QA Automation Engineer - Hybrid Contract (6 months)

BDS (Northern) Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

BDS (Northern) Limited is recruiting a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join a Kings Cross team and oversee testing activities for a Housing Association project. The role includes designing test strategies, coordinating UAT, and ensuring release quality, with emphasis on automation across SaaS platforms.

Hybrid role: 2 days in office (Tue, Thu) and 3 days from home. 6-month contract with ASAP start; Daily rate up to £400 Inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in QA and testing, including oversight of third-party suppliers.
• Experience designing and delivering test strategies and plans.
• Strong understanding of testing methods (functional, integration, regression, UAT, performance).
• Knowledge of automation concepts and tools, with experience applying them in projects or supplier contexts.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple testing activities simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills, able to present test outcomes and risks clearly.
• Experience with SaaS or package-based applications.
• Experience and knowledge of writing automated tests using C#, Python.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, NEC Housing, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or other test management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test strategies and plans for new solutions, changes, and upgrades.
• Overseeing the testing activities of third-party suppliers
• Coordinating and supporting testing, including user acceptance testing and implementation rehearsals.
• Reviewing and approving supplier test documentation, scripts, and results.
• Defining quality criteria for releases and ensuring they are met before deployment.
• Identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency in testing, ensuring partners apply best practice.
• Producing clear reports and recommendations on test outcomes, risks, and readiness for go-live.

Skills

QA testing

Third-party oversight

Test strategy design

Testing methods

Test automation

Postman

Selenium

Cypress

RSAT

C# / Python

Dynamics 365

Azure DevOps

Tools

Postman

Selenium

Cypress

RSAT

Job description

BDS (Northern) Limited is recruiting a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join a Kings Cross team and oversee testing activities for a Housing Association project. The role includes designing test strategies, coordinating UAT, and ensuring release quality, with emphasis on automation across SaaS platforms.

Hybrid role: 2 days in office (Tue, Thu) and 3 days from home. 6-month contract with ASAP start; Daily rate up to £400 Inside IR35.