Change Digital – Digital & Tech Recruitment
Automation Engineer
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Contract Automation Engineer – Edinburgh (Hybrid) - £500 per day (Inside IR35)
About the Role
Change Digital are recruiting on behalf of our established Edinburgh based client a hands on Quality Engineer passionate about building quality into modern software systems and enabling teams to release with confidence? The experienced Senior Software Engineers in Test will be joining two high performing engineering teams within a modern B2C/SaaS environment. You’ll play a key role in embedding quality across the full software lifecycle, from early design (shift-left) through to production validation (shift-right). This is not a traditional QA role. You’ll work closely with developers to improve testability, automation, observability, and overall system reliability across complex, distributed systems.
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Tech Stack
- Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vercel
- Backend: Python, Java, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, API Gateway
- Infrastructure: Terraform, AWS CDK
- Testing & Tools:
- Jest, Playwright, Grafana K6
- Full testing pyramid: Unit, Integration, Contract, and E2E
Key Responsibilities
- Identify quality risks across architecture, integrations, and data flows
- Design and implement automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
- Validate backend services, APIs, and distributed systems
- Enhance release confidence through metrics, observability, and production insights
- Collaborate closely with engineers to improve testability and reliability
- Strengthen practices such as contract testing, integration testing, and test data management
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About You
- 5+ years’ experience as a hands-on Quality Engineer / SDET
- Strong automation expertise across unit, integration, contract, and E2E testing
- Proven experience testing APIs, backend services, and distributed systems
- Comfortable working in CI/CD-driven environments
- Experience with cloud platforms (ideally AWS)
- Strong understanding of test data management challenges
- A data-driven mindset focused on measurable quality improvements
Nice to Have:
- TypeScript and Playwright experience
- Python testing (pytest / unittest)
- Exposure to serverless architectures
- Performance or reliability testing experience
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