Automated QA

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

Job summary

A leading retail brand in the UK is seeking a Contract Automated QA Engineer to enhance their digital platform. This remote role focuses on driving quality across Java microservices and UI testing, leveraging AWS services and requiring strong expertise in automation testing. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience in building test suites and familiarity with CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality across a fast-moving engineering function.
• Cover the entire stack from Java microservices to UI testing.
• Embed automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Java

AWS

Automation Testing

RESTful APIs

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