Automation Engineer

BlackCube Labs; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer in Charlotte, NC for a 12+ month hybrid role. You will design and implement scalable automation frameworks, and work with CI/CD pipelines across web applications and services.

The candidate should have 10+ years of test automation experience, strong skills in Playwright, Selenium, API automation, and BDD/Cucumber. Collaboration with development, product, and QA teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Test Automation and Quality Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites.
• Create and run UI and API automation tests.
• Develop Playwright with JS/TS and Selenium scripts.
• Implement BDD frameworks using Cucumber.
• Build reusable test scenarios and components.
• Perform API testing for REST services.
• Analyze results, identify defects, and drive fixes.
• Collaborate with development to troubleshoot issues.
• Participate in test planning, strategy, and release validation.
• Ensure CI/CD integration for continuous testing.
• Contribute to framework improvements and testing best practices.

Skills

Playwright JS/TS

Selenium WebDriver

API Automation

BDD/Cucumber

Test Framework Dev

UI Test Automation

REST API Testing

CI/CD

Quality Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company and is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses.

Job Title: Automation Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

Seeking an experienced Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in test automation design, development, and execution. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), Selenium, BDD/Cucumber, and API Automation. Responsible for building scalable automation frameworks, improving test coverage, supporting continuous testing initiatives, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Work closely with development, product, and QA teams to drive end-to-end automation strategies across web applications and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and automation suites.
• Create and execute UI automation and API automation test cases.
• Develop robust automation solutions using Playwright with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain scalable automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
• Implement Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) automation frameworks using Cucumber.
• Develop reusable test scenarios, step definitions, and automation components.
• Perform API testing and automation for RESTful services.
• Analyze test execution results and identify defects and quality issues.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve defects.
• Participate in test planning, estimation, strategy definition, and release validation activities.
• Ensure automation suites are integrated into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Contribute to automation framework improvements, test reliability, and overall quality engineering best practices.

Required Skills

• Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Selenium WebDriver.
• API Automation.
• BDD / Cucumber.
• Test Automation Framework Development.
• UI Test Automation.
• REST API Testing.
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing.
• Quality Engineering and Test Strategy.

Experience Required

• 10+ years of overall experience in Test Automation and Quality Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise test automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting Agile and CI/CD-driven development environments.

Top 3 Skills

• Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Selenium.
• API Automation.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Playwright framework architecture and implementation.
• Rest Assured for API automation.
• Azure DevOps pipeline integration.
• Jenkins pipeline integration.
• Advanced TypeScript programming concepts.
• Test data management.
• Mocking and stubbing techniques.
• Automation reporting and test analytics.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and automation best practices.
• Experience creating reusable automation frameworks and scalable test solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work closely with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with source control systems and modern software delivery practices.

Technical Skills

• Playwright.
• JavaScript.
• TypeScript.
• Selenium WebDriver.
• Cucumber.
• API Automation.
• Rest Assured.
• REST Services.
• Test Automation Frameworks.
• Azure DevOps.
• Jenkins.
• CI/CD.
• Git.
• Quality Engineering.

Years of Experience

• 10+ Years of Experience.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity