Test Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong experience with Java and TypeScript
• Hands-on experience with Selenium and Playwright
• Solid experience testing NoSQL databases, ideally MongoDB, though other NoSQL platforms are considered
• Proven experience with data and database testing, not just UI-level testing
• Strong experience testing integrations and APIs
• Previous experience working within government or public sector programmes
• Experience working across both SQL and NoSQL environments is desirable
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for automated test execution is desirable

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated tests using Selenium and Playwright
• Carry out data and database testing, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and correctness across systems
• Test integrations between services, validating data flow end to end
• Perform API testing, covering functional correctness, edge cases, and error handling
• Work across Java and TypeScript codebases to build and maintain test scripts
• Collaborate with developers and BAs to understand data models and integration points
• Report on testing progress, defects, and risks clearly and consistently

Technologies

• API
• CI/CD
• Flow
• Java
• MongoDB
• NoSQL
• Playwright
• SQL
• Selenium
• TypeScript
• UX UI Design

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We are hiring a Test Engineer for a fully remote public sector programme. This is an inside IR35 contract paying £400/day until March 2027. The role is heavily focused on data and database testing, alongside integration and API work, with NoSQL database experience being critical due to the data-heavy nature of the systems involved. We work across Java and TypeScript codebases and use Selenium and Playwright for automation.

last updated 34 week of 2026