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Test Automation Engineer

£475 per day inside IR35

Tuesday 15 Jul 2025

Ref: 5944

📍 Edinburgh (Hybrid) | 💰 £475/day Inside IR35 | 🕰️ 6-Month Contract
Test Automation Engineer 
 
We're hiring for a skilled Test Automation Engineer to support the rollout of a business-critical system for one of UKs leading investment firms.
This is a hands-on, collaborative contract where you'll build out automation capabilities in a modern, containerised architecture (.NET Core APIs, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps).
You’ll work closely with devs, BAs and stakeholders from day one – no black-box testing here.
✅ What You’ll Do:
  • Build and extend API test automation using .NET/C#
  • Create system, integration, and vendor-level tests
  • Work with messaging queues (Azure Service Bus)
  • Embed automation into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
  • Collaborate through pull requests, Git (trunk-based dev), and BDD specs (Gherkin/Reqnroll)
  • Champion testing standards, risk coverage and static testing in an Agile teams
🎯 What We’re Looking For:
  • 3+ years in Agile teams with Test Automation
  • API test experience using C#/Visual Studio
  • Familiarity with mock/stub frameworks (e.g. WireMock.NET)
  • Strong communicator comfortable analysing risk and shaping test strategy
  • Bonus: experience in asset/investment management, performance testing, or UAT prep
If you thrive in agile delivery, have the technical depth to automate confidently, and enjoy close-knit cross-functional teams, this one’s for you.
 
Apply now or reach out to chris@brightpurple.co.uk to discuss.
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