Senior QA Automation Engineer | Contract | Newcastle
Reed
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 143KJob location
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Testing (Software)
JavaScript
.NET
Automation of Tests
Azure
Browser Compatibility
Continuous Integration
Next.js
Software Engineering
Test Management
TypeScript
Web Applications
Performance Testing
React
Event Driven Architecture
Playwright
Api Management
SDET
Job description
We're supporting a client delivering a large-scale digital platform and are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join an Agile delivery team.
This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining automated test frameworks, validating complex user journeys, and driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Strong automation experience with Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript
- Proven background as a QA Automation Engineer / SDET
- API testing experience (REST, request/response validation, payload assertions)
- Experience testing modern web applications, including multi-step user journeys
- Automation framework design and maintenance (POM, reusable utilities, fixtures)
- Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD and test management tooling
- Solid understanding of Agile delivery and software testing best practices
- Experience with cross-browser, accessibility, and non-functional testing
Nice to Have
- Next.js, React or .NET exposure
- Experience with event-driven architectures and workflow-based systems
- AI-assisted development/testing tools
- Testing complex, rules-driven or form-heavy applications
Benefits & conditions
£500-£550 per day | Outside IR35 | ASAP Start | Initial 3 Months