Hybrid Automation Engineer (Contract) – Selenium & API

Cynet Systems; Columbus (GA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

HSA

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Sick Leave

Supplemental Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Wellness Programs

EAP

Job summary

Cynet Systems in Columbus, GA is seeking an Automation Engineer for a contract role with hybrid work options. The candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and will create automated tests for Web, API, and backend apps.

The role requires strong programming skills (Java, Python, or C#) and experience with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, plus CI/CD and Agile experience. Healthcare and cloud exposure are nice-to-haves.

Qualifications

• Experience in test automation across Web, API, and backend applications.
• Strong programming skills in at least one language (Java, Python, or C#).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and version control workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Create and execute automated test scripts for Web, API, and backend applications.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and maintain test cases, test plans, and test data.
• Validate REST/SOAP APIs using automation tools and frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze test results and coordinate defect resolution with dev teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure software quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Selenium/WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

Java

Python

C#

API testing

Rest Assured

Postman

TestNG

JUnit

Cucumber/BDD

Git

Jenkins/Azure DevOps

CI/CD

SQL

Database validation

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Cynet Systems in Columbus, GA is seeking an Automation Engineer for a contract role with hybrid work options. The candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and will create automated tests for Web, API, and backend apps.

The role requires strong programming skills (Java, Python, or C#) and experience with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, plus CI/CD and Agile experience. Healthcare and cloud exposure are nice-to-haves.