Role Overview: 3 days a week in Nottingham, 12 month contract converting permanent.
Description
Role Overview
The Senior QA Engineer (REST API) is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and stability of backend services through automated API testing. The role focuses on test strategy, automation framework development, CI/CD integration, and collaboration with engineering teams to prevent regressions and breaking API changes.
Must‑Have Skills & Experience
5-8+ years of Experience in QA / Quality Engineering with a strong focus on test automation.
Strong Java expertise, including core Java, collections, OOP principles, and design patterns.
Proven hands‑on Experience in REST API testing using RestAssured or equivalent frameworks.
Experience managing API test data and environment configurations.
Experience using TestNG / JUnit and Maven / Gradle for test execution and dependency management.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or GitLab, including automated test execution and reporting.
Proficiency in Git, including version control, branching strategies, code reviews, and quality gate enforcement.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with developers and other stakeholders.
Nice to Have
Experience with contract testing and API documentation using OpenAPI / Swagger.
Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling for API baseline validation.
Understanding of observability concepts such as logs, metrics, and traces.
Tools & Technologies
Java, RestAssured, Postman, TestNG, JUnit, Maven, Gradle, Git, GitHub Actions, GitLab, OpenAPI / Swagger, JMeter, Gatling, Jira, Confluence
Topics of Interview
Playwright / API / UI automation / API automation testing / Web UI /
Skills
1. java
2. restassured
3. TestNG
4. Junit
5. jira
6. playwright
Job Title: Automation QA
Location: Nottingham, UK
Job Type: Contract
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.