Quality Engineer

Description

Quality Engineer

Location: Telford (2 days per week onsite initially, reducing to 2 days per month after the first 3 months)

Rate: £465 per day (Inside IR35)

Start Date& contract length: November 2026 - 12 months contract

Clearance: BPSS Required

About the Role

A leading Government client is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join a large-scale digital transformation programme focused on modernising critical public sector services.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement test automation frameworks and solutions from the ground up.

Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), and risk-based testing approaches.

Support CI/CD pipelines and promote shift-left quality practices.

Coach and mentor team members on quality engineering principles and best practices.

Perform testing across multiple levels, including:

Unit Testing

System Testing

Integration Testing

Non-Functional Testing

Analyse business requirements and develop effective test strategies.

Create and maintain test data and testing artefacts.

Participate in collaborative development through pair programming.

Review and interpret Java unit tests (e.g. JUnit) to support defect investigation and test analysis.

Design and develop automated end-to-end and system tests using Playwright and Java.

Build and maintain automated test scripts across UI, API, and system-level testing.

Translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into comprehensive automated test coverage.

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong experience in Quality Engineering and software testing.

Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.

Strong knowledge of Git/GitLab.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Ability to coach and influence teams on quality best practices.

Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

Quality-first mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. xjnqpsq

Testing & Automation

JUnit

Playwright

Selenium

Cucumber

Performance & Security Testing

Gatling

OWASP ZAP

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Accessibility

WCAG

Wave

Axe

Technology Stack

Front End

Remix React

JavaScript

Back End

Java

Spring

.NET

Data & Messaging

MongoDB

Oracle

RabbitMQ

JSON

Ad ID: 5419012852