25 of 25 Contract Test Strategy Jobs in the UK excluding London

Test Strategy Consultant (Contract) Remote (occasional travel to Manchester) £500-£600 per day - inside IR35 3-month initial contract The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Test Strategy Consultant to support a transformation programme by defining a consistent and scalable approach to testing across multiple … expected to execute testing or build automation frameworks. What You'll Be Doing Assess the current testing landscape across services and platforms Conduct test maturity and capability assessments Identify gaps, risks, and inconsistencies in existing approaches Define a target testing strategy and operating model Develop standardised frameworks, governance ...

Senior Test Systems Architect (Missile & Complex Defence Systems) Why this role will interest senior test engineers Were supporting a long-standing UK MOD partner delivering advanced missile systems , and were looking for a Senior or Principal-level Test Engineer who wants to step into a true system … level architecture role . This position is ideal for experienced engineers from test equipment, BIT, production test, or system verification backgrounds who want greater technical authority, broader influence , and visibility across the full product lifecycle from early design through manufacture and in-service support. Youll work closely with ...

Senior Test Systems Architect (Missile & Complex Defence Systems) Why this role will interest senior test engineers Were supporting a long-standing UK MOD partner delivering advanced missile systems , and were looking for a Senior or Principal-level Test Engineer who wants to step into a true system … level architecture role . This position is ideal for experienced engineers from test equipment, BIT, production test, or system verification backgrounds who want greater technical authority, broader influence , and visibility across the full product lifecycle from early design through manufacture and in-service support. Youll work closely with ...

Analyst Contractor for 2 to 3 months. Experience and qualification in this area is a must. Duties included but not limited to:- Test Planning: agreeing testing requirements and approach; writing test scripts for specific scenarios; validating the change delivered against requirements. Test execution: executing test scripts … documenting test activities in Test rail/Jira; reporting test activities Ensuring components and features are tested, and behave in a consistent manner, reviewing and analysing Raising, triaging and managing defects within our internal management system. Implementing and maintaining test cases. Quality focused and with ...

Programme Test Manager: 5 Month Contract - Hybrid/Warwickshire We are seeking an experienced Programme Test Manager to operate at programme level, ensuring that testing across all delivery teams is coordinated, traceable and sufficient to demonstrate readiness for live operation and regulatory compliance This is a highly visible … role with full ownership of test strategy, governance, execution, and delivery assurance across large-scale programmes and releases. Type: 5 Month Contract Day Rate: Market Rates (Outside IR35) Location: Hybrid/Warwickshire Start: ASAP Skills - Proven experience in Programme-level Test management and quality assurance activities within ...

Lead Test Engineer – 12 month – SC Cleared – Manchester A highly reputable corporation that is delivering some of the countries most challenging tech projects offering service to millions of users is hiring a Lead Test Engineer with hands on automation experience using Java, Selenium and Rest Assured within AWS.You … days) and seeking up to £640 PD Inside IR 35 to start ASAP. We are only considering candidate who are located near Manchester. Test Strategy & Leadership • Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture • Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across ...

client's Test & Evaluation team are looking for a V&V Systems Engineering Specialist to operate with a high-level of technical responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their product, ranging from design and development to qualification and deployment. A specialist will bridge the gap between design and production … ensuring that complex, high-reliability systems meet our requirements. Key Responsibilities Test Strategy & Development: Defining test requirements, creating test plans, scoping front end activities with the customer ensuring that requirements are met and understood with the best efficiency maintained for deliveries. System Validation: Overseeing or supporting ...

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) V&V Systems Engineering Specialist Job Description: The Test & Evaluation team are looking for a V&V Systems Engineering Specialist to operate with a high-level of technical responsibility for the entire lifecycle … qualification and deployment. A specialist will bridge the gap between design and production, ensuring that complex, high-reliability systems meet our requirements. Key Responsibilities Test Strategy & Development: Defining test requirements, creating test plans, scoping front end activities with the customer ensuring that requirements ...

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) V&V Systems Engineering Specialist Job Description: The Test & Evaluation team are looking for a V&V Systems Engineering Specialist to operate with a high-level of technical responsibility for the entire lifecycle … qualification and deployment. A specialist will bridge the gap between design and production, ensuring that complex, high-reliability systems meet our requirements. Key Responsibilities Test Strategy & Development: Defining test requirements, creating test plans, scoping front end activities with the customer ensuring that requirements ...

title: Test Architect Start Date: ASAP End Date: December 2027 Location: Hybrid - Remote within the UK, with travel to London (York Road) as required Clearance Requirements: UK Citizen Minimum 5 years continuous UK residency (mandatory) Must be currently based in the UK Overview Our client is seeking a highly … experienced Test Architect to play a critical role in shaping and leading the testing strategy for complex, Oracle-based systems. This position will be instrumental in defining best practices, ensuring quality across delivery, and driving innovation in testing approaches across large-scale programmes. Key Responsibilities Define and implement ...

Lead Software Test Engineer - Contract (Inside IR35) Based at one of these locations: Leeds/Manchester/Birmingham/Newcastle - Hybrid (60% onsite) Our client is delivering a major digital transformation programme and is seeking an experienced Lead Software Test Engineer/Principal SDET to play a pivotal … role in shaping quality and automation across multiple delivery teams. This is a high-impact contract role where you will define strategy, set standards and remain hands-on with modern test engineering practices. Overview As a Lead Software Test Engineer you will take ownership of an automation ...

Title Test Engineer Day Rate £400/day - Inside IR35 Location Remote - Occasional London Duration 6 months (with view to extend) ROLE DESCRIPTION Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for an experienced Test Engineer to join an established delivery … bringing strong automation and integration testing expertise across a modern TypeScript and/or Java technology stack. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Playwright or Selenium Write and maintain test code in TypeScript and/or Java to a high standard Plan and execute ...

