Test Engineer – SC Cleared

Project overview

Test Engineer – SC Cleared

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Test Engineer – SC Cleared on a Remote basis for an initial 2 month contract.

Key skills:

• MUST HOLD ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE *
• INSIDE IR35 *
• Automated testing frameworks (Playwright/Jest)
• Data validation testing
• Load & performance testing for bulk uploads
• CI/CD pipeline testing

Responsibilities

Tech stack:

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

• Define, own, and communicate test strategies aligned to delivery, business risk, and government service standards.
• Select and tailor test approaches (manual, automated, exploratory, risk-based) appropriate to complex systems and integrations.
• Provide authoritative advice on test scope, entry/exit criteria, and quality risks to delivery and product leadership.
• Balance pragmatism with assurance, ensuring proportionate testing within agile delivery constraints.
• Lead the design and evolution of automated test frameworks (UI, API, or service-level), aligned to the team’s technology stack.
• Define what should and should not be automated, considering value, maintainability, and risk.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and advise teams on improving feedback cycles.
• Evaluate and recommend DEFRA community testing tools, frameworks, and practices to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Plan build and execute non-functional testing activities, including performance, accessibility, security, resilience, and interoperability.
• Work collaboratively with specialists and suppliers to ensure appropriate coverage where tooling or expertise is shared.
• Interpret test results and articulate business and user impact, not just technical outcomes.
• Ensure NFT evidence is sufficient to support confident release decisions.
• Expertise in test automation using JavaScript based test frameworks such as WebdriverIO, Playwright or Cypress
• Open-source JS based libraries or frameworks for API testing, or Postman.
• Jmeter or K6 for load and performance testing
• Continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins and AWS or ADO in Azure.
• Expertise in GitHub
• Experience using exploratory test techniques to focus testing on the areas of greatest risk.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: England, GB