Software Testing & Automation Specialist

Software Testing & Automation Specialist - Web Ecommerce- Contract

Location: Hammersmith (4 days on site, 1 day remote)
Rate: £500 - £650 per day (to Umbrella)
Contract Length: 6 - 12 months

We're looking for an experienced Software Testing & Automation Specialist to join the digital product team and design and implement from scratch an automated UI testing framework for a bespoke ecommerce / complex web platform as the sole test consultant. The role focuses on designing and implementing a UI acceptance testing strategy and automation solution for a bespoke ecommerce platform built on a Microsoft .NET stack, currently tested manually by engineers and product owners.

You'll deliver a maintainable, pragmatic, and scalable automation framework that enables the team to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance release quality while ensuring it can be easily maintained and extended by non-specialists/non testers once your contract ends. Successful candidates must have similar experience in designing and implementing from scratch an automated UI testing framework for ecommerce / complex web platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse current manual testing processes and identify opportunities for automation.
• Recommend and implement automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, BrowserStack, Testim).
• Design and configure an automated testing framework for functional and regression testing.
• Develop reusable test cases, templates, and clear documentation.
• Train and support team members to maintain and extend automated tests.
• Provide reporting on coverage, outcomes, and defects.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in both manual and automated testing.
• Strong background in designing and implementing automated UI testing frameworks for ecommerce or complex web platforms.
• Previous experience leading the design and build of automated testing frameworks from scratch (Greenfield).
• Expertise in at least one automation tool or framework.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating testing into release cycles.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, and able to deliver outcomes independently.

Everybody is welcome

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