Automation Test Engineer

• Automation Test Engineer
• 3-month contract (initially)
• Remote Working
• Outside-IR35
• Market Rates (c£400 to £425 per day)

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an automation-focused End-to-End Test Engineer to support a major public sector digital transformation programme.

You will be responsible for validating complete business processes across user interfaces, REST APIs and integrated systems, contributing to testing throughout Agile delivery and ensuring changes are thoroughly tested ahead of release.

You will also help ensure that connected applications work reliably across complete user journeys, combining strong automation skills with a thorough approach to functional testing.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong test automation experience using Playwright, Cypress and/or Python.
• Experience testing REST APIs, JSON/XML payloads and system integrations.
• Familiarity with Postman, Bruno, REST Assured and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Experience using Jira and Xray for test management and defect tracking.
• Strong Agile testing skills, analytical ability and effective communication with developers and Product Owners.

Desirable: AWS application testing, CloudWatch log analysis and SQL-based backend data validation.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain reusable automated UI, API and integration tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform functional, end-to-end, regression and exploratory testing.
• Identify test scenarios, risks and coverage requirements early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Manage defects, retesting and requirements traceability using Jira and Xray.
• Produce clear test evidence, results and outstanding risk assessments to support release decisions.

N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo a basic level of security clearance prior to starting the role (5-7 days lead time)

Applications:

If you have strong automation skills and enjoy taking ownership of end-to-end quality and would like to learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as an Automation Test Engineer for an initial 3-month temporary contract engagement, consulting on a remote-working basis; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence.

Please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client leading the way in developing the next-generation of healthcare solutions through innovation and transformational technology?