Software Testing Engineer

Our client has an opportunity for a Software Testing Engineer to join their team on a 12-month contract with possible extension. Role: Software Testing Engineer Location: Stevenage - fully onsite Hourly Rate: £65 per…

Inside IR35 Engineering
Pay rate £65/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 2 September 2026

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About this contract

Our client has an opportunity for a Software Testing Engineer to join their team on a 12-month contract with possible extension.

Role: Software Testing Engineer
Location: Stevenage - fully onsite
Hourly Rate: £65 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35
Clearance: BPSS required to start, full SC to follow. UK Eyes Only due to project
Hours: 37 hours per week

What you'll be doing:

Test/Proving Planning
Understanding Customer needs and requirements from a proving perspective.
Understanding design and architecture including defining software test bed requirements.
Developing comprehensive software test plans, writing, and running test sets, designs, and specifications.
Test/Proving Conduct
Regular progressive software testing assurance during software development cycles.
Leading testing of software defects.
Liaising with our Support team in order to provide logs/data analysis when issues are identified.
Demonstrate compliance to requirements.
Executing formal software qualification testing.
Test/Proving Reporting
Providing regular updates to project leads and stakeholders on software functionality.
Writing detailed software test and analysis reports for certification purposes.
Supporting the software delivery and release process, including final certification activities.Requirements:

Essential:
Software Test automation
Understanding software Logs/Data analysis
CI/CD software pipelines
GitLab, JIRA, scripting, IBM PLM/ ALM/ EWM /Doors
Knowledge of Agile Scrum
Ability to understand (or experience with) compliance and regulatory requirements
AI test automation tooling (Desirable)
Software Simulation/Emulator knowledge (Desirable)
Linux Network Configuration and analysis tools (Desirable)
If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!

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