1 to 25 of 27 Contract Test Automation Jobs in the North of England

Systems Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
OLG Recruitment
Location
Grimsby, South Humberside, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
working alongside firmware, hardware, and compliance engineers. Your day-to-day work spans from functional bring-up and interface characterisation through to scripting automated test suites and expanding the HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) test system to accommodate new product variants. Summary You are an experienced test … hand and a Python script in the other : equally able to characterise a new PCB's wireless interface and write the automated test that will verify it on every future build. You'll work alongside the myenergi test team to validate new product variants from first-board bring ...

Senior Automation Test Engineer - Identity & Access Management

Hiring Organisation
Som3
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £600/day
Senior Automation Test Engineer Contract - Rate (D.o.E) Sheffield - Hybrid (up to 3 days in office) Role Summary We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test engineer with expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM) back-end validation. Skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion … identity and access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications. Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle ...

Automation Test Manager

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
Test Automation Manager 2-month initial contract £500 per day - Umbrella Hybrid - Manchester 2x days a week I'm currently partnering with a business seeking a Test Automation Manager to support a mid-flight programme focused on automating manual processes and integrating legacy systems. The role … workflows, ensuring quality is maintained throughout complex integrations. They are particularly keen to see candidates with broad exposure to a range of automation frameworks and programming languages, alongside proven experience establishing automation capability from the ground up within an SME environment where no formal QA function previously existed. ...

System Test and Validation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Futura Design Limited
Location
Crewe, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Client based in Manchester, is searching for System Test and Validation Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: We are looking for a driven and passionate System Test … defect-free user experience from concept through to delivery. You will play a key role in shaping validation strategies and continuously improving test processes, with a strong focus on automation, reuse of existing test assets, and leveraging established validation practices across the business. Working on our current ...

Automation Test Engineer - (IAM)

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £601/day
Role Summary We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test engineer with expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM) back-end validation. Skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion and transformation, and event-driven (Pub/Sub) architectures. This role focuses on testing secure, scalable identity … access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications. Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle workflows ...

System Test and Validation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£34.00/hour
System Test and Validation Engineer - (phone number removed) - £34.00/hr - Umbrella rate Manchester - Hybrid We are looking for a driven and passionate System Test and Validation Engineer to join us in developing a truly exciting and forward-thinking product, one you can believe in, advocate … defect free user experience from concept through to delivery. You will play a key role in shaping validation strategies and continuously improving test processes, with a strong focus on automation, reuse of existing test assets, and leveraging established validation practices across the business. What You Will ...

Test Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £501/day
Build and maintain automated test frameworks and suites for API, event-driven, and graph-based services using Python/PyTest. Define and execute test plans, cases, and test data aligned to requirements and technical specifications, ensuring FR/NFR traceability. Validate IAM models (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC, PBAC … test policy-as-code decision points. Perform API automation, contract testing, and event replay/reprocessing scenarios. Validate graph data structures (nodes, relationships, traversal logic); Neo4j experience preferred. Produce regulatory evidence and support test governance, including entry/exit criteria. Develop and manage Jenkins pipelines for test ...

Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - £350/day
ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of modern web applications across a cutting-edge tech stack. This role requires hands-on expertise in automated testing, strong collaboration with development teams, and experience working across cloud-native environments. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and execute automated and manual test cases … quality throughout the SDLC Perform frontend and backend testing across Node.js and Spring Boot applications Validate data integrity and application performance involving MongoDB Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Execute testing in AWS-based environments , ensuring scalability and reliability Identify, log, and track defects, ensuring timely ...

Lead Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Indotronix Avani UK Ltd
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Role : Lead Test Engineer Location : Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle (60% hybrid/3 days in office) Contract: Contract | InsideIR35 | 12 Months Role Overview: Seeking a hands-on technical leader to define and embed an automation-first test strategy across multiple delivery teams, supporting the transition from monolithic … systems to microservices. This role combines strategic oversight with active contribution to automation frameworks and testing solutions. Key Responsibilities: Define and implement end-to-end test strategies aligned with microservices architecture Establish testing standards, patterns, and best practices across teams Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks ...

Test Engineer (SFIA 4)

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - £350/day
strong technical expertise, analytical thinking, and the ability to mentor others while working across complex data platforms. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage Analyse and interpret test results, identifying risks, issues, and areas for improvement Produce clear reports … Skills Proficiency in Python, SQL, and at least one additional programming language (e.g., Java) Experience with scripting languages such as Bash Strong understanding of automated testing frameworks and methodologies Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow and log analysis Familiarity with data processing tools such as Apache Spark Experience working with ...

Sitecore Technical Lead

Hiring Organisation
ThriveIT Systems
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Contract
critically and guide frontend engineers effectively DevOps Tooling Gitbased workflows branching strategies and agile culture Testing Quality Familiarity with unit testing integration testing and automation testing approaches Ability to instil QA discipline within a development team Leadership Proven experience leading a high performing development team in a handson capacity ...

Platform Development Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Futura Design Limited
Location
Crewe, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
working closely with engineers in cross functional teams. Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible. Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tool. Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana). Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies ...

