Automation QA Engineer Inside IR35.

Location: London or Manchester (1 day onsite per week - Thursdays) Start Date: ASAP and pay £350 per day End Date: 30/09/2026 Equipment: Laptop provided

We are seeking an experienced Contract Automation QA Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team, working on the design and delivery of robust testing solutions across modern cloud-based systems.

Role Overview

• Design, communicate, and implement effective test strategies and approaches
• Collaborate with Tech Leads to understand requirements and define test coverage
• Develop and contribute to automated testing frameworks (functional and non-functional)
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and validate fixes
• Produce clear, concise test reports demonstrating product quality
• Communicate progress, risks, and issues to key stakeholders including Delivery Managers and Architects
• Act as the primary QA representative within an Agile team, promoting a “whole team” approach to quality
• Establish and drive QA best practices within the team

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in automated RESTful API testing
• Proven experience working in Agile environments
• Hands-on experience with CI tools such as Jenkins
• Strong advocacy for quality engineering principles and best practices
• Excellent communication skills, with experience resolving cross-team issues
• Solid programming knowledge and coding best practices
• Technical expertise in JavaScript, Java, RestAssured, and Cucumber
• Strong experience with Gatling and Scala
• Experience with AWS services (e.g. Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) and AWS SDK

Desirable Skills

• Automated UI testing experience
• Familiarity with frameworks such as Node.js and Playwright
• Experience with contract testing tools such as PACT or Karate
• Understanding of security testing principles