Quality Engineer

Experis; Ribble Valley; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Quality Engineer for a major digital transformation programme. Based in Telford, the role is 2 days onsite and 6 months in duration, with a daily rate of £425–£460 under inside IR35. You will drive quality across the SDLC, champion automation, and support testing as a shared team responsibility.

You will design automated tests, implement testing strategies, and promote a culture of quality within agile Scrum teams, contributing to TDD/BDD adoption and CI/CD automation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering automated testing within Agile Scrum teams.
• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience working in CI/CD environments.
• Proficiency with Java and Spring.
• Experience with GitLab and Git-based workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions.
• Implement testing strategies aligned with modern Quality Engineering practices.
• Promote a quality-first culture across development teams.
• Support the implementation of TDD and BDD.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Apply risk-based testing to maximise coverage and reduce delivery risk.
• Create and manage test data and environments.
• Support various testing activities: functional, integration, system, performance, accessibility, and security.
• Analyse requirements and designs to define testing solutions.
• Coach and mentor team members to build testing capability across the engineering team.
• Collaborate with developers through pair programming.

Skills

Software testing

CI/CD

Java

Spring

GitLab

Test automation

Risk-based testing

Communication

Coaching

Agile

Tools

JUnit

Selenium

Playwright

Gatling

OWASP ZAP

Selenium WebDriver

Job description

Quality Engineer

Location: Telford (2 days per week onsite)

Duration: 6 Months

Inside IR35: Rate £425.00 - £460.00 pd

Clearance: BPSS Required

The Opportunity

We're looking for a passionate Quality Engineer to join a major digital transformation programme, helping teams deliver high-quality software through modern testing and automation practices.

Working within Agile Scrum teams, you'll be responsible for driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle, championing automation, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring testing is embedded as a shared team responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions.
• Implement testing strategies aligned with modern Quality Engineering practices.
• Promote a quality-first culture across development teams.
• Support the implementation of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Apply risk-based testing approaches to maximise test coverage and reduce delivery risk.
• Create and manage test data and testing environments.
• Support functional, integration, system, performance, accessibility, and security testing activities.
• Analyse business requirements and technical designs to define effective testing solutions.
• Coach and mentor team members to build testing capability across the wider engineering team.
• Work closely with developers through collaborative engineering practices, including pair programming.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.
• Experience working within CI/CD environments.
• Knowledge of Java and Spring.
• Experience with GitLab and Git-based workflows.
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience applying risk-based testing techniques.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven coaching and team collaboration experience.
• Adaptable, quality-driven, and comfortable working in Agile environments.

Desirable Skills

• JUnit
• Playwright
• Gatling
• OWASP ZAP
• SonarQube
• GitHub Copilot
• WireMock
• Axe / Wave
• Selenium
• Cucumber / Gherkin
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Microservices
• AWS
• OpenAPI
• WCAG Accessibility Standards
• Agile Scrum practices