Software Test Engineer: 5 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid

Adecco; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking a Software Test Engineer for a 5-month contract focusing on remote projects. Responsibilities include creating test plans, executing tests, and reporting issues. Candidates should have experience in software testing, particularly with Java, React, and cloud environments. The role offers competitive market rates and is hybrid in nature.

Qualifications

• Previous software testing experience in Java and React.
• Experience testing in cloud-based environments including deployments and configuration of CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Grafana, RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka, API testing, Kubernetes and SQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute test plans and test cases for software solutions.
• Review and document test results, and develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• Perform end to end testing of applications and investigate issues.
• Report and track bugs and issues discovered during testing.
• Test backend components including message queues and REST API endpoints.

Skills

Java

React

Cloud-based testing

CI/CD pipelines

Grafana

RabbitMQ

Apache Kafka

API testing

Kubernetes

SQL databases

Job description

Software Test Engineer: 5 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid

Software Test Engineer for a 5 month remote project (Outside IR35). You will work closely with the software development team and be responsible for creating and executing test plans and test cases for software solutions, reviewing and documenting test results, and developing and maintaining automated test scripts. You will be responsible for end to end testing of applications, investigating issues, reporting and tracking bugs, testing backend for message queues, and providing REST API automated tests.

Type: 5 Month Contract

Day Rate: Market Rates (Outside IR35)

Location: Manchester/Hybrid

Start: ASAP

Responsibilities

• Create and execute test plans and test cases for software solutions.
• Review and document test results, and develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• Perform end to end testing of applications and investigate issues.
• Report and track bugs and issues discovered during testing.
• Test backend components including message queues and REST API endpoints.

Qualifications

• Previous software testing experience in Java and React.
• Experience testing in cloud-based environments including deployments and configuration of CI/CD pipelines for test runs.
• Experience with Grafana, RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka, API testing, Kubernetes and SQL databases.

Job Info

Job Title: Software Test Engineer: 5 Month Contract: Manchester/Hybrid

Company:

Location: Competitive

Posted: Oct 10th 2025

Closes:

Sector: IT

Contract: Contract

Hours: Full Time