Test Automation at Saige Partners
Champaign, IL
$95,000–$125,000
Aug 2, 2026
Champaign, IL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A direct-hire Test Automation Engineer role based on-site in Champaign, IL, focused on owning and executing technical testing projects and quality assurance initiatives. The position involves designing and maintaining test processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and translating business requirements into testing strategies. It suits a candidate with object-oriented programming experience who is eager to grow in QA and automation practices.
Mid level · Champaign-Urbana, IL · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $95,000–$125,000
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Champaign-Urbana, IL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 9–20
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $88,024 (middle half $79,787–$104,662). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 3, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The required programming language is stated as 'at least one modern object-oriented language such as C#, Java, or Python' — these are interchangeable options for a single gate, so Java and Python are captured as alternatives to C#.
No specific automation framework (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, pytest) is named anywhere in the posting; 'automation frameworks' is listed only under Preferred with no tool specified.
The role title says 'Test Automation Engineer' but the required qualifications contain no hard automation or QA tooling gates — only general OOP programming experience is required. Testing/QA experience and Agile are explicitly listed as Preferred. This creates genuine ambiguity between 15-1253 (QA/Testing) and 15-1252 (Software Developer); 15-1253 is chosen as primary given the title and QA-focused responsibilities.
No total years of experience are stated in the posting.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a STEM field; equivalent experience is not offered as a substitute, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
Compensation is quoted as $95k–$125k base, described as negotiable based on experience. This is an on-site, direct-hire (full-time) position.
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