Senior Test Automation Engineer at Only External… · Redmond

Who is Blueprint? We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems, our people are our greatest asset. We use technology as a tool to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, powered by the knowledge, skills, and the expertise of our teams, who all have unique perspectives and years of experience across multiple industries. We’re bold, smart, agile, and fun. What does Blueprint do? Blueprint helps organizations unlock value from existing assets by leveraging cutting-edge technology to create additional revenue streams and new lines of business. We connect strategy, business solutions, products, and services to transform and grow companies. Why Blueprint? At Blueprint, we believe in the power of possibility and are passionate about bringing it to life. Whether you join our bustling product division, our multifaceted services team or you want to grow your career in human resources, your ability to make an impact is amplified when you join one of our teams. You’ll focus on solving unique business problems while gaining hands-on experience with the world’s best technology. We believe in unique perspectives and build teams of people with diverse skillsets and backgrounds. At Blueprint, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients and teams, such as data science and product development, all while learning, growing, and developing new solutions. We guarantee you won’t find a better place to work and thrive than at Blueprint. In This Role In this role, you will support software validation for a confidential device initiative by designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test suites across prototype devices, software builds, and release environments. You will work closely with engineering leaders, senior engineers, and project stakeholders to improve test coverage, investigate failures, document defects, and provide clear release-readiness insights. This position requires a hands-on engineer who can work independently, write and maintain automation, analyze test results, and support software quality throughout the development and release lifecycle. Responsibilities Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, smoke, performance, and release validation scenarios. Validate software across prototype devices, builds, test environments, and release pipelines. Review automated test results, investigate failures, reproduce issues, and provide clear diagnostic information to engineering teams. Expand and improve automated test coverage for high-priority scenarios, critical functionality, and release-blocking risks. Contribute to scalable automation frameworks, test infrastructure, and CI/CD test integration. Deploy, configure, and maintain prototype devices or test environments used for automated test execution. Conduct automated smoke tests to confirm device, build, and environment readiness. Identify, document, and escalate defects, quality risks, test gaps, recurring failures, and potential release blockers. Use bug tracking systems to document issues, provide reproduction steps, verify fixes, and support issue closure. Prepare and maintain test plans, test procedures, scripts, execution reports, coverage summaries, and release-readiness documentation. Partner with engineering, PM, and project leadership to communicate test status, defect trends, quality risks, and recommendations. Support release validation, regression testing, post-release verification, and readiness assessments. Adapt to changing priorities while independently driving assigned technical work to completion. Qualifications Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of software engineering or software development experience. 5–7 years of relevant experience in software testing, test automation, quality engineering, or software engineering in test. 1+ year of hands-on software automated testing experience. 3+ years of experience independently driving technical work and delivering value. Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test suites. Experience writing code, debugging software issues, analyzing test failures, and providing actionable recommendations. Experience testing software across builds, devices, environments, or release pipelines. Familiarity with CI/CD test integration and automated validation workflows. Experience creating and maintaining test documentation, including test plans, test scripts, procedures, and result reports. Experience documenting defects in bug tracking systems and collaborating with developers through resolution. Strong communication skills with the ability to work closely with engineering, PM, and project leadership teams. Ability to work 100% onsite in Redmond, WA, Monday through Friday. Preferred Qualifications Android or mobile operating system testing experience. Experience supporting validation for prototype devices, hardware-adjacent software, or pre-release product environments. Experience with automation framework design, implementation, integration, or maintenance. Experience supporting release validation, regression testing, and post-release verification. Experience configuring test devices, test environments, or automation setups. Experience producing coverage metrics, defect reports, release-readiness summaries, and risk assessments. Ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment with limited supervision. Experience collaborating with senior engineers or technical leads on automation strategy, framework improvements, and failure analysis. Salary Range At Blueprint, we strive to offer competitive pay that reflects the value of our team members. Compensation for this role is influenced by a variety of factors, including skills, education, responsibilities, experience, and geographic market. For candidates based in Washington State, the anticipated salary range is $38.46– $43.27 per hr.  Please note that we typically do not hire new employees at the top of the posted range. Actual starting pay will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity. The final salary and job title may vary depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications and could fall outside the stated range. Equal Opportunity Employer Blueprint Technologies, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, orientation, veteran/military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital, or familial status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other status protected by law. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please reach out to: recruiting@bpcs.com Blueprint believe in the importance of a healthy and happy team, which is why our comprehensive benefits package includes: Medical, dental, and vision coverage Flexible Spending Account 401k program Competitive PTO offerings Parental Leave Opportunities for professional growth and development Location :  Redmond, WA