QA Engineer

Futureheads; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Software Quality Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in the UK. In this hybrid role, you will lead testing on various projects and mentor junior engineers. Strong experience in agile environments and automation testing using frameworks like Cucumber BDD or JUnit is required. A salary between £44,001 and £56,000 is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience writing, running, and debugging functional automation tests.
• Ability to mentor junior colleagues and help others grow.
• Familiarity with non-functional testing and programming principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing efforts on public and private sector projects.
• Ensure work meets high standards and follows best practices.
• Collaborate with colleagues, clients, and end users.

Skills

Experience as sole test engineer

Writing, running, debugging functional automation tests

Tracking and resolving defects

Working with version control tools

Creating test plans and reports

Familiarity with CI tools

Tools

Cucumber BDD

JUnit

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Overview

Futureheads are looking for a Software Quality Engineer to join a well known consultancy on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will involve working on both public and private sector projects, sometimes as the sole test engineer, and other times as part of a team. You’ll be leading by example, championing our approach to quality, and working in an agile environment across a full range of testing types. Collaboration is key—whether with colleagues, clients, or end users—ensuring work meets high standards and follows best practice. You’ll need to be in a commutable distance of one of these hubs and there’ll be a hybrid arrangement- Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, London.

You’ll need to be adaptable, able to switch between different tools and technologies, and confident in advising on the best approaches. Mentoring junior colleagues and helping others grow will also be part of your role. All work must comply with our internal quality, environmental, and security policies, as well as client standards.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience as the sole test engineer on a project team. Specifically, writing, running, and debugging functional automation tests for front-end and APIs, ideally using frameworks like Cucumber BDD or JUnit.
• Tracking and resolving defects, creating user stories, and managing technical tasks from high-level requirements.
• Working with version control tools (e.g., Git) and peer review processes, plus creating test plans, reports, and supporting E2E and UAT testing.
• Familiarity with non-functional testing, CI tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and programming principles.

Core consulting skills

We’ll also be looking for strong organisation, attention to detail, and clear communication skills. You should be proactive, able to challenge respectfully, and confident in raising and mitigating risks.

Nice-to-have experience

Knowledge of UK government service standards and agile methodology is beneficial but not essential—we’ll support you to grow in these areas.

Salary: £44,001 – £56,000

Please note: existing or eligible UK Security Clearance is essential. No sponsorship available.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you and to allow you to show your best self, let us know. We also understand that some people require extra time to complete assessments, require alternative application methods and can also benefit from having interview questions or a guide to the type of questions pre-interview. We are open to any suggestions or requests that you may have and are always looking for creative ways to assess talent. Our commitment to you is that you should always feel safe and secure when you’re working with us. Futureheads is a B Corp accredited digital recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in recruiting permanent, contract and freelance digital and tech professionals in creative, data, design, digital marketing, engineering, product, project and programme management, UX and service design jobs.