Test Engineer (Selenium, Cucumber,Mockito, WCAG)
Posted 1 day ago by Consol Partners
£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Senior Test Engineer/Senior Consultant role is a contract position focused on leading automation and accessibility testing within a major governmental digital transformation program. The candidate will ensure quality and compliance of applications built on a modern React and Node JS stack, with a strong emphasis on WCAG 2.2 standards. This senior consulting position requires extensive hands-on expertise in testing methodologies and technologies. The role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days onsite per week in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, design, and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks using Selenium and Cucumber.
- Lead the implementation of accessibility testing strategies, ensuring full compliance with WCAG 2.2 standards across all applications.
- Conduct functional, non-functional, integration, and end-to-end testing across the full technology stack.
- Collaborate closely with Development, Architecture, and Product teams to drive quality throughout the SDLC.
Key Skills:
- Expert proficiency with Selenium and Cucumber (or similar BDD tools).
- Direct, demonstrable experience testing against WCAG 2.2 standards.
- Practical experience using assistive technologies such as JAWS and/or Dragon.
- Deep experience with mocking and stubbing using Mockito (or similar frameworks).
- Active BPSS Clearance is a mandatory prerequisite.
- Experience integrating tests within the AWS stack.
- Proven experience testing applications built on both React (Front End) and Node JS (Back End) services.
- Experience testing Microservices architecture and utilizing Swagger for API documentation.
- Proficiency with Git for version control and CI/CD integration.
Salary (Rate): £450 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Test Engineer/Senior Consultant (Contract)
Location: London (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite per week)
Contract Status: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: BPSS Required
Sector:Governmental Sector
Duration: Initial 6-12 Months
The Role: Automation & Accessibility LeadA leading Governmental client is seeking an expert Senior Test Engineer to join a major digital transformation programme. This role is fundamental to ensuring the quality, performance, and regulatory compliance of their mission-critical applications built on a modern React and Node JS stack.
This is a senior consulting position requiring a highly skilled individual capable of designing and implementing best-practice testing strategies, with a critical focus on robust automation and strict WCAG 2.2 accessibility compliance.
Key Requirements (Non-Negotiable)Candidates must possess extensive, hands-on expertise in the following technologies and methodologies:
Automation Frameworks: Expert proficiency with Selenium and Cucumber (or similar BDD tools).
Accessibility Compliance: Direct, demonstrable experience testing against WCAG 2.2 standards is essential.
Assistive Technology: Practical experience using assistive technologies such as JAWS and/or Dragon to validate the user experience.
Integration Testing: Deep experience with mocking and stubbing using Mockito (or similar frameworks).
Security Clearance: Active BPSS Clearance is a mandatory prerequisite.
The ideal candidate will have practical experience across the following modern technology stack and be expected to lead these activities:
Technical Environment Experience (Highly Beneficial)Cloud Testing: Integrating tests within the AWS stack (eg, testing components like SQS, SNS, and Lambda functions).
Full-Stack: Proven experience testing applications built on both React (Front End) and Node JS (Back End) services.
Architecture & APIs: Experience testing Microservices architecture and utilising Swagger (OpenAPI specification) for API documentation.
DevOps: Proficiency with Git for version control and CI/CD integration.
Architect, design, and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks using Selenium and Cucumber.
Lead the implementation of accessibility testing strategies, ensuring full compliance with WCAG 2.2 standards across all applications.
Conduct functional, non-functional, integration, and end-to-end testing across the full technology stack.
Collaborate closely with Development, Architecture, and Product teams to drive quality throughout the SDLC.
Apply Now to discuss this high-impact, Inside IR35 contract role.
