Sr Automation Test Engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer based in Detroit, MI. This role focuses on designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks for web and mobile applications, ensuring best practices and training QA engineers.

The ideal candidate should possess 7+ years of software testing experience, with strong skills in Playwright and BrowserStack. This position is a W2 contract engagement, requiring 3 days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• 5+ years of experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (mandatory).
• Strong experience using BrowserStack for cross-browser and mobile testing (mandatory).
• Experience with mobile automation frameworks such as Appium.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable automation framework for web and native mobile applications.
• Develop automated UI tests using Playwright.
• Integrate automation tests with CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Software testing

Quality engineering

Automation frameworks

Playwright

BrowserStack

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Java

Tools

Appium

CI/CD tools

Allure Report

k6

Apache JMeter

Job description

Sr. Automation Test Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI – 3 days in office

Duration: 12 months then eligible for contract renewal

Role Type: W2 contract engagement – must be a W2; no C2C or 1099 eligibility.

• 7+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• 5+ years of experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Playwright (mandatory).
• Strong experience using BrowserStack for cross‑browser and mobile testing (Appium) (mandatory).

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Automation Engineer to design and implement a scalable automation framework for web and native mobile applications. This role will support automation strategy, build the framework from scratch, and train QA engineers to adopt automation best practices. The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on experience with modern automation tools, CI/CD integration, and the ability to mentor teams transitioning from manual testing to automation.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework Development

• Design and implement a scalable automation framework from scratch for both web and native mobile applications.
• Establish coding standards, reusable components, and best practices for automation.
• Implement maintainable architecture patterns such as Page Object Model / Screen Object Model.
• Ensure automation frameworks are scalable, reliable, and easy to maintain.

Web Automation

• Develop automated UI tests using Playwright.
• Implement cross‑browser testing and stable test execution strategies.
• Ensure automation coverage for critical regression and end‑to‑end scenarios.

Mobile Automation

• Build automation for native iOS and Android apps using Appium or similar frameworks.
• Integrate tests with device cloud platforms like BrowserStack.
• Manage testing across multiple devices, OS versions, and screen sizes.

CI/CD Integration (Nice to have)

• Integrate automation tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Ensure automated tests run on pull requests, nightly builds, and release pipelines.
• Maintain test stability and minimize flaky tests.

Test Reporting & Quality Insights

• Implement reporting dashboards using tools such as Allure Report or similar reporting systems.
• Provide insights on test coverage, failure trends, and product quality metrics.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• 5+ years of experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Playwright (mandatory).
• Strong experience using BrowserStack for cross‑browser and mobile testing (mandatory).
• Experience implementing web UI automation and end‑to‑end testing.
• Hands‑on experience with mobile automation frameworks such as Appium.
• Strong programming experience in JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / Java.
• Experience in integrating automation tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of automation design patterns and maintainable test architecture.
• Experience with Git workflows and automated testing on pull requests.

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance and load testing using tools such as k6 or Apache JMeter.
• Experience with API automation testing.
• Experience working with Agile / DevOps teams.
• Experience implementing test reporting dashboards and quality metrics.