Freelance Python Automation Engineer Jobs in Orem, UT

Job Title: Senior Test Automation Engineer Duration : Contract to Hire Location : Salt Lake City/Midvale, UT Work Mode : 5 Days Onsite Years Of Exp : 7+ Yrs Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our team! You will be supporting enterprise clients in the design, development, and modernization of digital platforms and AI-enabled product capabilities. In this role, you will collaborate with architects, software engineers, product leaders, and business stakeholders to solve complex technical challenges and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and business value. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced automation engineer who thrives in fast-paced Agile environments, enjoys working across the software development lifecycle, and is eager to contribute to modern cloud-native applications, AI-powered solutions, Kubernetes-based deployments, and microservices architectures. You will partner directly with client stakeholders, contribute to strategic transformation initiatives, and help deliver mission-critical solutions that support enterprise-scale operations. Duties and Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for enterprise applications • Collaborate closely with Product Management, business stakeholders, and development teams to understand requirements and define testing strategies • Create and execute functional, end-to-end (E2E), integration, and regression test cases • Drive a shift-left testing approach by integrating automation early in the software development lifecycle • Research, evaluate, and recommend new testing tools, technologies, and automation solutions • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives • Conduct code reviews, maintain automation documentation, and contribute to secure coding and testing best practices • Support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines through automated quality validation • Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and automation best practices to continuously improve testing capabilities Required Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in software test automation engineering • Experience testing banking or financial services applications, including API integrations and interfaces utilizing technologies such as Apigee and Databricks • Experience testing applications deployed on public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Strong understanding of ETL processes, relational databases, SQL query development, and data analysis • Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-grade test automation frameworks • Experience planning, estimating, executing, and reporting automation testing activities • Hands-on experience with API testing and automation using REST and SOAP services • Experience working with CI/CD tools and automated deployment pipelines • Strong understanding of Agile and/or Waterfall software delivery methodologies • Proficiency with automation and testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Postman, Java, and/or Python • Experience using development and collaboration tools including Git, Bamboo, Artifactory, Jira, and Confluence • Experience testing applications within containerized environments such as Docker • Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous testing practices Must Have Skills • Cucumber • JavaScript • Kubernetes • Postman • Python • Selenium