Experienced Automation Tester required for an initial 6-month contract (Inside IR35) to join the current team and provide SME testing expertise in digital solutions and services. Responsibilities: Working with project managers, technical leads and subject matter experts to plan and execute manual tests. Plan and write automated tests Define and Execute acceptance test with business analyst's/business areas using BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) Work within Agile Scrum teams, and prioritise own work Serving as the subject matter expert in the configuration, maintenance, and/or administration of testing tools or environments. Developing automation tests to a good coverage and standard. Responsible for quality assurance within Testing environments, tools and pipelines Experience required: Strong understanding of Agile (Scrum, Kanban) development & QA methodologies. Assistance with fault diagnosis Proven experience in using SQL to interrogate data within a database. A proven track record of functional testing at various levels such as: Strong experience of writing automation tests, utilising Specflow, and Selenium in .NET Integration Testing Smoke Testing User Acceptance Testing Interface Testing / Usability Testing System Testing API Testing Regression Testing Desirable: Strong test planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments, and strong skills involving prioritising and reprioritising testing tasks. Continuous improvement experience