MCS Group is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our client's engineering team on a 6-month contract basis, supporting the acceleration of automated test coverage across their platform. This Automation Engineer will take on a highly hands-on, delivery-focused role, contributing directly to the design, implementation and maintenance of automated tests across critical user journeys, while helping to strengthen overall automation capability. As a Senior Automation Engineer, your primary focus will be on building high-quality automated tests that provide fast, meaningful feedback to engineering teams. The Role: Designing, writing and maintaining automated UI and API tests aligned to critical user journeys Enhancing and contributing to existing automation frameworks and patterns Reducing manual regression effort through reliable, maintainable automation Executing and debugging automated tests locally and within CI/CD pipelines Identifying, investigating and clearly documenting defects with appropriate supporting evidence Supporting sprint planning by providing estimates and input into test approaches Working closely with engineers to ensure quality is built in from the outset The Person You will have strong hands-on experience with modern test automation approaches. Experience with any of the following would be beneficial: TypeScript-based automation frameworks (such as Cypress, Playwright or equivalent) API testing using tools such as Postman or similar frameworks CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) SQL and data validation for backend and integration testing Git and pull request-based version control workflows Jira or similar issue tracking tools IR35: Outside Rate : Circa £400 per day Duration : 6 months Location: Belfast - hybrid (2 - 3 days per week in office) To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google. Skills: test engineer automation engineer QA SDET Test Manager Lead QA