Test Engineer - 6 months - Remote - £450pd Inside IR35

Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)

Duration: 6 months

Location: Remote

IR35: Inside

The role:

A leading Government institution is looking for a Test Engineer to support the delivery of a new data services platform and APIs that enable external users to search open datasets.

You'll assist in driving quality across deliverables, while helping embed modern, scalable testing practices. This is an initial 6-month contract, Inside IR35, primarily remote.

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong background in planning and delivering structured testing within complex data or integration-focused projects
• Experience defining and implementing end-to-end test processes aligned to Agile delivery teams
• Ability to produce detailed, reusable test artefacts including test plans, scenarios, scripts, and supporting documentation
• Proven experience coordinating Integration Testing and End-to-End Testing across multiple components and teams
• Skilled in identifying, logging, and managing defects and data quality issues through to resolution
• Experience reporting on test progress, metrics, and overall product quality through summaries, dashboards, and reviews
• Good understanding of security, performance, and accessibility testing, particularly within public sector or standards-driven environments
• Experience working with data integration and transformation tools such as MuleSoft and Talend (or similar enterprise data tooling)
• Ability to work closely with QA, product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are fully testable and quality-led
• Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate application and test automation issues
• Experience mentoring or supporting other team members in testing approaches and best practices
• Comfortable working in collaborative Agile/SCRUM environments

If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.