4 of 4 Contract API Testing Jobs in the South East

QA Lead - Finance/Payments/Contract Lead QA working on an integral payment system for a major finance company within their payments team. Emphasis on API testing. Role - QA Lead Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Rate - Negotiable Location - Hybrid/Hampshire - 3 days per week in the office Skills - Experience with Java, Junit, Cucumber, Gherkin, Gatling … Xray, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Pact Testing, API Testing Frameworks. AWS expertise preferred. Hoppscotch or Postman experience testing APIs Experience identifying test cases using boundary valuation analysis, negative testing, etc. Drives quality discussions around requirements in refinement Payments network experience Exposure to modern software testing practices including but not restricted to Test Automation, Test First … BDD. Experience in DevOps (preferably working with containerized environments) and build tools using Jenkins CI/CD, Gradle, Github, Nexus and SonarQube and other code coverage tools preferred. Experience testing and implementing API service architecture with Spring Boot. 3+ years of Hands-on Test Automation required. GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. More ❯

and have the chance to help shape the strategy and direction.Due to the nature of the role, active SC clearance is required.It will involve hands-on functional/automation testing in a QA role, testing an AWS-based PAM solution and identity integrations (AWS > Entra ID), ensuring security, functionality, and CAF-aligned assurance.Key Responsibilities Test AWS-based PAM … configuration, deployment and privileged access journeys. Validate controls against NCSC CAF (identity, privileged access, monitoring, resilience). Execute functional, automation and API testing (UI + backend). Test authentication flows via Entra ID, including MFA and conditional access. Validate federated identity (SAML/OIDC) between Entra ID and AWS-hosted services. Perform data validation within AWS deployments. Conduct … device configuration testing for PAWS. Support integration, regression and exploratory testing. Produce clear test evidence, defects and assurance outputs. Skills & Experience Functional and API testing; experience with Postman or REST Assured. Automation experience; frameworks like Selenium useful. Knowledge of Python, JavaScript or Java for test scripting. Familiarity with JMeter or Gatling for load/performance testing. Strong More ❯

to London, Croydon Contract Type: Contract Duration: 6 months initial Sector: Public Sector Active SC Cleared/Security Cleared/Security Clearance/DV Cleared Proven experience in software testing, including at least 2 years in a senior or lead role. Strong knowledge of test methodologies, defect management, and QA best practices. Experience leading test activities across multiple projects … or workstreams. Competence with test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps). Strong communication, organisation, and leadership skills. Hands-on testing experience across multiple types (functional, regression, integration). Desirable: Exposure to test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright). Experience in API testing and tools such as Postman or REST Assured. Basic understanding of SQL More ❯

Collaborate with product and development teams to define acceptance criteria and test coverage for each story. Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks using Java. Perform exploratory and automated testing across all phases of development. Work with developers to create and test stubs, mocks, and integration points. Ensure traceability and visibility of test progress and quality metrics. Contribute to … Agile ceremonies, retrospectives, and planning sessions, championing test best practices. Provide test assurance against defined acceptance and non-functional requirements. Support CI/CD integration and continuous improvement of testing processes. Required Skills & Experience 5+ years' experience as an SDET or Automation Engineer. Strong knowledge of Java (OOP, SOLID principles) and ability to build coded test frameworks. Experience with … RESTAssured and API Testing . Familiarity with SQL/RDBMS and Integration Testing . Hands-on with Git/GitLab , Gradle , Jenkins , and SonarQube . Experience with JUnit , Cucumber (TDD/BDD) , and Postman for debugging and exploratory testing. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent communication skills and ability to work autonomously. More ❯