Our client is a secure cloud solutions provider supporting U.S. government and national security missions. They are seeking a QA Automation Engineer for a contract engagement focused on quality engineering across a multi-platform analytics and data cloud environment. This is a fully contract role with a strong emphasis on modern automated testing across UI, API, and backend layers.
Here is what makes this opportunity stand out: you are walking into a team that has openly acknowledged its automation coverage sits around 20-30%, which means you will have a real, measurable impact from day one. This is not a role where you maintain what already exists. You will be the engineer who builds it. If you want ownership, visibility, and the ability to leave a lasting mark on how a high-security engineering organization ships software, this is the right move. The team is collaborative, technically sharp, and integrating into active CI/CD pipelines, so your work will ship fast and matter immediately.
Contract Duration: 6 - 12 Months
Required Skills & Experience
• Playwright for UI and end-to-end automated test development
• Java for test scripting and automation framework work
• Cloud experience in AWS environments
• Git for version control and collaborative development workflows
• Experience building or expanding automated test coverage from low baselines
• Hands-on experience with API testing and backend/database validation
• Familiarity integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Desired Skills & Experience
• Experience in regulated, government, or national security environments
• Familiarity with SAP Analytics Cloud or similar enterprise analytics platforms
• Knowledge of release management workflows and quality gates
• Experience with cloud-native data platforms or data warehousing tools
• Background in reducing reliance on manual QA through strategic automation planning
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
• 50% Playwright / Java Automated Test Development
• 25% API & Backend/Database Testing
• 25% CI/CD Pipeline Integration & Test Maintenance
Daily Responsibilities
• 60% Hands On - writing, executing, and maintaining automated tests across UI, API, and database layers
• 20% Team Collaboration - partnering with engineering to validate features prior to release
• 20% Planning & Strategy - identifying automation gaps and building out coverage roadmap