Automation Test Engineer

Post Date

Aug 20, 2025

Location

Houston,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

77032
US
Oct 23, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

HOU-803904

Pay Rate

$43 - $54 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A client in Houston, TX is looking for an Automation Test Engineer to join their drilling software team. The ideal candidate would be someone that has experience with software user testing and has worked on a project in a domain driven software environment. The ideal candidate will be someone with an expertise in drilling domain with a knowledge of software user testing. This individual will be testing a proprietary drilling modeling application, testing the functionally of the application to assure the UI is built in conjunction to specifications set forth by the users, and working with development teams to correct any errors. He/She will need to define testing objectives based on Acceptance Criteria, write comprehensive test cases to verify project functionality, and validate functionality according to requirements/stories. Lastly, this person will need to have excellent communication to communicate with engineers in the field and team members offshore. This position will be onsite 5 days/week and will be at the hourly rate of $50-$55/hour.

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Required Skills & Experience

3+ years experience in test automation and manual testing
Experience with Playwright/Cucumber/Protractor/Cypress
Knowledge of web applications with Angular
Familiar with JavaScript/typescript or Python
Familiar with scrum process
Can write clear, sufficiently detailed bug, able to track and verify bugs

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Domain experience in Oil and Gas

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.