Senior Automation Engineer - 6 Month Initial Contract - Leominster - Outside IR35

VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within the education technology sector who are seeking a hands-on Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability.

This role is focused on increasing delivery output and improving existing automation capability within a fast-paced product environment. The successful Senior Automation Engineer will work closely with developers, contributing within the C# codebase while reviewing and enhancing current automation frameworks.

The Role:

Assess and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage
Build and enhance automated UI and API tests using C# and Selenium
Work closely with developers to embed quality within the development lifecycle
Identify gaps in current automation and suggest practical improvements
Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven testing
Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
Support integration testing and UAT where required
Deliver at pace while balancing quality and risk
Key Skills & Experience:

Strong experience as Senior Automation Engineer / SDET / Automation Test Engineer
Hands-on coding ability in C# / .NET
Solid Selenium WebDriver experience
Experience working with and improving existing automation frameworks
API testing experience (REST / Postman or similar)
Good SQL skills for data validation
Experience working within CI/CD environments (Azure DevOps or similar)
Comfortable working closely with developers in a collaborative environment
Proactive and communicative, able to suggest improvements rather than just execute tasks
Exposure to tools such as Copilot or similar is beneficial but not essential
Role details:

Job role: Senior Automation Engineer / SDET / QA / Automation Test Engineer
Job type: Contract
Duration: 6-month initial contract
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
IR35 status: Outside IR35
Location: Leominster (2 days onsite initially, reducing to 1 day after first month)
This is an opportunity for the Senior Automation Engineer to join a growing product business during a key phase of expansion, contributing directly to delivery success within a collaborative engineering team.

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