What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Automation Engineer position at DeWinter Group?
Title: Software Automation Engineer
Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: 7 months
Pay Range: $50 - $55/hr
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Hybrid - Westbrook, ME
About The Opportunity
Our client, a leader in Healthcare Technology, is looking for a skilled Software Automation Engineer to join their team for a 7 months engagement. This project involves developing and executing automated testing strategies to ensure the quality and effective performance of software applications prior to implementation. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:
Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: 7 months
Pay Range: $50 - $55/hr
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Hybrid - Westbrook, ME
About The Opportunity
Our client, a leader in Healthcare Technology, is looking for a skilled Software Automation Engineer to join their team for a 7 months engagement. This project involves developing and executing automated testing strategies to ensure the quality and effective performance of software applications prior to implementation. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and execute formal plans, procedures, and scenarios for manual and automated testing to ensure the quality of software applications.
- Plan tests, write test cases/scripts, and perform smoke, application, functional, and regression testing.
- Document and track test results, defects, and other quality metrics, participating in problem resolution.
- Review and assess test coverage to ensure a thorough quality review prior to implementation.
- Develop and implement quality standards and best practices, contributing ideas toward continuous improvement, and acting as an internal quality consultant.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:
- 4 years of experience in a similar role.
- Deep expertise in automation using JavaScript and TypeScript (developer-level understanding) and hands-on experience with modern testing frameworks like Cypress and Playwright. This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
- Extensive experience in SOAP & REST API testing using HTTP clients and standalone tools.
- Proficiency in SQL (Select, insert, update, delete & joins) for database testing.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
- Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team.
- Nice to Have: Experience with DICOM technology, AWS services (lambdas, notifications, parameter store), CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Github Actions, and command line proficiency.
- W2 only (No C2C or 1099 contractors)
Salary : $50 - $55