Automated QA

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand in the UK is seeking a Contract Automated QA Engineer for a 6-month project to enhance their digital platform. The role focuses on ensuring quality across the entire stack, from Java microservices to UI testing, using AWS solutions. Candidates should have a solid background in automation testing and experience with cloud services to effectively contribute to a fast-paced engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in building and maintaining automated test suites.
• Strong background in testing Java services, APIs, and cloud-based workflows.
• Familiarity with AWS serverless and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality across the entire stack from Java microservices to UI testing.
• Embed automation into CI/CD pipelines while working with agile delivery teams.

Skills

Automation Testing

Java

RESTful API Testing

AWS

TypeScript

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Contract Automated QA Engineer – Java, AWS, UI to Console

? Remote (UK-based) | ? £300–£400/day | 6 months (likely to extend)

We're supporting a well-known retail brand as they scale out their digital platform. They’re looking for a Contract QA Automation Engineer to drive quality across a fast-moving engineering function, covering the entire stack — from Java microservices to UI testing, all built on AWS-native services.

• Java, Spring Boot
• AWS – Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, Kinesis Streams, Data Analytics, API Gateway
• RESTful API testing frameworks
• Exposure to TypeScript (UI/service-level test scripting)

What you’ll bring:

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites
• Strong background testing Java services, APIs, and cloud-based workflows
• Familiarity with AWS serverless and event-driven architectures
• Able to work independently in agile delivery teams, embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines