Quality Assurance Engineer
QA Engineer x 1 & Senior QA Engineer x 1 – Non-Functional Testing
Location: Newcastle – Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Rate: QA - £365 per day (Inside IR35) and Senior QA up to £450pd
Clearance: BPSS Required
Contract: Initial 3-Month Contract
Essential: Experience of working for a UK government organisation
We are supporting a major public-sector programme seeking an experienced QA Engineer and a Senior QA Engineer with strong non-functional testing experience to join a high-performing engineering team delivering complex digital transformation work.
This role is focused on automation-first quality engineering within modern CI/CD environments, with a particular emphasis on performance, accessibility, and non-functional assurance across large-scale cloud-based platforms.
Key Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Java
- Selenium
- Cucumber
- Strong experience in non-functional testing, including:
- Performance testing
- Accessibility testing
- Security testing
- Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
- Experience working within Agile, BDD, and TDD environments
- CI/CD pipeline experience
- Strong API and integration testing capability
- Comfortable working closely with developers within engineering-led teams
Nice to Have
- Experience with JMeter, Gatling, k6, or similar performance tools
- Experience with accessibility standards such as WCAG
- Cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure)
Essential
- BPSS Clearance
- Ability to attend site in Newcastle 2 days per week
- Public sector or government programme experience
This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced programme delivering large-scale digital services within a modern engineering environment.