Automation Test Engineer

This is a 6-month contract role for an Automation Test Engineer based remotely in Wisconsin. You will design, build, and maintain reliable automation for desktop and legacy systems, with a focus on eliminating test flakiness and ensuring stable execution through Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using Python and Robot Framework for functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Implement desktop automation using Pywinauto and Pytest, following Page Object Model for scalability and maintainability.
• Ensure test stability by eliminating flakiness through robust synchronization, deterministic test patterns, stable locators, retry logic, and controlled test data.
• Perform manual and automated testing of FACETS application workflows across claims, membership, billing, provider, configuration, and other core modules.
• Apply complete and thorough FACETS knowledge to validate business rules, system behavior, data flows, and cross-module dependencies.
• Support FACETS upgrade testing by validating version compatibility, executing regression automation suites, verifying data integrity, checking environment readiness, and performing post-upgrade validation to identify regressions or breaking changes.
• Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines for scheduled execution, reporting, and quality gates.
• Investigate and triage test failures with detailed root cause analysis and clear, actionable defect reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, improve QA processes, and contribute to automation best practices and code reviews.

Qualifications

• Required

• Strong hands-on experience with Python automation.

• Expertise in Robot Framework for terminal, desktop, and legacy system automation.

• Experience with Pywinauto and Pytest, including Page Object Model design patterns.

• Proven ability to eliminate test flakiness and deliver stable, deterministic automated suites.

• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

• Solid understanding of QA methodologies and test design techniques, including boundary analysis and risk-based testing.

• Complete working knowledge of the FACETS application, including modules, batch jobs, data flows, and upgrade considerations.

• Strong communication skills for effective cross-team collaboration and clear defect reporting.

• Preferred

• Experience with cloud-based test execution platforms.

• Familiarity with performance or load testing tools.

• SQL skills for data validation and test data setup.