QA Automation & Performance Engineer – Hybrid Manchester

TrueNorth®; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

TrueNorth® is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join a Government Transformation programme in Manchester on a hybrid, long-term contract. The role is hands-on with automation plus performance testing, starting ASAP at £275 per day Inside IR35.

You will design and maintain automation frameworks, build automated tests, and work with Developers, BAs and Product to embed quality across the SDLC while supporting performance test planning and execution.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a QA / Test Automation Engineer.
• Strong hands-on experience with Automation Frameworks.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or K6.
• Experience in Agile / DevOps environments.
• Experience on large-scale public sector programmes is highly desirable.
• SC Eligible with 5 years UK residency.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Developing and executing automated test suites.
• Collaborating with Developers, BAs and Product to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
• Supporting performance test planning and execution.
• Contributing to test strategy, best practice and continuous improvement.

Skills

QA / Test Automation

Automation Frameworks

Performance testing

Agile / DevOps

Public sector experience

Tools

JMeter

Gatling

K6

Job description

TrueNorth® is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join a Government Transformation programme in Manchester on a hybrid, long-term contract. The role is hands-on with automation plus performance testing, starting ASAP at £275 per day Inside IR35.

You will design and maintain automation frameworks, build automated tests, and work with Developers, BAs and Product to embed quality across the SDLC while supporting performance test planning and execution.