QA Engineer (Contract)

Location East London
Discipline: Connect AI
Job type: Contract
Contact name: Fadi Jawish

Contact email: fadi@connectgroup.ai
Published: 10 days ago

QA Engineer (Manual testing)

100% Remote – Anywhere in the UK
£250–£300 per day (Outside IR35)

Contract duration: 6 months contract with the view to be extended.

We're looking for an experienced QA Engineer to join a growing engineering team on an exciting transformation programme. This is an opportunity to play a key role in building a quality-first engineering culture, working on modern SaaS products and helping deliver reliable, scalable software through robust testing and automation.

This is a100% remote contract, open to candidates based anywhere in the UK.

What you'll be doing

  • Driving quality across products and features from planning through to release.

  • Designing, developing and executing comprehensive test strategies.

  • Building and maintaining automated test frameworks for web applications and APIs.

  • Performing functional, regression, performance, stress and accessibility testing.

  • Working closely with developers to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

  • Identifying risks early and ensuring high-quality software is delivered at pace.

  • Supporting the evolution of QA processes, standards and best practices.

  • Measuring quality through meaningful metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering.

  • Experience testing modern web applications and REST APIs.

  • Hands-on experience with test planning, test design, execution and automation.

  • Experience with performance, stress and regression testing.

  • Knowledge of industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools.

  • Experience with both black-box and white-box testing.

  • Understanding of accessibility testing and security testing practices.

  • Experience using

    Azure DevOps, including Test Plans.

  • Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What's on offer?

  • £250–£300 per day

  • Outside IR35

  • 100% Remote – work from anywhere in the UK

  • Long-term contract opportunity

  • Opportunity to help shape QA strategy and engineering best practices

  • Modern cloud-based SaaS environment

  • Collaborative, quality-focused engineering culture