Pacific Life · 2 days ago
Sr SDET- Test Automation
Newport Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$134K/yr - $164K/yr
5+ years expPacific Life is a company dedicated to providing support for its policyholders in planning for their futures. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior SDET to lead the design and development of robust test automation frameworks, collaborating closely with software engineers and QA teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain custom test automation frameworks for UI, API, Mobile, Mainframe, ETL and Data pipelines
Evaluate and integrate open-source and commercial tools to enhance automation capabilities
Develop reusable components, libraries, and utilities to support test automation
Collaborate with development teams to ensure testability and automation-first mindset in application design
Collaborate with software engineers, QA analysts, and DevOps teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
Mentor junior SDETs and Divisional QA engineers on automation best practices and framework usage
Ensure automation frameworks are extensible, reusable, and support multiple platforms and environments
Drive improvements in test coverage, reliability, and execution speed
Participate in code reviews and contribute to quality standards across engineering teams
Develop utilities and tools to support synthetic test data generation, mocking and environment setup
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience in software testing and automation
Strong programming skills in Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript
Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch
Deep understanding of testing methodologies, including unit, integration, system and acceptance testing
Experience with tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, JUnit/TestNG, Postman, etc
Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred
Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Neo Load)
Knowledge of security testing and accessibility testing
Experience with AI/ML-based testing tools and self-healing automation frameworks
Experience with BDD/TDD practices
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Wellbeing Reimbursement Account
Paid Time Off
Holiday Schedules
Financial Planning Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance Program
Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation
Company
Pacific Life
Pacific Life Insurance is an insurance company that provides life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (9)
2023 (16)
2022 (19)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.44B2025-09-03Debt Financing· $750M
2025-06-18Debt Financing· $688.57M
Leadership Team
Howard Hirakawa
Senior Vice President, Fund Advisor Operations
Joe Krum
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Global Institutional Investment Group
Recent News
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2025-12-05
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