1 to 25 of 34 Contract Test Automation Jobs in the South East

Test Automation Engineer Triangle / Openlink

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Test Automation Engineer (Triangle/Openlink) London | 2 Roles My client in the banking industry are looking for experienced Test Automation Engineers to support a major transformation programme within a highly regulated financial environment. You'll focus on automation across the Triangle or similar Openlink … working closely with technical and business teams to deliver high-quality, audit-ready automated testing. The Role Enhance and maintain the automation framework Build automated regression and UAT suites Automate key business workflows and integrations Work with XML/JSON message flows and APIs Integrate automation into ...

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£550 - £650 per day
Senior Automation Test Engineer Surrey - 2x days a week 6 month initial contract - Scope to extend Up to £650 DOE - umbrella engagement Sanderson is currently working with … business who requires a Senior automation test engineer to assist in a business-critical projects. This person will design, build and maintain automated testing frameworks in C# using playwright and selenium , Api testing using Restsharp and running test suites in Azure Devops . Must Have: Extensive automation ...

IT Software Quality Engineering Lead / QA Lead

Hiring Organisation
KBC Technologies UK LTD
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
delivery for a large, business-critical transformation programme within the Energy Trading and Renewables domain. This is a senior leadership role combining hands-on test automation expertise , people management , and strategic QA ownership , working closely with Architects, Scrum teams, and senior business stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Own and deliver … large-scale IT programs Lead and manage a QA team of 10–12 engineers , including goal setting, appraisals, mentoring, and career development Drive automation strategy and execution , ensuring high-quality, scalable testing solutions Work closely with Architects and Agile teams to: Clarify requirements Ensure testability Enable automation-first ...

Java Developer - Farnborough

Hiring Organisation
FDM Group
Location
Farnborough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£50,000 - £75,000 per annum
engineering culture. You will help deliver secure, reliable, and scalable systems that support business objectives and improve customer experience. Responsibilities Analyse, design, develop, test, and deploy new features and user stories with a focus on high standards for security, reliability, and performance Collaborate with product owners and other stakeholders … best practices Identify and remediate issues using sound engineering principles, while proactively designing solutions to prevent potential failures Participate in peer code reviews, test automation, and documentation as part of the development lifecycle Contribute to internal technology communities, sharing knowledge and driving best practices across teams Ensure delivery ...

Test & AI Evaluation Lead

Hiring Organisation
MarkIT Placements
Location
Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £550 to £750 per day depending on experience
sources. Automation & Tooling Drive a test-automation-first mindset, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo CD) Oversee automated testing across API and service layers, UI (E2E and accessibility), and infrastructure and deployment workflows. Select, implement, and evolve testing tools and frameworks appropriate … Senior Test Lead, or equivalent on complex software systems. Strong track record of taking applications into production in regulated environments. Strong background in automated testing across APIs, services, and UIs, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Experience testing distributed, cloud-native systems (AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes), including performance, reliability ...

Test Manager

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
Senior Test Engineer, you will be the technical authority on how we test. You will: Build & Scale: Design and implement robust automated test solutions from scratch. Lead by Example: Oversee testing activities for major project streams, ensuring high standards are met. Embed Quality: Collaborate with Architects and Devs … scripts to effective manual exploratory testing. What You Bring Essential: Significant experience in software testing within structured development environments. Expertise in both manual and automated testing techniques. Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting. Proven experience leading testing activities on complex projects. Ability to mentor and support ...

Hardware Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CEI England Limited T/A CEI GB
Location
Brentwood, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 per day
Hardware Test Engineer Contract (Inside IR35) Location: Brentwood, CM14 4DZ 6+ Month Contract | Hybrid (4 Days Onsite) Client: CEI Job Overview: We are recruiting a Hardware Test Engineer to support CEIs hardware design, development, and testing activities. This role involves hands-on validation, debugging, RF testing, and collaboration … across engineering teams. Ideal for someone with strong lab skills and experience in consumer-electronics hardware. Key Responsibilities Perform hardware test, verification, and validation on embedded and electronic systems. Review and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and engineering documentation. Carry out RF testing, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth performance checks. ...

Senior Java Engineer - AWS, API - (2 days on site)

Hiring Organisation
Salt Search
Location
South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £700 per day
/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Knowledge of Docker and container orchestration fundamentals (ECS, EKS). Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and automation frameworks. Understanding of security best practices, authentication/authorisation standards (OAuth2, JWT). Experience with SOAP/WSDL, JAXB, and legacy service integration. Experience with … test automation and Cucumber. Preferred Attributes Strong proficiency in software engineering fundamentals, including clean code, design patterns, and maintainable architecture. Demonstrated ability to think independently, validate information, and apply sound engineering judgment - including the ability to use AI tools effectively without over-reliance on them. Ability to work ...

Research Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
EMBL-EBI
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£75,000
e.g., React). Experience with Containerisation (Docker) and deploying applications to Kubernetes environments. Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) for automated testing and deployment. Experience working with databases (Relational or NoSQL) and designing data models. Personal Attributes: A strong affinity with the goal of EMBL ...

Automation Tester - Outside IR35

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£300 - £350 per day
Automation Test Lead (Python)Rate - £350 Location - RemoteDuration - 3 months initiallyIR35 - OutsideWe would be looking for: Mid to Senior experience level General QA experience testing python/Django applications Experience with automated continuous integration and regression testing Using Behave, Kotlin and Selenium toolset BDD-style automated acceptance testing … using Gherkin feature files Experience writing test code (for automated tests, we want to avoid anyone who has only ever been involved in manual testing) this is a hands on role writing test code, not just manual testing Python/Django experience Experience using teamcity and gitlab testing ...

