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# Test Engineer - 6 months - Fully Remote - Outside IR35

- **Company:** Hamilton Barnes
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £78,000.0 - £104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software Bug Management, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, HP Loadrunner, Apache JMeter, Junit, Nunit, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Postman, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab, Xunit, Specflow, Pytest, Gherkin, Integration Tests, Playwright, Cucumber (Software), Testrail, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-99D0A96A59EB86949D/

## About the Role

* Proven track record as a Test Engineer or Test Lead in a software delivery environment
 * Strong experience building test strategies and leading test teams
 * Hands-on experience implementing BDD using tools such as Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave or Karate
 * Solid understanding of TDD principles and experience working with developers using frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, xUnit, Jest or pytest
 * Hands-on knowledge of test automation frameworks (eg Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar)
 * Experience with test management tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr or TestRail
 * Good understanding of CI/CD tooling (eg Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab)
 * Experience testing APIs and integrations (eg Postman, REST Assured)
 * Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging senior stakeholders
 * Comfortable leading and motivating a team in a remote setting

Desirable:

 * ISTQB certification
 * Performance testing experience (JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar)
 * Cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
 * Experience coaching teams in moving from traditional testing to BDD/TDD
 * Experience in Telecommunications

## Description

Our client, a technology business, is looking for an experienced Testing Engineer to take ownership of test strategy and delivery across their programme. You'll champion a BDD and TDD approach to quality, and make sure releases go out on time and to a high standard. This is a hands-on role, working closely with developers, product owners and project managers., * Define and own the test strategy, test plans and approach across the project

 * Lead, mentor and coordinate a team of test analysts and engineers
 * Introduce and embed BDD practices, running three amigos sessions and writing clear Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then) that turn acceptance criteria into executable specifications
 * Promote TDD within delivery teams, working with developers on unit and integration test coverage and a test-first mindset
 * Oversee manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, performance and UAT
 * Drive test automation and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines
 * Manage defect triage, risk reporting and quality metrics
 * Report test progress, risks and release readiness to stakeholders
 * Embed best practice and continuous improvement in testing processes
 * Work within Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) alongside cross-functional teams