QA / SDET Automation Engineer — Long Island, NY

Gain America Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gain America is seeking a QA / SDET Automation Engineer for contract and contract-to-hire roles in the Long Island, NY area. You will own quality through automation by building robust test frameworks and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

The role supports a hybrid/on-site work model in Long Island, NY with a core stack including Selenium, Playwright, API testing, Java, Python, and CI/CD. You will collaborate with developers to improve coverage and prevent regressions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in test automation / SDET roles.
• Strong Selenium or Playwright and API-testing experience.
• Programming in Java or Python.
• CI/CD integration and quality-engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain UI and API automation frameworks.
• Write reliable tests with Selenium or Playwright.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with developers to raise coverage and catch regressions early.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Playwright

API testing

Java

Python

CI/CD

Problem solving

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

Gain America is recruiting a QA / SDET Automation Engineer for contract and contract-to-hire engagements with our enterprise clients in the Long Island, NY market. Own quality through automation — building the test frameworks that let teams release with confidence.

Work model: Hybrid / on-site in the Long Island, NY area
Core stack: Selenium, Playwright, API testing, Java/Python, CI/CD

What you'll do

• Design and maintain UI and API automation frameworks
• Write reliable tests with Selenium or Playwright
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines
• Partner with developers to raise coverage and catch regressions early

What you bring

• 4+ years in test automation / SDET roles
• Strong Selenium or Playwright and API-testing experience
• Programming in Java or Python
• CI/CD integration and quality-engineering best practices

Gain America is a technology staffing partner placing skilled consultants with leading employers across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and the public sector. You'll work with a dedicated recruiter who advocates for you from first call through offer. Client names are shared once there is a mutual fit.