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# Test Engineer (Government)

- **Company:** Stealth It
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Selenium, Web Applications, Cypress (Programming Language), Pytest, Playwright, Microservices
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815275366-test-engineer-government

## About the Role

* Strong experience as a Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or similar role.
 * Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing.
 * Experience testing APIs, microservices, and web applications.
 * Proficiency with test automation tools (eg, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, PyTest).
 * Strong understanding of Agile delivery and QA methodologies.
 * Ability to analyse requirements, define acceptance criteria, and create test cases.
 * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

## Description

Manchester 1/Day Per Week

 * Government Background.
 * Strong experience as a Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or similar role.
 * Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing.
 * Experience testing APIs, microservices, and web applications.
 * Proficiency with test automation tools (eg, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, PyTest).
 * Strong understanding of Agile delivery and QA methodologies.
 * Ability to analyse requirements, define acceptance criteria, and create test cases.
 * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.


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