Functional Test Lead - Aladdin/Asset Management London - 3 days on site (non-negotiable) Inside IR35 6 months Brief We're hiring a hands-on Non-Functional Test Lead to drive NFT strategy and delivery for a major Aladdin transformation programme within asset management. This … lead role with delivery responsibility; you'll define non-functional requirements, build the test strategy, and execute testing across high-volume, data-heavy systems . Key Responsibilities Own and lead non-functional testing strategy (performance, load, volume, resilience) Define NFRs with business and technical stakeholders Execute real ...

services Ensure compliance with regulatory and governance requirements Provide RAG status reporting and track service transition milestones Collaborate with technical teams to validate test strategies, performance, and capacity prior to go-live Drive continuous improvement initiatives across service transition and design processes Key Skills & Experience Proven experience ...

business applications and external systems. Ensure seamless data flow between systems to support accurate financial reporting and operations. Testing: Develop and execute a comprehensive test strategy for finance, including system and functional testing, to validate that D365 is configured to meet business needs. Coordinate testing activities, identify defects ...

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for QA System Test Engineer on a 12 Month Contract, based in Northern Ireland. Role Summary The technology domain area is class leading diagnostic and monitoring equipment for electricity distribution, including Dissolved Gas Analysis, high speed FPGA based monitoring electronics and the software infrastructure … necessary to build a distributed monitoring environment for a variety of worldwide customers. As the Systems under test contain both Software and Hardware sub-systems, which are designed in-house; the System Test Engineer role is within a multidisciplinary environment. This role will involve the setup and configuration ...

your assigned QA tasks, driving excellence in automated and non-functional testing including performance, security, accessibility, and usability. Design, build, and maintain robust test automation frameworks with clean, reliable code. Collaborate with junior QA Engineers and manual testers, guiding them in modern testing practices and engineering principles. Ensure consistent … governance, design, and code quality in line with software standards and technology strategy. Create detailed test scenarios and cases, analyzing non-functional specifications for performance, accessibility, and security testing. Maintain traceability from test cases back to requirements, producing automation scripts and regression test packs. Work with stakeholders ...

Programme Test Manager Public Sector Programmes My client are seeking an experienced Programme Test Manager to lead the mobilisation and planning of testing across complex public-sector programmes. This role is well suited to a hands-on testing leader with a proven background in large-scale, multi-supplier … operate confidently across multiple stakeholders. Remote with ad hoc travel The Role You will be responsible for leading the end-to-end testing strategy across a complex programme, ensuring robust planning, execution, governance and reporting throughout the delivery lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Manage the preparation, execution and reporting of manual ...

timeline commitments Identify and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives Oversee data migration, testing strategy, cutover planning, and hypercare support Manage third-party vendors and system integrators Required Qualifications 10+ years of SAP project management experience Proven experience delivering ...

Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester … based - in the office not home based Essential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: * Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments * Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing * ( Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge ...

client, a leading organisation within the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Test & Acceptance Engineer for a contract position based in Christchurch. This role is pivotal in supporting a fully integrated command and control system for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This extensive systems and software programme … tests proving the functionality of the system to be delivered Conduct testing activities throughout the product lifecycle Participate in customer-witnessed acceptance test events at customer sites Produce and update test reports and schedules Manage rig deployments, install patches, and manage configurations/test environments Clear defects ...

validation of features, including requirements definition and quality signoff. Collaborate with technology lead and engineers to understand requirements and align on test strategies. Leverage robust automation frameworks for testing APIs, mobile applications (iOS and Android), and web platforms to ensure reliable releases. Be the owner of your test suite. Actively monitor the results of your automation tests, addressing failures and issues regularly. Build, maintain, and optimize test pipelines within CI/CD workflows. Ensuring the developers receive fast feedback on the test results of their changes. Proactively identify risks, advocate for testing best practices ...

modern distributed technologies across complex environments. This role would suit an experienced architect with strong experience in enterprise architecture, microservices, messaging systems, API strategy, distributed data flows, and Java-based platforms. Key Responsibilities: Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing architecture, identifying strengths, technical debt, architectural risks, and opportunities … Support the development of hybrid solutions integrating modern services with existing Java-based applications. Collaborate with multidisciplinary development teams to ensure alignment with architectural strategy and best practice. Provide technical leadership and governance across software engineering and integration activities. Support incremental delivery approaches and continuous improvement initiatives. Review software ...

using TypeScript, Vue.js and GraphQL. You will build interactive, responsive user interfaces, collaborate closely with designers and product stakeholders, and contribute to a robust, test-driven development process within a collaborative engineering team. Responsibilities Design and develop frontend applications using TypeScript, Vue.js and GraphQL. Build interactive and responsive … designs into responsive and accessible user interfaces. Work with product owners and other stakeholders to refine, clarify and prioritise requirements. Establish a comprehensive testing strategy covering unit, integration, end-to-end, performance and resilience testing. Write clean, reusable and testable code, including unit and integration tests using Vitest ...

functional, and integration testing across multiple environments Deliver end-to-end SCADA system validation aligned to business and operational requirements Create and execute detailed test plans, scenarios, and test cases Configure and support PoR components including Application Servers, Database Servers, FEP (Front End Processors), and Historian systems Collaborate … validation phases Work within Agile teams to support delivery, defect management, and reporting using tools such as JIRA/XRAY Ensure adherence to defined test strategies, standards, and processes Must-Have Experience Strong hands-on experience with GE PowerOn Reliance (PoR) SCADA Experience working within Transmission/Utilities SCADA ...