UI Test Automation Engineer (Exp with Python or C# ) (Need locals to Tewksbury, MA )

Job Title: UI Automation Engineer

Location: MA

Duration: 6 Months contract

Permanent residents are encouraged to apply .

Our client is seeking an experienced and highly capable UI Automation Engineer to build automated test coverage for our Windows-based C# desktop application. This is a greenfield project — there is no existing automation, so you’ll have full ownership of tool selection, framework design, and implementation.

This is a high-impact, short-term role ideal for someone who can hit the ground running, work independently, and deliver clean, maintainable UI test automation quickly.

Responsibilities:

- Design and develop UI automation from scratch for a complex C# Windows desktop application.

- Automate critical user workflows including:

- Logging in with different roles/permissions

- Generating user and system reports

- Modifying system configurations via the UI

- Evaluate and recommend automation tools best suited to the application’s architecture (e.g., WinAppDriver, FlaUI, TestComplete).

- Collaborate with testing and development teams to understand workflows, priorities, and expected behavior.

- Document test approach, automation setup, and provide clear handoff for ongoing maintenance and future test case development

Key Requirements:

- Proven experience creating UI automation from scratch for Windows desktop applications.

- Strong understanding of Windows UI frameworks, particularly WinForms or WPF.

- Hands-on expertise with automation tools like WinAppDriver, FlaUI, TestStack.White, TestComplete, or AutoIt.

- Proficient in Python or C# with Windows UI libraries.

- Familiar with authentication, permissions testing, and desktop app interactions.

- Able to work independently and deliver working automation with minimal supervision.

- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice to Have:

- Experience integrating UI tests into CI/CD pipelines.

- Familiarity with test case management and bug tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).

- Prior QA or SDET background in desktop application testing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70.00 - $90.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Education:

- Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

- WPF: 1 year (Preferred)

- Python: 1 year (Preferred)

- C#: 1 year (Preferred)

- CI/CD: 1 year (Preferred)

- integrating UI tests : 1 year (Preferred)

- UI Automation : 5 years (Required)

- C# Windows desktop : 4 years (Required)

- WinForms : 1 year (Required)

Location:

- Tewksbury, MA 01876 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person