Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Contract Front-End Software Tester (JavaScript | Java | Playwright | TypeScript)
Start Date: ASAP, immediate starter Day Rate: £450-475 per day, Outside IR35 Length: 3 months inital Working Patterns: Fully-remote Other Information: 2 stage interview process
Opus have partnered with a UK-based Critical Communications provider who's technology supports real-time messaging and alerting systems used by major data centre operators, large-scale healthcare and emergency services organisations.This will be a hands on contract role with strategic influence, where you'll be responsible for defining and implementing a robust and cohesive end-to-end testing strategy, working closely with engineering and product leadership in a fast-pace, environment with a start-up feel. The key challenge is bringing structure and maturity to a fragmented testing landscape, establishing a cohesive end-to-end strategy across complex, multi-channel and highly integrated systems.
Challenge: The company are currently using a mixture of Playwright, System Integration Testing, UAT, functional testing, UI and API testing, but lacks some structure to all these testing types and needs an SME to connect them to a proper end-to-end approach, reducing gaps and inconsistency. There is a need to improve documentation, particularly around user journeys, acceptance criteria, and customer-facing content.
Where you come in… Our client requires an experienced contractor who can define an end-to-end strategy to align testing and achieve product-focused business outcomes. Skills (Tech Stack):• Front-end: Strong JavaScript testing experience, ideally bringing experience with Playwright for test automation • Back-end: Strong experience testing Java-based systems, including API and integration testing across backend services • TypeScript: Experience using TypeScript for scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks • Messaging Platforms: Experience testingmulti-channel messaging systems, including SMS, email, and alerting workflows
Experience: • Integration & Resilience: Experience testing complex, event-driven systems with webhook/API integrations, decisioning logic, and high-availability architectures (including failover and multi-channel delivery scenarios)
Nice to have: • Nice to Have – Industry: Experience within messaging, communications, or alerting platforms (e.g. telecoms, critical communications, or real-time notification systems)
Please reach out to Adam Akhtar at Opus Recruitment Solutions for futher information.
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