Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

You'll be a hands-on testing professional who combines strong QA leadership with practical automation experience.

You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience in software testing and quality assurance within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience managing and assuring the testing activities of third-party suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of functional, integration, regression, performance, and UAT testing methodologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using C# and/or Python.
• Knowledge of automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Postman, RSAT, or similar.
• Experience working with SaaS, ERP, CRM, or enterprise business applications.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or equivalent test management platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• ISTQB or equivalent testing certification.
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, housing management systems, or similar enterprise solutions would be advantageous.

6month contract
Up to £400 per day inside IR35
2 days per week in the office (London)

Summary

• Shape and improve quality across critical enterprise platforms
• Drive automation and testing best practice in a collaborative team

About Our Client

Our client is a large, social housing organisation undergoing an ambitious digital transformation programme. With a significant investment in technology, data and customer-facing services, they are modernising their platforms, applications and integration landscape to deliver better outcomes for the communities they serve.

They offer a collaborative culture where innovation, quality and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.

Job Description

• Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, and quality assurance frameworks across multiple projects and releases.
• Lead and oversee testing activities delivered by third-party suppliers and implementation partners.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), implementation rehearsals, and go-live readiness activities.
• Review and approve supplier test documentation, scripts, plans, and results.
• Define release quality criteria and provide recommendations on deployment readiness.
• Drive automation opportunities and encourage adoption of testing best practice.
• Manage defects through to resolution, working closely with technical and business stakeholders.
• Produce clear reporting on testing progress, risks, issues, and outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement across QA processes, tooling, and governance.

The Successful Applicant

You'll be a hands-on testing professional who combines strong QA leadership with practical automation experience.

You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience in software testing and quality assurance within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience managing and assuring the testing activities of third-party suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of functional, integration, regression, performance, and UAT testing methodologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using C# and/or Python.
• Knowledge of automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Postman, RSAT, or similar.
• Experience working with SaaS, ERP, CRM, or enterprise business applications.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or equivalent test management platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• ISTQB or equivalent testing certification.
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, housing management systems, or similar enterprise solutions would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

6month contract
Up to £400 per day inside IR35
2 days per week in the office (London)