Automation Engineer III

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.1Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.In 2022, Edward Jones invested $ 1 billion in technology infrastructure, digital initiatives, and virtual business enablement tools. We’re currently in the test-and-learn phase and are looking for talented, motivated professionals, that want to be part of this transformational journey. Cloud-based architecture and modern technical capabilities will enable us to grow our impact while providing the best client experience possible.You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs hundreds of software developers – all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you’ve considered Edward Jones in the past, it’s time to take another look. We are embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals who want to be a part of that future.About The TeamTechnology Digital Account Solutions (DAS) – Develop and support systems for opening and maintaining client accounts. The Technology DAS teams build technologies that power our business.  We are seeking a talented automation engineer to collaborate with DAS software and support teams to help support our area's SRE and QE maturity.The automation engineer will be on shore (within United States time zone) and will work on an agile team that is a combination of on shore and off shore (outside of United States time zone) teammates. The agile team includes one on shore Product Owner, one on shore Product Delivery Manager, one off shore Business Analyst/Scrum, and multiple off shore SREs. The individual will assist with testing needs of the team and collect/escalate information needed from the other DAS product teams which are mostly U.S. based. The individual will also collaborate across all DAS product teams to continue to support and increase DAS QE automation.What You'll Do• Collect/escalate information needed from the other DAS product teams which are mostly U.S. based.• Collaborate across all DAS product teams to continue to support and increase DAS QE automation.• Responsible for the Quality Chapter deliverables in the delivery team/s – "traceability, automation coverage, environment capabilities, reporting and Analysis"• Design, code, test, deploy and maintain testing automation solutions that provide automated test coverage of business functionality for the team• Execute automated test suites to support delivery teams and actively contribute to reduced cycle times• Builds understanding of automation opportunities for the application area, and communicates needs to the product owner for automation• Owns automation portion of the Quality strategy for the team including UAT, UI and SoapUI Test Automation in the pipeline.• Build and maintain effective relationships with peers in Product, UX, and Architecture to drive execution of Quality strategy• Clearly summarize test findings and provide recommendations for remediation, including code-level recommendations and solutions• Communicates with Impact. Listens actively and asks clarifying questions. Seeks to understand others' perspectives. Tailors messages to meet the needs of the audience and checks for understanding. Conveys verbal and written communication clearly and concisely and identifies when technical terms need to be translated for audience• Thinks like a client, considering the firm's strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes along with reduction of test debt, speed to market and team health when making decisions• Serve as an effective advocate for regression testing, team transformation/maturity and QA Chapter direction in application areaWhat You'll Need• 5+ years of experience automating test plans, expected test results, actual test results, identified issues, and steps to replicate accessibility findings• Advanced experience with one or more of the following: Selenium, SoapUI, Jmeter, LoadRunner, Ready API, JAVA, SQL, Appium• Expert with defect tracking software for agile teams. i.e. Jira, Qtest, etc.• Ability to understand and explain technical issues and their implications for projects and business decisions, facilitate discussion and resolution of problems, and mentor other associates.• Proficient in working collaboratively with product teams• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills including the ability to create and maintain best practice documentation and practices, used across multiple systems and functional areas• Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with a preference for Tuesday through Thursday.***At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward JonesCheck out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward JonesEdward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate: