Software Test Engineer: 5 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid
Posted 3 days ago by Adecco
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Software Test Engineer role is a 5-month contract position based in Manchester with hybrid working arrangements. The engineer will collaborate with the software development team to create and execute test plans, document results, and maintain automated test scripts. Responsibilities include end-to-end testing of applications, bug tracking, and backend testing for message queues and REST APIs. The position is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and execute test plans and test cases for software solutions.
- Review and document test results.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts.
- Conduct end-to-end testing of applications.
- Investigate issues and report and track bugs.
- Test backend for message queues.
- Provide REST API automated testing.
Key Skills:
- Previous Software Testing experience in Java and React.
- Experience testing in cloud-based environments.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for test runs.
- Experience with Grafana, RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka.
- API testing experience.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and SQL databases.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Software Test Engineer: 5 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid
We are seeking a Software Test Engineer for a 5 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: 5 Month Contract
Day Rate: Market Rates (Outside IR35)
Location: Manchester/Hybrid
Start: ASAP
Skills
Previous Software Testing experience in Java and React
Experience testing in cloud-based environments including, deployments and configuration of CI/CD pipelines for test runs.
Experiences with Grafana, RabitMQ or Apache Kafka, API testing, Kubernetes and SQL databases.
Please apply now to be considered for this position.