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# Automation Tester

- **Company:** Opus Recruitment Solutions
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £18,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JIRA, Software Bug Management, Bugzilla, Software as a Service, Selenium, Strategies of Testing, Hp Alm, Cucumber (Software)
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225830267/Automation-Tester

## About the Role

Functional test automation using Java
Tools like Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, REST Assured, or WireMock
Defect management experience (JIRA, Bugzilla, or HP ALM)
For senior/lead levels: owning test strategy, improving frameworks, and mentoring junior QAs

## Description

We're hiring Java Automation Testers to join a major SaaS delivery programme in Newcastle.