Senior Automation Engineer / SDET - 12 Month Contract - $900/day

Full stack | Hybrid | National retail group

A national retail group is rebalancing workloads and needs a Senior Automation Engineer or SDET to steady and strengthen its automation capability. This 12 month contract offers $900 per day and the chance to deliver meaningful work in a large scale transformation.

You’ll be hands on across frontend and backend automation, working with a team that values technical quality, practical thinking and clear communication.

What you’ll deliver

• Build and maintain robust frontend automation using JavaScript or TypeScript (Kotlin or Swift also considered)
• Design and execute backend API tests with Java, REST Assured, Postman and Newman
• Lift frontend test coverage to the same maturity as backend
• Provide consistent, reliable automation across products and teams
• Work in a hybrid model: 2 days in office now, increasing to 3 in October

What we’re looking for

• Senior experience as an SDET or automation engineer
• Strong frontend automation skills in JavaScript or TypeScript
• Backend automation capability in Java, REST Assured, Postman and Newman
• A full stack mindset, not backend only
• Available to start within two weeks

Interview process

• 40 minute technical chat with the hiring manager
• Technical task
• 30 minute discussion with the Principal Chapter Lead