Contract Senior SDET

Contract Details

• 6-month contract (extension likely)
• £550-£600 per day
• Outside IR35
• Hybrid working (London or Newcastle)

A specialist cloud and solutions engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test to join on a contract basis as a hands-on quality engineering consultant.

You will work on modernising automated testing strategies for Java and React applications, helping teams move away from slow, brittle end-to-end testing towards effective integration, functional, and contract testing. The role involves close collaboration with developers and platform engineers, acting as a quality authority within delivery teams and introducing AI-assisted testing approaches to improve coverage and efficiency.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience testing Java and React applications
• Deep knowledge of automated UI testing
• Experience designing test strategy and test architecture
• Hands-on experience with Playwright
• Knowledge of BDD and strong collaboration with developers
• Experience with contract testing (e.g. Pact)
• Comfortable modernising legacy test approaches
• Confident working in client-facing environments

Tech Stack
Java, React, Playwright, Cucumber, Selenium, JUnit, Mockito, Pact, REST-assured, Jest

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.