Quality Engineer - Telford

Salary: £115,000 - 115,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Quality Engineering and software testing.
• Strong understanding of automated testing principles and frameworks.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git and GitLab.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coaching and mentoring team members.
• Quality-focused mindset with a continuous improvement approach.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional delivery teams.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret Java unit tests (e.g. JUnit) written by developers to support test analysis and defect investigation.
• Experience designing and developing automated end-to-end and system tests using Playwright with Java.
• Strong capability in developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and scripts in Java across UI testing, API testing, and system-level testing.
• Experience with JUnit, Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Gatling, OWASP ZAP, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, WCAG standards, WAVE, and Axe is advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Join the CoreMod Programme, a major transformation initiative focused on modernising HMRCs tax administration systems.
• Work within agile Scrum teams of 4-8 engineers, delivering high-quality solutions through two-week sprint cycles.
• Design, build and implement automated testing solutions from the ground up.
• Develop and execute test strategies using TDD, BDD and risk-based testing approaches.
• Champion shift-left testing practices and support CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Coach and mentor development teams on Quality Engineering best practices.
• Perform testing across all levels, including unit testing, system testing, integration testing and non-functional testing.
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into effective test approaches.
• Create, manage and maintain test data and testing artefacts.
• Collaborate closely with developers through pair programming and agile delivery practices.
• Support defect analysis, root cause investigation and quality improvement initiatives.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• CI/CD
• Cucumber
• Docker
• Git
• GitLab
• Support
• JUnit
• Java
• Kubernetes
• OWASP
• Playwright
• Selenium
• TDD
• UX UI Design
• Cloud
• ASP.NET
• Backend
• Frontend
• JSON
• JavaScript
• MongoDB
• Oracle
• RabbitMQ
• React
• Security
• Spring

More:

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our CoreMod Programme, a major transformation initiative focused on modernising HMRCs tax administration systems. This is a 6-month contract role, inside IR35, paying £460 per day, with at least two days per month in Telford. We offer the opportunity to work in a diverse and modern technology landscape within agile Scrum teams of 4-8 engineers, with a strong focus on automation, continuous improvement, and embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

last updated 34 week of 2026