Automation Test Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Remote

Project overview

Automation Test Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Remote

Project details

Up to £500 per day

IR35: Inside

6 months

The Role:

A leading Government Institution is seeking an experienced Test Engineer / Functional Test Analyst with strong Integration Testing experience to undertake an initial 6-month contract.

This role is Inside IR35 and can be worked remotely.

Essential Criteria:

Desirable Skills

If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

• Proven experience as a Test Engineer or Test Analyst across multiple programmes, covering all functional test stages and test types including Integration Testing, System Testing, SIT, Exploratory Testing, and UAT.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Expert knowledge of software testing principles and methodologies, with experience working within Agile Scrum delivery environments.
• Hands-on experience using test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA and Zephyr.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and drive quality improvements.
• Experience testing microservices and APIs using tools such as Postman and REST Assured.
• Ability to work alongside Performance Test Engineers, reviewing performance test plans and interpreting performance test results and reports.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using modern programming languages such as TypeScript, Java, or Ruby.
• Strong experience with Playwright for automated functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks including Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, JUnit/TestNG, and Maven.
• Experience creating and maintaining automated testing frameworks within CI/CD environments.
• Hands-on experience with continuous integration and deployment tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, Travis CI, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and motivate team members while promoting testing best practices.
• Experience working on large-scale Government, Public Sector, or highly regulated programmes.
• Knowledge of cloud-based environments and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience implementing test automation strategies and quality engineering practices across delivery teams.
• Start: flexible
• Location: London, GB
• Rate: 56-63 EUR/h