Senior Automation QA Engineer – 6 Month Initial Contract – West Midlands – Outside IR35
VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within who are seeking a Senior Automation QA Engineer (hands-on) to strengthen their product engineering capability.
This role is focused on increasing automation capability and delivery velocity within a scaling development environment. The successful Senior Automation QA Engineer will be embedded alongside developers, contributing directly within the C# codebase and enhancing existing automation frameworks.
The Role:
*Build, enhance and maintain automation frameworks using C# and Selenium
*Develop robust automated UI and API tests across complex enterprise applications
*Work closely with developers to embed quality within the SDLC
*Leverage AI-assisted tools such as Copilot to improve automation efficiency and output
*Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven testing
*Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines
*Support integration testing and customer-facing UAT where required
*Balance delivery pace with risk in a fast-moving product environment
Key Skills & Experience:
*Strong experience as a Senior Automation QA Engineer / SDET / Developer in test / Automation Test Engineer
*Excellent hands-on coding ability in C# / .NET
*Advanced Selenium WebDriver experience
*Proven experience building or significantly enhancing automation frameworks
*Strong SQL skills for data validation and backend testing
*Experience integrating automated tests within CI/CD environments
*Comfortable operating directly within development teams
*Exposure to AI-assisted coding tools such as Copilot or similar
*ISTQB / Microsoft certified (Nice to have)
Role details:
*Job role: Senior Automation QA Engineer / SDET
*Job type: Contract
*Duration: 6-month initial contract
*Rate: £400 - £450 per day
*IR35 status: Outside IR35
*Location: Midlands (2 days onsite initially, reducing to 1 day after first month)
This is an opportunity for the Senior Automation QA 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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