Location: Newcastle - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Rate: Up to £450 per day (Inside IR35)
Clearance: BPSS
Contract: Initial 3-Month Contract
Essential : UK Government or public sector experience in a similar role
We are supporting a major public-sector programme seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer with strong automation and Agile delivery expertise to join a high-performing engineering team delivering complex digital transformation work.
This role is focused on automation-first QA engineering within modern CI/CD environments, working across integration-heavy systems and cloud-native platforms.
Key Requirements
* Strong hands-on experience with:
* Java
* Selenium
* Cucumber
* Playwright
* Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks
* Strong API and integration testing capability
* Experience working within Agile, BDD, and TDD environments
* Strong understanding of end-to-end and regression testing
* Comfortable working closely with developers in engineering-led teams
Nice to Have
* Public sector or government programme experience
* Performance testing exposure
* Cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure)
* Accessibility testing knowledge
* UK Government or public sector exp
* Ability to attend site in Newcastle 2 days per week
This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced programme delivering large-scale digital services within a modern engineering environment.
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