Quality Engineer

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler is seeking a Quality Engineer to join a major modernisation programme in Telford on a hybrid basis (2 days onsite). The role emphasizes test automation, CI/CD and shifting quality left throughout the SDLC.

You will design and implement automated test solutions, improve test coverage, and coach engineers on quality engineering best practices while collaborating with a Scrum team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on QA automation experience across the SDLC.
• Strong automation testing and tooling knowledge.
• CI/CD experience including pipelines and quality gates.
• Proficient in Git; GitLab experience desirable.
• Commercial experience with Java and Spring.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools.
• Understanding of TDD and/or BDD.
• Strong test analysis and design skills.
• Experience with databases and test data management.
• Experience with risk-based testing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience coaching or supporting development teams.
• Agile/Scrum experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test solutions and frameworks.
• Embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop automated testing approaches aligned with TDD/BDD.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.
• Apply risk-based testing and effective test design techniques.
• Analyse requirements, processes and architectures to develop testing strategies.
• Ensure applications are designed with automation and testability in mind.
• Support manual testing where automation is not appropriate.
• Collaborate with developers through pairing and mentoring.
• Coach engineering teams to promote quality ownership.

Skills

QA Automation

CI/CD

Git

Java

Spring

BDD/TDD

Test design

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Test data management

Tools

GitLab

Selenium

Playwright

JUnit

Cucumber/Gherkin

OWASP ZAP

Job description

Quality Engineer

Location: Telford/ hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

Duration: 6 months

Rate: Up to £500 inside ir35

Clearance: BPSS required

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join a modernisation programme, working as part of a Scrum team to drive quality throughout the full software development lifecycle.

This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on test automation, CI/CD and shift-left quality, helping engineering teams build quality into applications from the outset rather than relying solely on testing at the end of development.

You will work across the product stack, designing and implementing automated test solutions, improving test coverage and coaching engineers on quality engineering best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test solutions and frameworks.
• Embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop automated testing approaches aligned with TDD and BDD.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.
• Apply risk-based testing and effective test design techniques.
• Analyse business requirements, processes and technical architectures to develop appropriate testing strategies.
• Ensure applications are designed with automation and testability in mind.
• Support manual testing where automation is not appropriate.
• Work closely with developers through collaboration and pair-programming.
• Coach and upskill engineering teams, promoting quality as a shared responsibility.
• Manage test data and testing collateral.
• Contribute across unit, system, functional and integration testing.
• Support non-functional testing, including performance, accessibility and security.
• Communicate testing risks, progress and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Strong commercial experience as a Quality Engineer, Test Engineer, Automation Engineer or similar.
• Strong software testing and automation experience.
• CI/CD experience.
• Strong knowledge of Git; GitLab experience highly desirable.
• Commercial experience with Java and Spring.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools.
• Understanding of TDD and/or BDD.
• Strong test analysis and test design skills.
• Experience with databases and test data management.
• Experience with risk-based testing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience coaching or supporting development teams.
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Ability to work across multiple areas of a product and adapt to changing priorities.

Desirable Technologies

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• JUnit
• Playwright
• Selenium
• Cucumber/Gherkin
• Gatling
• OWASP ZAP
• SonarQube
• WireMock
• Axe
• WCAG
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Microservices
• AWS
• OpenAPI
• GitHub Copilot

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Quality Engineer with strong Java and automation experience to work on a major modernisation programme, helping shape quality engineering practices and drive greater automation across the development lifecycle.

If you're passionate about automation, continuous improvement and embedding quality into software development from day one, we'd be keen to hear from you.