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Automation Testing Lead (contract position)

SLED IT Solutions Inc
Sacramento, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026

About the Role

The role involves Automation Testing Lead initiatives, managing teams, and ensuring the successful execution of Automation Testing Lead cycles for large-scale enterprise systems for one of our prestigious client.


***The Candidate shall meet the qualifications below:

  • Minimum seven(7) years of experience in Automation testing, software engineering or IT system development.
  • At least four (4) years of experience in a lead role managing automation testing initiatives.
  • At least four (4) years of experience designing and maintaining UFT automation frameworks using VBScript, including reusable components, object repositories, and error handling.
  • At least four (4) years designing automation frameworks for web, API, or batch applications.
  • At least four (4) years of experience implementing automation strategies, including coverage planning and regression optimization.
  • At least four (4) years of experience using Selenium or equivalent frameworks in addition to UFT.
  • At least four (4) years translating functional requirements into automation scenarios.
  • At least four (4) years executing cross-browser and cross-platform automation testing.
  • At least four (4) years using SQL for test data preparation.
  • Possession of a Bachelor's degree in a Business Administration, Information Technology(IT) or Engineering Field.
  • Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
  • Possesses of a *Master's degree in a Business Administration, IT or Engineering field.
  • Minimum ten(10) years of cumulative experience in automation testing, software engineering, or software development.
  • At least seven(7) years of cumulative experience developing automation frameworks using UFT (VBScript) AND/OR modern tools such as Selenium or katalon Studio integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Minimum five(5) years of experience integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines, including automated execution reporting and pass/fail gating.
  • At least three(3) years of hands-on experience using katalon Studio for automation framework development.
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience achieving measurable automation outcomes:
  • Sustaining >= 65% automated coverage of regression test suite.
  • Ensuring automated test execution stability with =< 5% test flakiness rate.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience supporting large scale enterprise benefit systems(eg: Unemployment Insurance or Disability Insurance) meeting defined large-scale enterprise system criteria.


Required Skills/certs:

  • Possesses one or more of the below certifications:

a. Katalon Certified Professional.

b. ISTQB Test Automation Engineer.

c. Certified Selenium Professional, CP-SAT, Foundation.

d. Certified Selenium Professional, CP-SAT, Advanced.

e. Certified Selenium Professional, CP-SAT, Expert.


Preferred Education:

  • Possesses a Master's degree in a Business Administration, IT or Engineering field.


This is a C2C Contract Role. Hybrid Model.

Please review the qualifications carefully. If you meet the above requirements, kindly send your resume to recruiter@sled-its.com.

Salary : $75 - $80

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