
Senior QA Engineer - Playwright - Contract - UK Based - Outside IR35
Posted 4 days ago by Initi8 Recruitment on Linkedin
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
United Kingdom
Summary: As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in a transforming organization, focusing on both frontend and backend testing. Your responsibilities will include writing and executing automated test cases, developing testing frameworks, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. The role requires strong technical skills in automation tools and .NET development, along with effective communication within a collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Writing and executing automated test cases for UI and APIs.
- Using tools like Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright for frontend automation.
- Conducting API testing with Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools.
- Identifying edge cases and unexpected inputs through negative testing.
- Ensuring system stability under invalid or extreme conditions.
- Validating security and error-handling mechanisms.
- Developing a Testing Framework / Practice.
- Setting up automated test suites for regression and integration testing.
- Implementing CI/CD pipelines with automated tests.
- Defining best practices for test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD).
- Writing test automation scripts in C# using NUnit, xUnit, or MSTest.
- Contributing to backend development when testing workload is low.
- Writing and optimizing database queries (Entity Framework, SQL).
- Debugging and fixing backend issues alongside the development team.
Key Skills:
- Experience in frontend and backend testing.
- Proficiency in automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.
- Strong knowledge of API testing tools like Postman and RestAssured.
- Experience with .NET Core/.NET 6+ for API development.
- Ability to write test automation scripts in C#.
- Familiarity with unit and integration testing frameworks (NUnit, xUnit, MSTest).
- Experience with CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., CircleCI).
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with Typescript and GIT.
Salary (Rate): 425
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT