[Remote] Principal Automation Test Engineer (Desktop Application)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. OP is a technology consulting and solutions company, seeking a visionary Principal Automation Engineer to lead their automation excellence. The role involves leading automation strategy and hands-on design and build of automation frameworks for desktop applications, while providing technical leadership and mentorship to the automation team. Responsibilities • Architect and design robust automation frameworks specifically for desktop applications, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and long-term adaptability across multiple platforms and technologies • Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding the automation team through complex design challenges and promoting best practices in automation engineering • Develop and enhance automation strategies covering desktop, API, and database layers, integrating them into CI/CD processes to ensure continuous quality and reliability • Partner closely with application SMEs, domain architects, infrastructure teams, and project managers to align automation initiatives with business and technical goals • Analyze existing manual testing processes for desktop software and identify opportunities to replace or augment them with automated solutions • Maintain, evolve, and optimize the in-house automation framework to ensure compatibility and efficiency across various desktop environments and configurations • Participate in root cause analysis and troubleshooting efforts, driving cross-team collaboration to identify and resolve defects efficiently • Provide detailed estimates, solution designs, and test automation strategies for upcoming desktop-based projects • Participate in OP monthly team meetings, and participate in team-building efforts • Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc • Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base • Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested Skills • 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks, with a strong focus on desktop application testing (Windows, .NET, or similar environments) • Proven expertise in framework architecture and design patterns for test automation, including component-based, modular, and data-driven approaches • Strong understanding of desktop UI automation tools and libraries (e.g., WinAppDriver, White, Pywinauto, FlaUI, TestStack, or equivalent) • Experience developing automation for APIs, packaged, and custom desktop applications • 7+ years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across engineering, QA, and business units to align automation goals and deliver enterprise-grade solutions • Strong Python skills required, as well as one other programming/scripting language (.NET, C#, Java, Bash, etc.) for building automation utilities and integrating frameworks • Strong SQL skills, including writing and maintaining queries, interacting with relational databases, and designing simple schema updates to support test automation • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, enabling desktop test automation to execute autonomously in build and deployment workflows • Comfortable working in both Windows and Linux environments for cross-platform automation support • Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Experience using Tosca or other enterprise-grade test automation platforms • Prior experience in the utility or energy industry, or in other large-scale operational environments • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field Benefits • 401(k) • Dental Insurance • Health insurance • Vision insurance Company Overview • OP is one of the fastest-growing technology consulting and solutions companies in the U.S. It was founded in 2006, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • OP has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 8 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 6 in 2021, 11 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job