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# Test Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Ewing Township, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $116,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Software Quality, Computer Programming, Databases, Github, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, Selenium, SQL Databases, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Cypress (Programming Language), Backend, Pytest, Information Technology, Playwright, SDET, Jenkins
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5955150950

## About the Role

* 3 to 6 years of software quality engineering, SDET, or test automation experience.
 * Hands-on experience developing automated tests, rather than primarily executing existing automated suites.
 * Strong experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or a comparable code-based automation framework.
 * Programming experience with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or a comparable language.
 * Experience building, enhancing, or maintaining reusable test automation frameworks and components.
 * Hands-on API automation experience using REST Assured, Playwright, Cypress, Karate, PyTest, or similar tools.
 * Strong SQL and database validation experience.
 * Experience testing applications across UI, API, service, and database layers.
 * Experience incorporating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
 * Experience developing and maintaining smoke and regression automation suites.
 * Experience troubleshooting failed automated tests and improving automation reliability.
 * Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience.

## Description

We are seeking a hands-on Test Automation Engineer / SDET to design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions for full-stack business applications. This role requires strong programming and automation skills. The engineer will personally develop automated tests and reusable automation components. The ideal candidate has experience automating UI, API, and backend testing and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. This position also includes functional and exploratory testing. However, automated test development will be a significant part of the role., * Personally write and maintain automation code for UI, APIs, integrations, and backend services.

 * Design reusable automation components that improve regression coverage.
 * Build automation for new features during Agile sprint development.
 * Identify high-value manual scenarios for conversion into automated tests.
 * Develop automated API tests and validate data through SQL queries.
 * Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
 * Maintain reliable smoke and regression suites.
 * Analyze failed automated tests and distinguish product defects from automation failures.
 * Reduce flaky tests and improve automation stability.
 * Review existing automation coverage and identify coverage gaps.
 * Perform exploratory and functional testing where automation is inappropriate.
 * Participate in test strategy and release planning with developers, product owners, and analysts.
 * Help establish quality gates for software releases.