This is a 6-month contract position for a Senior Automation Test Engineer based in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks with expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Java, and modern CI/CD practices. Recent healthcare industry experience is required for this position. Candidates will participate in multiple interview rounds, including hands-on coding assessments. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks from scratch for web, API, and end-to-end testing. Develop and execute automated test scripts using Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cypress, and CucumberJS. Lead automation initiatives and establish QA best practices, coding standards, and framework governance. Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub. Perform comprehensive UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing. Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. Analyze test results, identify root causes, and work with development teams to resolve defects. Implement distributed test execution solutions to improve test coverage and execution efficiency. Create and maintain test plans, test cases, automation documentation, reporting, and quality metrics. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. 5 or more years of experience in Software Testing and Test Automation. Recent healthcare industry experience. Strong expertise in Playwright. Strong expertise in Selenium. Strong expertise in Java. Strong expertise in Cypress. Strong expertise in CucumberJS. Proven experience building automation frameworks from the ground up. Hands-on experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins. Strong experience in UI Automation Testing. Strong experience in API Testing. Strong experience in Regression Testing. Strong experience in End-to-End Testing. Strong experience in Load, Performance, and Stress Testing. Experience working within Agile/Scrum development methodologies and modern DevOps practices. Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills. Experience with cloud-based test automation solutions, validating microservices and event-driven architectures. Experience leading QA automation teams and driving automation strategy across multiple projects. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Preferred JavaScript or TypeScript. Python. C#. SQL. Shell Scripting. Visual Basic or VBScript.