Contract Azure Data Engineer - £600/pd Outside IR35

Hiring Organisation
Tenth Revolution Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£550 - £600 per day
code reviews. Own the delivery lifecycle, remove technical blockers, and lead third-party developers when required. Contribute to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and continuous improvement. Support testing, service transition, and knowledge transfer. Collaborate across the business, ensuring solutions meet quality and performance expectations. Required ...

Senior Java Developers (x2) - Contract | Remote-First

Hiring Organisation
Lord Search & Selection
Location
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and support. Champion software best practices, coding standards, and continuous integration/delivery across project work. Develop and maintain test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and technical documentation as needed. Optimise application performance for high-scale warehouse control systems. Mentor junior developers ...

Fullstack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Design and develop backend and frontend features for FX Trading applications. Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code across the full stack. Build automated test suites (unit, integration, contract, UI/API, performance). Define metrics and implement automated evaluation and drift detection for AI-related components. Reduce technical ...

Java Developer - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£50 - £60/hour
deployment. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering problems and working in a fast-moving, agile environment. Microservices, automated testing and modern Java engineering are central to this project. What You'll Be Doing Designing, developing and testing high-quality software in an agile ...

Senior AI Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Tec Partners
Location
Windsor, Berkshire, Eton, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £700/day
centre platforms. Produce clean, efficient and maintainable code using TypeScript, modern JavaScript frameworks and Python. Champion DevOps best practice, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and infrastructure as code. Lead and contribute to code reviews, ensuring high standards of quality and engineering excellence. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues ...

Azure Data Engineer - Outside IR35 - Hybrid 3 Days in London

Hiring Organisation
Tenth Revolution Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£550 - £600 per day
Delivery Design and build scalable software and data solutions Develop modular, high-quality, testable code Contribute to architecture, frameworks, and best practices Review and test peer solutions Delivery & DevOps Own the development lifecycle for assigned work Support or lead third-party teams where required Drive continuous improvement, DevOps …/CD, and test automation Champion service readiness and support considerations Skills & Experience Strong Microsoft Azure knowledge, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and Azure Synapse Analytics Solid data engineering background (ETL, data warehousing, data modelling) Advanced SQL skills Programming experience (Python, C# ...

Backend Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Guildford, Surrey, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Work collaboratively to meet sprint commitments and delivery milestones Essential Skills Strong commercial experience with Java Experience developing cloud-based services Unit testing and test-driven development experience Desirable Skills DevSecOps awareness (e.g. Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube) Experience with Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Exposure to Quarkus framework Front ...

Java DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Yolk Recruitment Limited
Location
Guildford, Surrey, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£65 - £70 per hour
high value use cases. What we're looking for Essential experience * Strong Java development experience * Building and deploying cloud based services * Unit testing and automated testing practices Desirable experience * DevSecOps exposure using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD or SonarQube * Container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift * Quarkus framework * Front ...

Embedded Software V&V Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£70 per hour, Benefits Overtime Rate
validation activities on real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. The role requires taking requirements, developing them into robust test cases, preparing and executing tests, capturing data, and delivering actionable feedback to project teams. You will have to draw upon your strong practical problem … solving skills Ability to work independently or as part of a team Good communication skills Good documentation skills Ability to turn requirements into structured test cases and procedures. Experience of working in a lab environment on an electro mechanical product running embedded software. Good working knowledge of the complete ...

IDAM Engineer - DV Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Experience with role based access control , access request processes, and identity governance. Strong understanding of Windows Enterprise technologies , PowerShell scripting, and automation. Awareness of automated testing approaches within secure environments. Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks. Ability to provide SME level guidance to teams and stakeholders. Lead secure identity services ...

Java Tech Lead

Hiring Organisation
Velocity Talent Ltd
Location
Burgess Hill, West Sussex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 per day £300 POUNDS PER DAY INSIDE IR35
Java Tech Lead/Architect with 10+ years experience is needed for an initial 6-month contract with further extensions up to 18 months paying £300 a day inside IR35 to drive the design and ...

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MarkIT Placements
Location
Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £500 to £700 per day
SC Clearance or eligibility for SC Clearance Essential This is a FULL STACK ROLE but it does have a main focus on the Backend. 3 month contract with scope to extend or go permanent Key ...

API Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Automation Engineer Hybrid Working - London - 2 days a week on site. Financial Services Lorien's leading banking client is looking for a skilled API Automation Engineer with strong experience of with Rest API testing in Java to join our London-based team. The ideal candidate would have experience … This role will be Via Umbrella. Working in a Hybrid Model of 2 days a week on site. Key Skills and Experience Rest API automation testing in Java Java library and framework: Lombok, Spring Boot Stub testing experience: yaml, wiremock or Mockito, SOAP API testing Programming languages experience ...

Implementation Consultant - Pension Calculator Development

Hiring Organisation
Candidate Source Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
supporting scripting tools. You will collaborate with project teams and clients to develop and implement pension calculators that offer automation to support users, reduce risks and improve overall pension member servicing. You will produce technical specifications, configure system functionality, run tests and ensure all automated outcomes are accurate, compliant ...

DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £500 to £550 per day
working Hybrid/office based: Office (Wokingham) The Role We are looking for an experienced Azure .NET and React Full Stack Developer with strong automation skills to join our fast-growing team. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure applications on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high … Azure Application Gateway, Azure Key Vault o Azure Container Registry o Application Insights, Log Analytics Workspace o Azure Active Directory for authentication and security Automation & CI/CD Automate build, test, and deployment processes to improve efficiency and reliability. Write unit test cases with 100% code coverage ...