£350-400 per day | Outside IR35
Remote-facing | ASAP start | 3 months' initial
SR2 are supporting a major digital transformation programme within the health and social care space, focused on modernising the UK's clinical research approvals process.
We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join an established QA function and take ownership of non-functional testing within the project. This is a semi-independent, client-facing role working across k6 for performance testing and Playwright/TypeScript for end-to-end automation, so strong hands-on k6 experience is the key technical requirement. Beyond the tooling, we need someone who can assess the current NFT/performance testing approach, challenge where appropriate, suggest improvements or alternatives, and then own the implementation.
Responsibilities
* Own non-functional testing across the project, with a particular focus on performance testing
* Design, build and maintain performance testing scripts using k6 and JavaScript
* Assess the current NFT/performance testing approach and advise whether it is fit for purpose
* Recommend alternative approaches, tooling or improvements where required
* Design, write and maintain E2E regression tests using Playwright and TypeScript
* Monitor, maintain and improve automated test pipelines within Azure DevOps
* Produce clear test reporting to support release readiness and feature sign-off
* Work closely with developers, manual testers, QA leadership and client stakeholders to identify, triage and resolve defects
Required Experience
* Strong hands-on experience with k6 for performance testing
* Proven experience owning or leading non-functional testing within a project or workstream
* Strong Playwright and TypeScript experience for E2E automation
* Experience working in BDD/TDD environments, ideally with Cucumber
* Good understanding of automation-first delivery and test pipeline automation
* Experience working with Azure DevOps pipelines
* Consultancy background or experience working in client-facing delivery environments
* Comfortable operating independently, managing your own workload and communicating clearly with senior stakeholders