Automated Test Engineer Consultant (W2 Contract only)

Position Title: Automated Test Engineer Consultant

Contract Duration: 12 months (extendable)

Location: Holyoke, MA (Hybrid Role)

Employment Type: W2

Candidate Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years in software testing for enterprise web applications and APIs.
• Proven ability to design and maintain multi-application test frameworks supporting complex workflows.
• Hands-on experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and optimizing execution speed.

Core Skills (Must-Have):

• 5+ years of Java development with strong OOP principles and design patterns.
• 3+ years of Playwright (Java binding) for web automation in consumer-facing applications.
• 3+ years of Cucumber/BDD or JUnit framework experience with Gherkin syntax.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Groovy DSL) and pipeline optimization. Git version control and branching strategies.
• Experience with designing reusable components using Page Object Model and other design patterns.

Additional Skills (Nice-to-Have):

• SQL (Oracle preferred), Python scripting, Bash/Shell automation.
• Docker/Podman for containerized test environments.
• Familiarity with artifact repositories (Artifactory or similar).