Skills

SQL GitLab CI/CD Test Test Automation Scrum Architecture Agile Manual Testing Snowflake CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET) – Contract to Hire

Duration: 6 months (C2H)

Location: 100% Remote

We’re hiring a senior-level, hands-on QA Automation Engineer (SDET) to design, build, and maintain scalable end-to-end automation frameworks across front-end and back-end systems. This is a technical role requiring deep experience with modern automation tools and strong ownership of framework quality and reliability.

This is titled as a “Lead,” but we need someone who is fully hands-on — not just overseeing, actually writing and maintaining code.

Core Focus

Build, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, and Mocha
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
Support backend and data validation testing using SQL and Snowflake
Ensure test reliability, scalability, and framework performance
Perform limited manual testing when required to support release readiness
Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams in a large enterprise environment

Top 3 Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with Playwright / Cypress + Mocha
True SDET experience (not just manual QA with some automation)
CI/CD + SQL experience, including database validation

Must-Have Skills

5–7+ years of SDET or Automation Engineering experience
Playwright
Mocha
Experience building and scaling test automation frameworks
Ability to speak directly to hands-on contributions on their resume

Nice to Have

Healthcare industry experience
Snowflake
SQL
GitLab

Disqualifiers

No real hands-on automation experience
Can’t clearly explain their contributions to frameworks, pipelines, or test architecture
Tool exposure without meaningful implementation depth

Role Summary

This role supports NextGen automation initiatives in an enterprise environment. You will be responsible for end-to-end automation strategy and execution while actively contributing code. Expect a heavy focus on framework ownership, CI/CD integration, and ensuring test quality across releases.

About the Company

Recognized as the Best Staffing Firm to Temp For and Work For by Staffing Industry Analysts for 2025, Zeektek provides high quality tech talent to our clients, quickly. We prioritize communication and partake in in-depth screening protocols to ensure our clients only see top-tier candidates. With IT and cybersecurity subject matter experts overseeing recruiting operations, our screening process produces higher quality candidates than traditional staffing firms. Because we screen so thoroughly, our clients spend less time rev... Know more