SDET Automation Engineer

Eliassen Group; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology staffing agency is seeking experienced SDET Automation Engineers for a remote position. The role involves enhancing UI and API test coverage across multiple applications. Candidates should be proficient in Playwright, with a strong focus on test strategy and process improvement. A bachelor's degree in computer science is preferred, along with solid UI testing and SQL skills. Competitive pay and benefits are included.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience developing and executing UI automation scripts using Playwright.
• Strong UI testing skills with the ability to contribute to API testing.
• Familiarity with existing frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement test strategy across the product suite.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver automated testing solutions.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the testing team.

Skills

Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)

Cypress

Selenium

SQL

UI Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or similar)

Tools

VS Code

Job description

SDET Automation Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Quality Assurance (QA)

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

We are seeking two experienced SDET Automation Engineers to join a high-impact team focused on enhancing UI and API test coverage across multiple internal web applications. Candidates should be proficient in coding test cases/scripts using existing frameworks, particularly Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript). This is not a framework-building role.

Rate: $60 - $70 / hr. w2. We offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Test strategy: Planning, implementation, and overall oversight and responsibility for testing approach across the product suite. Document test strategy and best practices and relentlessly drive improvement and implementation.
• Test process improvement: Continually review and assess current approach to testing, identify areas for improvement, and propose and implement process enhancements.
• Collaboration and leadership: Collaborate with technical peers, cross-functional teams, and business stakeholders to deliver industry-leading automated testing solutions.
• Technical testing leadership and guidance to the entire testing team and mentoring less experienced team members.
• Test tooling: Investigate and oversee rollout of open source and commercial automation testing tools where appropriate and aligned to Test strategy.
• Perform code reviews for automation tests and frameworks.
• Train others to improve the automated testing skills of the whole QA team.
• Provide technical vision for highly complex ideas and issues to varied audiences including various management levels.
• Initiate and lead strategic quality initiatives for the Operating Unit (OU) (e.g., test data management, environment virtualization, security testing, developer and unit test assistance, CI/CD process).
• Own and run current legacy UAT testing process and create a roadmap for modernization of the UAT process/approach.
• Testing and validating a complex front-end environment of dashboards and networked APIs that support multiple stakeholder groups

Experience Requirements:

• Experience developing and executing UI automation scripts primarily using Playwright (JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Cypress and Selenium experience.
• Test UIs built in Angular across multiple internal web applications.
• Contribute to API testing. Collaborate closely with QA and development teams to ensure application quality.
• Strong Playwright automation experience with JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Solid UI testing skills
• SQL experience
• Familiarity with VS Code and ability to have Playwright installed and ready to demo.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or similar) strongly preferred.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.