Automation QA Engineer Inside IR35
Posted 1 day ago by Interact Consulting Limited
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The role of Automation QA Engineer involves joining a high-performing Agile team to design and deliver robust testing solutions for modern cloud-based systems. The position requires the implementation of effective test strategies, collaboration with Tech Leads, and the development of automated testing frameworks. The engineer will also troubleshoot issues, produce test reports, and promote quality within the team. This is a contract position with a focus on automated RESTful API testing and quality engineering principles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, communicate, and implement effective test strategies and approaches
- Collaborate with Tech Leads to understand requirements and define test coverage
- Develop and contribute to automated testing frameworks (functional and non-functional)
- Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and validate fixes
- Produce clear, concise test reports demonstrating product quality
- Communicate progress, risks, and issues to key stakeholders including Delivery Managers and Architects
- Act as the primary QA representative within an Agile team, promoting a "whole team" approach to quality
- Establish and drive QA best practices within the team
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in automated RESTful API testing
- Proven experience working in Agile environments
- Hands-on experience with CI tools such as Jenkins
- Strong advocacy for quality engineering principles and best practices
- Excellent communication skills, with experience resolving cross-team issues
- Solid programming knowledge and coding best practices
- Technical expertise in JavaScript, Java, RestAssured, and Cucumber
- Strong experience with Gatling and Scala
- Experience with AWS services (eg Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) and AWS SDK
Salary (Rate): £350 Daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location: London or Manchester (1 day onsite per week - Thursdays) Start Date: ASAP and pay £350 per day End Date: 30/09/2026 Equipment: Laptop provided
We are seeking an experienced Contract Automation QA Engineer to join a high-performing Agile team, working on the design and delivery of robust testing solutions across modern cloud-based systems.
Role Overview- Design, communicate, and implement effective test strategies and approaches
- Collaborate with Tech Leads to understand requirements and define test coverage
- Develop and contribute to automated testing frameworks (functional and non-functional)
- Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and validate fixes
- Produce clear, concise test reports demonstrating product quality
- Communicate progress, risks, and issues to key stakeholders including Delivery Managers and Architects
- Act as the primary QA representative within an Agile team, promoting a "whole team" approach to quality
- Establish and drive QA best practices within the team
- Strong experience in automated RESTful API testing
- Proven experience working in Agile environments
- Hands-on experience with CI tools such as Jenkins
- Strong advocacy for quality engineering principles and best practices
- Excellent communication skills, with experience resolving cross-team issues
- Solid programming knowledge and coding best practices
- Technical expertise in JavaScript, Java, RestAssured, and Cucumber
- Strong experience with Gatling and Scala
- Experience with AWS services (eg Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) and AWS SDK
- Automated UI testing experience
- Familiarity with frameworks such as Node.js and Playwright
- Experience with contract testing tools such as PACT or Karate
- Understanding of security testing principles