Salary: £19,500 - 21,000 per year Requirements: We require recent commercial experience across all essential skills listed below. We require strong experience in automated RESTful API testing. We require hands-on experience configuring CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins. We require a strong understanding of coding practices and software engineering principles. We require excellent communication skills and experience managing cross-team issues. We require JavaScript and Java programming experience. We require experience with Rest Assured and Cucumber. We require strong experience with Gatling and Scala. We require AWS experience, including Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, and related services. We require proven experience working in an Agile environment. Exposure to Node.js and Playwright is desirable. Contract testing experience with PACT or Karate is desirable. Awareness of security testing practices is desirable. Responsibilities: We will design, communicate, and implement test strategies and approaches. We will collaborate with technical leads to understand requirements. We will build and contribute to automated test frameworks. We will identify, troubleshoot, and investigate critical defects and root causes. We will produce clear and concise test evidence and reporting. We will communicate status updates and risks to technical and delivery stakeholders. We will act as the QA representative within an Agile squad. We will champion quality across the full delivery lifecycle and ensure functional and non-functional requirements are met to a high standard. Technologies: API AWS Lambda CI/CD CloudWatch Cucumber Java JavaScript Jenkins Playwright REST Scala Security NodeJS Cloud More: We are supporting a highly recognised end client in the search for a Contract Software Tester. This is a 4-month contract role operating inside IR35 with a day rate of £325-£350. The role is hybrid, with 1 day per week in our London or Manchester office. You will join an Agile delivery environment focused on complex digital products, where quality is central to delivery across the full lifecycle. last updated 21 week of 2026