Contract Test Engineer

Job Title: Contract QA/Test Engineer

Location: UK Remote

Contract Type: Inside IR35

Duration: 3 Months - Immediate Start Available

Day Rate: £350 per day

About the Role

WRK digital are proud to partner with a leading consultancy working in the tech for good space, supporting the development of crucial applications within healthcare. We are seeking an experienced QA/Test Engineer to join the team on an inside IR35 contract. This role will focus on ensuring quality and reliability during a major cloud migration initiative so experience with applications on AWS with Python would be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute test strategies, plans, and test cases for cloud migration projects.
• Perform functional, regression, system, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Validate application behaviour and data integrity before and after migration.
• Test cloud infrastructure components including compute, storage, networking, and security configurations.
• Execute non-functional testing such as performance, scalability, availability, and resilience testing.
• Support security and compliance testing in cloud environments.
• Automate test cases where applicable using appropriate testing frameworks and tools.
• Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, cloud engineers, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Support deployment and cutover testing, including smoke and sanity tests.
• Produce test reports, metrics, and quality dashboards.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a QA/Test Engineer in cloud migration or large-scale transformation projects.
• Strong knowledge of functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience testing across the SDLC working with Python Software Engineers.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and related infrastructure components.
• Understanding of security and compliance testing in cloud environments.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in an agile environment.

Desirable

• Experience working in healthcare or public sector projects.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools and scripting.
• ISTQB or similar testing certification.

Interested? Contact WRK digital today to learn more and apply for this exciting opportunity to make a real impact.