***QA Test Engineer - 8 Month Contract role - Hybrid (Belfast)***
*Inside IR35*
RED now has a new contract opportunity for an QA Test Engineer to join one of our key partners for a Financial trade project. This is a key role where you'll take ownership of the testing strategy for a complex, containerised microservice environment, with a strong focus on automation, integration, and performance. The initial contract will be for 8 months with excellent extension opportunities.
This contract is to start ASAP and will be hybrid with 3 days pr week on-site in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
About the role:
You will be responsible for evolving and enhancing the existing test landscape, driving best practices in automation, and embedding robust testing strategies across both frontend and backend systems. The role offers a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity to influence tooling, frameworks, and CI/CD approaches.
Key skills and experience required:
1. 5+ years experience as a QA test engineer
2. Solid hands-on experience with C# or Java testing
3. Proficiency in designing test automation solutions for distributed/microservice architectures
4. Experience in Java and/or TypeScript
5. Hands-on experience with Playwright or Selenium
6. Experience with Docker (containerised environments)
7. Strong integration and API testing experience
8. Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred)
9. Proficiency in Python for tooling and test support
10. Solid understanding of testing strategy, patterns, and test data management
11. Background in Banking preferred
Nice to have:
12. Experience testing asynchronous systems ( SNS/SQS)
13. Exposure to performance testing
14. Strong Agile and DevOps mindset
Reference
CR/133392_1776165384
Date
14 Apr 2026