statuses. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. • Minimum 7 years of experience in software quality assurance, automation engineering, or quality engineering. • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing automated test frameworks. • Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. • Experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Postman, Karate, Rest Assured, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent. • Experience developing automation using Java, JavaScript, Python, • C#, or similar programming languages. • Experience working within Agile and DevOps environments. • Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting enterprise API Gateway platforms such as Apigee, Apigee X, Kong, Mulesoft, Azure API Management, or similar technologies. • Experience with cloud platforms including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, or AWS. • Knowledge of OAuth, OpenID Connect, JWT, MTLS, API security controls, and certificate management. • Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or equivalent. • Experience validating platform resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity scenarios. • Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar DevOps toolsets. • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) ( No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes Workplace Type: Office Our Approach to Office Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team. Compensation Range: 70,000.00 - 140,000.00 USD Annual The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.  Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.  In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details. Note to Agency Recruiters: Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.