Senior QA Automation Engineer | Contract | Newcastle

Senior QA Automation Engineer | Contract | Newcastle £500–£550 per day | Outside IR35 | ASAP Start | Initial 3 Months 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. Key Skills Required • 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 Contract: 3 months initially Start: ASAP Rate: £500–£550 per day IR35: Outside IR35 To apply please send your CV to