AI Test Lead

SOMERSET STAFFING; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SOMERSET STAFFING is seeking a Hands-on quality engineering lead or Senior AI Tester in Chicago. You will architect and execute AI-augmented testing, drive regression and system integration coverage, and ensure security and operational integrity across enterprise workflows.

The role requires 7–10 years in QA/SDET/QE with strong automation and AI testing skills, plus experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and REST/API automation.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years QA/SDET/QE experience with automation and AI testing.
• Experience with AI-assisted QE and system integration testing.
• Knowledge of test strategy, traceability, and CI/CD gates.
• Experience evaluating nondeterministic AI outputs with criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on quality engineering efforts and test design.
• Design AI-assisted test generation workflows.
• Prove regression and integration coverage on complex applications.
• Evaluate AI outputs with repeatable acceptance criteria.

Skills

Automation testing

AI testing

SDET/QE experience

CI/CD quality gates

Regression testing

System integration testing

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

REST/API automation

Job description

Hands-on quality engineering lead or Senior AI Tester responsible for reverse-engineering application behavior, establishing missing system integration regression coverage, designing AI assisted test generation workflows and proving that agent driven modernization preserves functional, integration, security and operational behavior.

Required Skills - 7-10 Years of QA/SDET/QE experience with strong automation and AI testing skills.

Good experience with AI Assisted QE, system integration testing.

Strong SDET/quality engineering background with hands on automation of APIs, integrations, UI and end to end enterprise workflows.

Demonstrated use of AI/agentic tools to generate, refine, review, or maintain test scenarios and automation not merely general chatbot usage.

Experience creating regression, system integration coverage for applications with incomplete or outdated test suites.

Strong knowledge of test strategy, risk-based testing, test design, traceability, defect management, root-cause analysis and CI/CD quality gates.

Hands on experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST/API automation, or equivalent; ability to choose tools based on architecture.

Working knowledge of Java/.NET application behavior, databases/SQL, APIs, middleware,

authentication/authorization, and enterprise integration patterns.

Understanding of LDAP and token-based authentication concepts sufficient to design security and role/authorization test scenarios.

Ability to evaluate nondeterministic AI outputs with repeatable acceptance criteria, structured evaluation, and human verification.

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Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No