Automation Test Engineer

We require an Automation Tester with strong Java capabilities to develop new features for our portfolio of Government Clients.

• Strong Java coding skills (JavaScript, JMeter Scripting also advantageous).
• Experience as a software tester/developer in test with a good appreciation of test automation.
• Passionate about code quality and advocate of clean code principles.
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience with common test automation tools such as Selenium, Cucumber or Serenity; CI/CD tools (such as Jenkins, Stash, GitHub, Bitbucket)
• Experience testing UI, API (SOAP UI, RESTFUL services) and web services-based systems, including end-to-end and/or in isolation using mocks.
• Experience with very large datasets and appreciation of data isolation in a multi-tenanted SAAS platform.
• Experience with at least one database desirable. Ability to write and maintain SQL insert, update and delete statements
• Experience using test management tools for planning, execution and reporting (eg; JIRA)
• Working knowledge of cloud environments, especially AWS and automated infrastructure is important.
• Experience working in an Agile SCRUM
• Creation, execution and reporting of performance testing is desirable.

London - £300 a day, outside IR35 Contract Posted by: Digital Skills Ltd Posted: Thursday, 5 November 2026 Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

Automation Test Engineer

• Contract role - 6 months rolling
• SC Cleared or British and eligible for SC Clearance
• £300 a day - outside IR35
• Hybrid, occasional visits to site in London