Platform Development Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Contechs Consulting
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£33.88/hour
working closely with engineers in cross functional teams Infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible Good automation skills, including experience with unit testing and automated testing tools Experience of operating enterprise scale production systems alongside monitoring and telemetry practices (SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana) Solid understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and protocols ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Nobul Resourcing Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£40,000
data engineering best practices ETL/ELT pipeline development and orchestration Data modelling for analytics and reporting Query optimisation and performance tuning Testing and automation of data processes Agile delivery methodologies Writing clear technical documentation and communicating effectively with non-technical audiences Desirable skills include: Python development Experience with ...

ServiceNow Platform Owner

Hiring Organisation
7P UK Ltd
Location
North West London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £450 to £550 per day Outside IR35
enterprise-wide transformations involving ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, and emerging AI capabilities. Delivery Maturity: Practical background in maturing DevOps operations, including CI/CD adoption, automated testing, and agile delivery principles. Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical delivery teams and senior business leadership. ...

Software Test Engineer: 3 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£100000 - £101000/annum
Software Test Engineer: 3 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid We are seeking a Software Test Engineer for a 3 month remote project (Outside IR35.) You will work closely with software development team and be responsible for creating and executing test plans and test cases for software … solutions, reviewing and documenting test results, and developing and maintaining automated test scripts. You will be responsible end to end testing of applications, investigating issues, reporting and tracking bugs, testing backend for message queues, whilst also providing REST API automated test. Type: 3 Month Contract Day Rate: Market ...

Java Developers x 2 - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£60 - £70/hour
Java Developer - Cloud Services + 12 month initial contract + Hybrid working out of Newcastle + SC Cleared role + £70 p/h - Inside IR35 Key Skills: + Java Developer + Cloud Services + ...

Senior Software Engineer, C++ and Python, 9 Month FTC, Manchester, COR7567

Hiring Organisation
Corriculo Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£70,000
help build and optimise machine learning inference pipelines used in real-time systems. You'll develop production-grade applications in modern C++, contribute to automation and testing frameworks using Python, and help ensure systems are scalable, secure, and highly reliable. The role also involves working closely with cross-functional … Python development skills, particularly for automation and integration work Experience working with Docker containers and CI/CD pipelines Strong understanding of Git, automated testing, and TDD principles Knowledge of AI or machine learning inference concepts Any experience with image processing, Golang, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, or cross-platform C++ ...

Production Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Line Up Aviation
Location
Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 32 - 36 Hourly
client has an opportunity for a Production Test Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for 12 months. You will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. … will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements. Role : Production Test Engineer - Live Build Location : Stevenage - fully onsite Hours : 37 per week Hourly Rate : 32- 36 per hour via Umbrella ...

Java Developer - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Kenton, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £520/day
Java Developer Rate: £500 - £520/day IR35: Inside IR35 Location: Newcastle Working Pattern: 3 days a week on site Clearance: Currently SC Cleared or able to obtain SC Clearance You will join a global ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Belcan
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£60/hour
Software Engineer 12 Month Contract Newcastle or Guildford (Hybrid) up to £60 per hour Role Overview Belcan are currently working with one of the leading companies in Aviation, to support them in their search for ...

Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Vallum Associates Limited
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 per day
Build and maintain an automated test framework and suites for API, event, and graph-based services (Python/PyTest). Define and execute test plans/cases/data aligned to requirements and technical specs; maintain FR/NFR traceability. Validate IAM concepts and access models (RBAC/… ABAC/ReBAC/PBAC) and test decision points as code (policy-as-code). Perform API automation, contract testing, and replay/reprocessing scenarios. Validate graph data (nodes/relationships/hop logic) and event lineage/change behaviour. Experience in Neo4J is preferred. Produce regulatory evidence ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£60/hour
Software Engineer 12 month contract Can be based in Newcastle or Guildford Offering £60ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience with Java? Do you have experience in cloud services development? Do you want to work ...

Data QA Lead

Hiring Organisation
True North Group
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£60,000 - £75,000 per annum
Data Engineer is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and quality of data systems, pipelines, and analytics platforms. They design and implement automated testing frameworks, validate data transformations, and work closely with data engineers, analysts, and product teams to guarantee that data delivered to the business is trustworthy … purpose. Key responsibilities: Data Quality Assurance Testing and Automation Collaboration with Data Engineers Documentation and governance Key skills and experience needed: Commercial experience of automation testing for Data Engineering Testing tools like Great Expectations, dbt, pytest and data validation frameworks Experience of testing data platforms such as Snowflake ...

Product Owner

Hiring Organisation
ECS Resource Group Ltd
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £700/day
roadmap across multiple resilience workstreams Lead Service Chain Mapping, Scenario Testing, and Proactive Resilience initiatives Drive resilience-by-design practices, scenario testing, and resilience automation across technology teams Improve visibility of service dependencies, resilience risks, and critical business service impacts Champion tooling enhancements, digital transformation, and process improvements Deliver … expertise with strong backlog and roadmap management skills Understanding of service resilience, incident management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational risk Experience driving tooling, automation, and process transformation initiatives ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. ...