Senior Automation QA Engineer

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
• 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#
• Advanced Selenium Web Driver 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)
• Job type:
  Contract
• Duration: 6‑month initial contract
• 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.