Lead SDET

Lead SDET

London - 2x days a week

6 month initial contract

£650 per day - umbrella engagement

We are seeking an experience hands-on Lead SDET to define and lead the test automation strategy for a modern web platform. Working closely with Engineering Managers, Technical Leads and React development teams, you will establish the vision, standards and governance required to build scalable, maintainable, and high-performing automation frameworks.

You will be:

• Design and implement testing strategies across unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Build and maintain automated frameworks from scratch.
• Ensure accessibility and other non-functional requirements are covered.
• Champion quality engineering best practices and CI/CD integration.

• Strong understanding of testing principles and modern quality engineering practices.
• Hands on experience with Jest or Vitest.
• Experience with React Testing Library and Mock Service Worker (MSW).
• Experience with building frameworks from scratch with Playwright or Cypress.
• Knowledge of testing strategies such as the Testing Pyramid.
• Experience working within CI/CD environments.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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