API & UI Test Automation Engineer

TriCom Technical Services; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Test Automation Engineer for a dynamic role focused on developing and maintaining API and UI test automation frameworks. In this position, you will leverage your expertise in Python and tools like Playwright and PyTest to ensure software quality through rigorous testing strategies. This exciting opportunity allows you to work closely with engineering and DevOps teams, enhancing testing processes and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines. If you are passionate about quality assurance and looking to make a significant impact in a remote contract role, this is the perfect chance for you!

Benefits

Medical/Dental

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

401(k) with company match

Qualifications

• 5+ years in test automation with API and UI frameworks.
• Expertise in Python, Requests, and PyTest for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain API and UI test automation frameworks.
• Develop API test scripts and perform functional testing.

Skills

Test Automation

Python

API Testing

UI Automation

Debugging

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Tools

Playwright

PyTest

GitLab

Postman

Swagger

Docker

Kubernetes

Locust

JMeter

k6

Job description

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API and UI test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Develop and maintain API test scripts using Python, Requests, and PyTest.
• Build and maintain UI test automation using Playwright and PyTest.
• Perform functional, regression, and performance testing on APIs and UI applications.
• Validate API responses, status codes, and authentication mechanisms.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Identify, document, and track issues using Jira.
• Work closely with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to enhance software quality and test strategies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in test automation with expertise in building API and UI automation frameworks from scratch.
• In-depth knowledge of Python, Requests, and PyTest for API automation.
• Hands-on experience with UI automation tools including Playwright and PyTest.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, HTTP methods, and authentication protocols (OAuth, JWT, etc.).
• Experience with DOM elements, CSS Selectors, and browser automation.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and Git.
• Proficiency with API documentation tools including Postman, Swagger, or OpenAPI.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with Git for version control and collaboration.

Preferred

• Experience with performance testing using Locust, JMeter, or k6.
• Understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases for validation and data set-up.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud environments.
• Experience with service virtualization and mocking tools.
• Familiarity with mobile Web UI automation.
• Experience with performance testing for UI.

This is a 6-month REMOTE Contract position. Benefits available with TriCom during the contract period include Medical/Dental, Paid time off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k) (with immediately-vested company match). H1-B Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. No third-parties, please.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Quality Assurance

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting