Qa/test Engineer

QA/Test Engineer

Location: London/Hybrid (On-site 2 days per week) Contract Length: 3 months (likely to extend) Day Rate: £400 - £450

Role Purpose

Provide temporary QA / Test Engineering support through Release 1 and hypercare, with a focus on establishing a structured QA approach across functional testing, integration validation, regression testing, release verification and defect management. The role is intended to improve release confidence, reduce reliance on developer-led testing, and support a safe move to production.

Key Responsibilities

Define the QA approach

• Assess current testing coverage
• Identify gaps in functional, integration and regression testing.
• Define what needs to be tested before Release 1.
• Help shape the overall QA approach across Dev and UAT and production readiness.
• Clarify where manual testing is sufficient and where automation could be introduced later.

Create test coverage and reusable test assets

• Write test cases and test scripts.
• Build reusable regression packs.
• Create smoke test checklists for release validation.
• Map test coverage back to requirements / user stories in Azure DevOps.
• Ensure test packs cover both user journeys and integration-heavy flows.

Support functional and E2E testing

• Validate key Nebula workflows from an end-user perspective.
• Support UAT preparation and execution.
• Help Product Lead and Delivery Lead structure UAT activity and evidence.
• Work with friendly users / pilot users where needed to smoke test key flows.

Create and maintain test cases

• Create and maintain regression packs.
• Create and maintain reusable test scenarios.
• Create and maintain release validation checklists.
• Improve traceability between requirements, defects and test coverage in Azure DevOps.

Support Integration Validation

• Test end-to-end behaviour across the Nebula jigsaw puzzle, including:
• Dynamics workflows
• Transcriber
• Whitespace
• API integrations
• Xuber / RMS binding flow where applicable
• Validate data accuracy and data movement between systems.
• Support verification that ingested data is complete, accurate and usable.

Defect Management and UAT Support

• Coordinate and structure defect triage.
• Support defect reproduction and prioritisation.
• Support UAT planning and execution.
• Work with Product, Engineering and Delivery to track resolution and sign-off.

Skills and Experience

Proven experience in QA or test engineering within complex technology delivery environments.

Experience supporting release readiness, smoke testing and production validation.

Strong functional, integration and regression testing capability.

Ability to validate data integrity and workflow behaviour across interconnected systems.

Experience managing defects, supporting triage and coordinating UAT activities.

Working knowledge of Azure DevOps for test coverage and traceability.

Strong collaboration skills across Product, Engineering and business stakeholder groups.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them.

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