Senior Automation engineer

VIQU IT
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£400 – £450 pd

Salary

£400 – £450 pd

Seniority
Senior
Posted
23 Mar 2026 (3 weeks ago)

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.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out via the VIQU IT website.

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