1 to 25 of 30 Contract Test Automation Jobs in the North of England

Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £650/day Inside IR35 (Market rate)
open to engineers at varying stages of their careers, from developing professionals through to experienced automation specialists. Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions. Building and executing functional, API, integration, and end-to-end tests. … Working closely with software engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to improve quality across the development lifecycle. Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and ensuring automated testing is integrated into delivery processes. Identifying opportunities to improve test coverage, reliability, and efficiency. Supporting the adoption of quality engineering best practices across ...

Automation Test Analyst

Hiring Organisation
BrightBox Group
Location
Leeds, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£350 - £400/day can be remote or hybrid
Automation Test Analyst Hybrid/Leeds and also remote 3 Months initial contract £350-£400pd (Inside IR35) Active Security Clearance is Essential About the Role: We are seeking a skilled Automation Test Analyst to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible … designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts to ensure the functionality and quality of our software systems. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain automation frameworks and test cases using Playwright (Neil framework/Robot Framework Action Word driver). Collaborate with software developers and QA engineers to understand ...

AWS Technical Test Engineer - SC Cleared - Outside IR35

Hiring Organisation
NSD
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Technical Test Engineer This Test Automation position requires the candidates to work on client site in Newcastle 2 days a month. Skilled AWS Technical Test Engineer to work on testing across an extensive AWS tech stack. Should be confident in working independently, diagnosing technical issues … efficiently troubleshooting complex problems. This role involves both manual and potential automation testing, with a strong focus on test planning, cloud infrastructure validation, and client interaction. Key Responsibilities Conduct technical testing on AWS services using Databricks, Quantexa, Tableau, and Iron Mountain. Perform manual testing across AWS components, including ...

Senior Java Developer - AWS

Hiring Organisation
TXP
Location
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 420 Daily
Lambda API Gateway S3 RDS CloudWatch IAM Experience with Docker and Kubernetes Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation Exposure to automated testing frameworks such as Selenium or Cucumber, working alongside QA teams. Experience of GDS-aligned delivery programmes AWS certifications If your profile demonstrates strong and recent ...

Senior Java Developer - AWS

Hiring Organisation
TXP
Location
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Temporary
Salary
£420/day Remote Working
Lambda API Gateway S3 RDS CloudWatch IAM Experience with Docker and Kubernetes Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation Exposure to automated testing frameworks such as Selenium or Cucumber, working alongside QA teams. Experience of GDS-aligned delivery programmes AWS certifications If your profile demonstrates strong and recent ...

Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
TXP
Location
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£370 - £420/day
Lambda API Gateway S3 RDS CloudWatch IAM Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation. Exposure to automated testing frameworks such as Selenium or Cucumber, working alongside QA teams. Experience of GDS-aligned delivery programmes. AWS certifications. ...

Back-End Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Spencer Rose
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£420 - £430/day Inside IR35
Kubernetes. CI/CD & DevOps using Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and automated deployment pipelines. Database & Engineering Practices including SQL/NoSQL databases, automated testing, and Agile delivery. Stakeholder engagement and management Good communication skills If you are available and have the above experience, APPLY NOW for immediate review ...

Backend Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Spencer Rose
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£475/day Inside IR35
Kubernetes. CI/CD & DevOps using Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and automated deployment pipelines. Database & Engineering Practices including SQL/NoSQL databases, automated testing, and Agile delivery. Stakeholder engagement and management Good communication skills If you are available and have the above experience, APPLY NOW for immediate review ...

Software Engineer - Java

Hiring Organisation
Spencer Rose
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£380 - £400/day Inside IR35
Azure, ideally including GKE. Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, IAM and API gateways such as Apigee. Experience with Python, Pytest, API automation and ETL testing. Strong understanding of TDD, BDD, shift-left testing, unit, integration and regression testing. Familiarity with security and performance testing, and observability tools such ...

Senior Data Platform Engineer - Compliance Assurance

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
APIs, including authentication, pagination, rate limiting and error handling. Understanding of data reconciliation, data quality validation, exception handling and audit evidence. Experience using Git, automated testing, CI/CD and controlled software release processes. Ability to troubleshoot distributed data pipelines and support production systems.Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. ...

LEAD DATA SCIENTIST

Hiring Organisation
EUROPEAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 per day
graph embeddings, pathfinding, similarity, clustering, link prediction, node classification, anomaly detection, and GNN development. Programming and engineering: Advanced Python and SQL; APIs; test automation; data structures; distributed processing; Git; CI/CD; containers; infrastructure awareness; production debugging and performance optimization. Data engineering: Spark or Databricks, Kafka or equivalent ...

Java Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Carbon 60
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£55 - £60/hour
Experience Strong commercial experience with Java development . Experience building and deploying cloud-based applications and services . Proven capability in unit testing and automated testing methodologies. Experience working within Agile/Scrum development teams . Understanding of software engineering best practices, including code quality, scalability, and maintainability. Desirable Skills ...

Databricks Consultant

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£300 - 450 per day + Depending on experience
Developing Lakehouse architectures using Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and medallion frameworks Gathering requirements and providing technical guidance to client teams Embedding CI/CD, automated testing and Infrastructure as Code Delivering cloud data solutions across Azure and AWS Contributing to internal standards and sharing knowledge across the team Modernising legacy ...

Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Brio Digital
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500/day
experienced Full Stack Software Engineer with strong React and Python skills and a solid understanding of cloud-native architectures. You'll design, build, test and operate scalable applications, contributing across the full development lifecycle from solution design through to deployment, monitoring and operational support, alongside the AWS infrastructure … Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Git/GitHub Experience with automated testing and modern software engineering practices DESIRABLE SKILLS Familiarity with Micro Frontend and Single Page Application design patterns, best practices and performance optimisation Strong analytical ...

Quality Engineer - Android/iOS

Hiring Organisation
Spencer Rose
Location
Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£360/day Inside IR35
Responsibilities Strong hands-on experience in manual and automated mobile application testing across iOS and Android platforms. Proven expertise in designing and implementing mobile automation frameworks using Appium and/or similar tools. Experience using BrowserStack (or equivalent cloud-based device platforms) for cross-device and cross-browser testing. … Strong experience in test automation using Playwright, Selenium, or similar tools. Experience in API testing and end-to-end validation of integrated customer journeys. Experience working within Agile teams and contributing to continuous quality improvement. ...

Global Network Manager - Patching

Hiring Organisation
Essential Consulting
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
risks. Work closely with Network Operations, Cybersecurity, Change Management, suppliers and regional teams. Ensure effective regional handovers and maintenance-window coverage. Drive improvements across automation, testing, documentation and operational processes. What We're Looking For Strong experience in enterprise network operations, infrastructure change or network patching management . Good ...

Full Stack Engineer (Python, React and AWS)

Hiring Organisation
Brio Digital
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £500/day
Cypress * Accessibility and performance Python: * Strong hands-on Python building production services * APIs consumed by React front ends * Serverless Python on AWS Lambda * Automated testing with PyTest * Clean, maintainable, secure code WHAT YOU WILL DO * Design, develop and maintain React Micro Frontend applications using Module Federation * Design, develop and maintain … native architecture, particularly Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, DynamoDB and S3 * Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform * CI/CD pipelines using Git and GitHub * Automated testing and modern software engineering practices Desirable: * Knowledge of Micro Frontend and Single Page Application design patterns, best practices and performance optimisation * Experience of public ...

SC Eligible Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£40000 - £50000/annum
modern microservices, working within cloud environments and contributing to large-scale digital transformation projects. You'll be joining a collaborative team where engineering quality, automation and continuous improvement are central to the development approach. The role offers long-term stability with a clear pathway from FTC to permanent employment … environments Strong understanding of engineering best practices and coding standards Experience with Git-based source control and branching strategies Knowledge of Continuous Integration and automated testing approaches Ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience WebLogic Server (Enterprise Edition) CAS SDK experience AWS or other public ...

Technical Lead - C#, RESTful APIs

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£480 - £500/day
Actions, CI/CD and Terraform . Technical architecture and design decision-making. AI-assisted development , including GitHub Copilot and coding agents. Secure development, automated testing, observability and production support. Experience with technical risk, delivery, mentoring and stakeholder management. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Hands-on approach with the ability … GitHub Actions | CI/CD | REST APIs | Microservices | Distributed Systems | Docker | Azure API Management | GitHub Copilot | AI | DevOps | Cloud | Software Engineering | Technical Lead | Architecture | Automated Testing | Security | Observability ...

PCB Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£37 per hour, Benefits Overtime Rate
World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a PCB Test Engineer. This position is suited for a candidate with the following experience: PCB test engineering experience Diagnosis of test failures Testing experience down to component level Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications … hybrid working per business needs Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) As a Production Test Engineer, you will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. ...

Senior Consultant - Contract

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
interview, you'll need to show experience of: Your working area and how you apply this to your role Functional and non-functional automation testing Using tools like Playwright, Typescript and Gatling Carrying out accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 standards using tools like JAWS and/or Dragon Creating … test documentation Resolving complex issues and presenting to stakeholders Creating tasks from high-level requirements Defect triage Active SC clearance due to the nature of client work You'll need a good understanding of: Basic principles of programming paradigms, such as object-orientated programming and procedural programming The concepts ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Line Up Aviation
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£60/hour
Our client has an opportunity for a Software Engineer to join them on a contract basis for 12 months. You will be joining a collaborative, forward thinking Agile Scrum team, working on innovative Geospatial software ...

Software HWIL

Hiring Organisation
Akkodis
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
assignment based in Bolton Skillset/experience required: Extensive experience in C++/C# development in a Windows environment. Proficiency in C# for tooling, test interfaces, or Windows components as needed. Demonstrable skills in multi-threaded and concurrent programming. Strong understanding of software design principles, memory management, and performance … Experience of working with technical documentation to inform the software engineering process around system software requirements Desirable Skills: Familiarity with unit testing frameworks, automated test rigs, or hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) setups. Experience of software engineering tools including GitLab, SonarQube, JIRA, Confluence Experience of IBM DOORS software ...

C# / C++ Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£65 per hour, Benefits Overtime Rate
verification, and testing at both component and system levels. Conduct performance analysis, debugging, and optimisation of real-time systems. Document architecture, interface definitions, and test procedures to support handover and formal test activities. Skillset/experience required: Extensive experience in C++/C# development in a Windows environment. … Proficiency in C# for tooling, test interfaces, or Windows components as needed. Demonstrable skills in multi-threaded and concurrent programming. Strong understanding of software design principles, memory management, and performance optimisation. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Experience of working with technical documentation ...