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via reed · 5 June 2026 ·9 days ago

Contract Front-End Software Tester (JavaScript|Java|Playwright|TypeScript)

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd

New Works Contract GBP 117,000 – 123,500

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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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