Platform Automation Engineer (SDET)

Every career journey is personal. That's why we empower you with the tools and support to create your own success story. Be challenged. Be heard. Be valued. Be you ... be here. Job Summary Platform Automation Engineer is a role that focuses on supporting efforts to enhance test automation, develop robust testing frameworks, and ensure the quality and performance of platform systems. Engineers in this role engage in coding, testing, and code reviews, contributing to the improvement of applications and processes for scalability and efficiency. This position involves collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality solutions and providing guidance to junior engineers in adopting automation practices. Essential Job Functions Collaborate on the design and implementation of quality engineering practices for financial technology solutions. Assist in maintaining test frameworks to ensure efficient testing across the enterprise. Work on improving automation frameworks for scalable test automation. - (15%) Help define and advocate for testing standards, automation strategies, and best practices in the SDLC. Support efforts to address performance bottlenecks and quality gaps. Contribute to the development of tools for managing test data across environments to support testing. - (15%) Assist in integrating testing tools and frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline, focusing on automating testing within the build and deployment process. - (15%) Support the development and maintenance of automated test environments and data solutions to ensure system reliability, providing engineering teams with necessary tools. - (15%) Collaborate with quality engineering, product, and business teams on best practices in test-driven development (TDD) and automation. Provide guidance to junior engineers on adopting automation practices. - (10%) Assist in the development and maintenance of tools for performance, load, and stress testing, ensuring alignment with real-world use cases. Work with infrastructure teams to configure scalable testing environments. - (10%) Demonstrate proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) and contribute to automated testing frameworks. Support platform quality engineering in financial technology and cloud environments. - (10%) Participate in the adoption of emerging testing technologies, ensuring alignment with the company's innovation and quality strategy. - (10%) Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience 2+ years of work experience in related field Preferred Qualifications 2-5 years of experience in automation or platform engineering Deep experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar modern frameworks Strong exposure to: AI/LLM tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) Test data engineering and analytics (SQL) CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms Hands-on experience with agent-driven workflows, AI-assisted automation, or evaluation frameworks preferred Skills Agile Methodology Advanced Automation Framework Design (scalable, maintainable, AI-augmented frameworks) Programming Languages (TypeScript / JavaScript / Python) CI/CD & DevOps Practices (pipeline design, intelligent quality gates, automation strategy) Test Data & Quality Intelligence (data pipelines, analytics, quality observability) AI‑Driven Quality Engineering & Agent Systems LLM Workflow Development (prompt engineering, tool orchestration, context strategies) Agent Orchestration & Automation (multi-step workflows, CI/CD agents, debugging agents) AI Evaluation & Quality Metrics (validation, benchmarking, drift detection) AI‑Assisted Test Generation & Optimization (scaling, maintenance reduction) Context Engineering & RAG Systems (retrieval workflows, grounded automation) AI Tool & Platform Integration (GitHub Copilot, AWS Kiro, AWS agent core, MCP integrations, CI/CD agent workflows, Amazon Bedrock services) Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP, working knowledge of Bedrock & AgentCore concepts) Performance Testing & Reliability Engineering Observability, Debugging & Monitoring Problem Solving & Technical Leadership Reports To: Manager and above Direct Reports: 0 Work Environment Normal office environment, hybrid. Travel Ability to travel up to 5% quarterly Other Duties This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time. About Bread Financial® At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression. Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co-brand and private label credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks. Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Family: Information Technology Job Type: Regular About Bread Financial As a tech-forward financial services company, we strive to create value for both our customers and our associates. At Bread Financial, you are empowered to thrive. Our company is bold, tenacious and innovative, challenges you to be your best, respects your voice, recognizes your contributions, cares for your total well-being, and has a collaborative, kind and inclusive culture that fosters growth and success. Bread Financial is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and committed to sustainable business practices powered by its approximately 7,000 global associates. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally.