Quality Engineer

About The Role

FDM is a global

business and technology consultancy seeking Senior Quality Engineers to work

with our global systems integrator client, supporting a major enterprise

technology modernisation programme. You will play a key role in assuring the

quality of critical digital services that support high-volume business

processes and essential public-facing services.This is initially a 5 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a remote role with occasional travel to client site in Telford.

This is an exciting

opportunity to contribute to the modernisation of a large-scale legacy

platform, helping to improve resilience, maintainability, security, and

operational performance through the adoption of modern Quality Engineering

practices, automation frameworks, and DevOps-driven testing approaches.

This is an excellent

opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineering professional who enjoys

hands-on testing, driving quality across multidisciplinary Agile delivery

teams, and implementing scalable test automation solutions within complex

enterprise environments.

About the Role

We are seeking

Senior Quality Engineers to design, implement, and support quality assurance

solutions as part of a large-scale technology transformation programme.

The role is

delivery-focused, supporting the modernisation of a long-established

business-critical platform through the implementation of robust testing

strategies, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices. You will

be responsible for ensuring quality is embedded throughout the development

lifecycle, enabling teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software

solutions aligned with programme objectives.

You will form part

of a blended delivery team working alongside client and consultancy

stakeholders, contributing to the successful delivery of multiple workstreams

within a dynamic programme environment. The role will involve both hands-on

testing activities and the coaching of wider engineering teams to adopt

quality-first approaches.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing

test strategies, test frameworks, and automated testing solutions from the

ground up

• Supporting the modernisation

and enhancement of critical enterprise platforms through Quality

Engineering best practices

• Embedding quality throughout

the software development lifecycle and promoting shift-left testing

approaches

• Developing and maintaining

automated test suites across functional, integration, system, and

end-to-end testing layers

• Supporting teams in adopting

Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)

practices

• Applying risk-based testing

methodologies to ensure appropriate test coverage and risk mitigation

• Collaborating with developers

to ensure applications are designed and built for automated testing

• Supporting CI/CD pipelines

and integrating automated quality gates into delivery processes

• Performing exploratory and

manual testing where automation is not appropriate

• Creating, managing, and

maintaining test data and test environments

• Supporting non-functional

testing activities, including performance, accessibility, and security

testing

• Producing and maintaining

high-quality testing documentation, evidence, and reporting

• Coaching and mentoring

delivery teams to improve Quality Engineering capability

• Ensuring testing activities

align with programme governance, quality standards, and delivery

objectives

• Providing progress updates

and delivering testing activities within agreed timelines

About You

• Strong commercial experience

in Quality Engineering, software testing, and test automation

• Experience implementing

automated testing approaches across Agile delivery teams

• Strong understanding of CI/CD

pipelines and quality engineering within DevOps environments

• Experience working with

Git-based source control and collaborative development practices

• Experience testing Java and

Spring-based applications

• Strong understanding of

modern software testing methodologies and quality assurance principles

• Experience applying

risk-based testing approaches and test design techniques

• Knowledge of test automation

frameworks and automated quality tooling

• Experience working across

multiple test levels, including integration, system, and end-to-end

testing

• Strong analytical and

problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication

skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical

stakeholders

• Proven stakeholder management

and team engagement skills

• Experience coaching and

mentoring multidisciplinary delivery teams

• Quality-driven mindset with a

focus on continuous improvement

• Adaptable and able to

context-switch across multiple priorities and workstreams

• Experience working within

Agile delivery environments

Nice to Have

• Experience working within

large-scale modernisation or transformation programmes

• Experience with JUnit and

automated unit testing approaches

• Experience using Playwright

for browser-based automation testing

• Experience with performance

testing tools such as Gatling

• Knowledge of security testing

tools including OWASP ZAP

• Experience using SonarQube

for code quality and coverage analysis

• Experience using GitHub

Copilot within engineering workflows

• Knowledge of service

virtualisation and API testing tools such as WireMock

• Experience with accessibility

testing tools including WAVE and Axe

• Knowledge of Kubernetes and

Docker container platforms

• Experience testing

distributed microservices architectures

• Experience working with AWS

cloud services

• Knowledge of OpenAPI

specifications and API testing approaches

• Strong understanding of WCAG

accessibility standards

• Experience with Cucumber,

Gherkin, and BDD testing techniques

• Experience using Selenium

test automation frameworks

• Experience working within

regulated or security-conscious environments

• Experience promoting Agile

Quality Engineering and continuous testing practices

Technologies

Core Technologies

• CI/CD Pipelines
• Software Testing & Test

Automation

• Git / GitLab
• Java
• Spring Framework
• Quality Engineering Practices

Desirable Technologies

• JUnit
• Playwright
• Gatling
• OWASP ZAP
• SonarQube
• GitHub Copilot
• WireMock
• WAVE
• Axe
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Microservices
• AWS
• OpenAPI
• WCAG
• Cucumber / Gherkin
• Selenium
• Agile Scrum

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK 'Best Employer'.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension