Web (UI) QA Automation Engineer @ Chicago, IL--Hybrid

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I am Mohammed Dastagir with Saxon Global Inc wanted to let you know about the job opportunity for Web (UI) QA Automation Engineer position if interested please share your updated resume along with expecting rate.

Job title: Web (UI) QA Automation Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL 2 days/week onsite in Chicago, IL

Duration: 6 Month Contract to Hire

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Must-Haves (Concepts & Tools):

• 7 years of experience – looking for someone who specializes in UI automation
• Extensive UI automation with Selenium – need someone highly technical
• Basic API/data validation experience
• Basic SQL queries, table joins
• POST, PUT, DELETE functions for API validation

What Will Win (formerly known as “Nice-to-Haves”):

• C# - highly preferred, but open to other languages as long as candidates feel comfortable making the syntax adjustments to work within C#
• Playwright – team is currently upskilling, would be helpful if this person has supported migrations to Playwright in the past
• AI exposure – they are looking into ways to implement Claude to assist in their migration

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with deep expertise in UI test automation to join our team supporting a suite of customer-facing web applications. This role will focus on maintaining and enhancing our existing automation framework while supporting a strategic migration from Selenium to Playwright.

You’ll work on modern, UI-driven applications that directly impact the customer experience, playing a critical role in ensuring quality, performance, and reliability across the platform.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Supporting 7 web-based, UI-heavy applications, primarily customer-facing
• Maintaining and improving an existing Selenium-based automation framework
• Contributing to the design and implementation of new automated test coverage
• Playing a key role in an upcoming migration from Selenium to Playwright
• Collaborating with engineering and QA teams to ensure high-quality releases

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated UI test scripts using Selenium with C#
• Maintain and enhance existing test automation frameworks and test suites
• Validate backend services and data as needed, including:
  • Writing and executing basic SQL queries (joins, data validation)
  • Validating APIs using POST, PUT, DELETE methods
• Participate in and help drive the migration from Selenium to Playwright
• Analyze test results, identify issues, and provide clear, actionable feedback
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers, QA engineers, and product teams
• Continuously improve automation strategy, coverage, and efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in software quality assurance with a strong specialization in UI automation
• Extensive, hands-on experience with Selenium in automated testing environments
• Strong proficiency working with C# (or the ability to quickly adapt to C#)
• Solid understanding of test automation frameworks and best practices
• Experience with API testing and validation
• Working knowledge of SQL, including querying and joining tables
• Ability to troubleshoot complex automation issues and optimize test performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or exposure to Playwright, especially in migration projects from Selenium
• Strong programming skills in C# (highly preferred)
• Familiarity with modern testing tools and frameworks
• Exposure to AI-assisted development or testing tools (e.g., Claude or similar tools) is a plus
• Experience working in agile development environments

What Sets You Apart

• You are deeply technical and able to articulate your past work in detail
• You have a strong understanding of UI automation challenges and solutions
• You take ownership of your work and proactively identify improvements
• You are comfortable saying “I don’t know” and approaching problems with curiosity and honesty
• You enjoy working collaboratively and mentoring others when needed

Mohammed Dastagir

Sr Resource Manager

Saxon Global Inc.

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