***QA Test Engineer - 8 Month Contract role - Hybrid (Belfast)***
*Inside IR35*
RED now has a new contract opportunity for an QA 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’ll 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:
* 5+ years experience as a QA test engineer
* Solid hands-on experience with C# or Java testing
* Proficiency in designing test automation solutions for distributed/microservice architectures
* Experience in Java and/or TypeScript
* Hands-on experience with Playwright or Selenium
* Experience with Docker (containerised environments)
* Strong integration and API testing experience
* Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred)
* Proficiency in Python for tooling and test support
* Solid understanding of testing strategy, patterns, and test data management
* Background in Banking preferred
Nice to have:
* Experience testing asynchronous systems (e.g. SNS/SQS)
* Exposure to performance testing
* Strong Agile and DevOps mindset
If this sounds of interest, please share your updated CV in word format to and your availability for a brief call today or tomorrow.
If this role isn’t quite right, we also offer a referral fee for any successful recommendations.