QA Automated Test Engineer

Job Title: Automated Test Engineer - Only W2

Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts (Hybrid 3 days in office and 2 days remote)

Duration: Contract 12+Months

Job Description:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect and maintain a sophisticated, multi-application test automation framework.
• Design reusable components using Page Object Model and other design patterns.
• Develop and execute automated tests using Playwright, Cucumber and Junit.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines and optimize for speed and reliability.
• Collaborate with business teams to translate requirements into testable scenarios.
• Diagnose and resolve intermittent test failures through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
• Ensure test data isolation and manage complex test environments for parallel execution.
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce best practices in automation.
• Continuously evolve the framework to support scalability and maintainability.

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.