Junior QA Automation Engineer at Pixelcode Technologies, UK, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

We are seeking multiple highly experienced Senior and Junior Automation Engineers on a contract basis (INSIDE IR35, Hybrid , 3 days per week in-office) to join our global organisation. You will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software solutions, with a strong emphasis on automation testing within a financial services environment—ideally with experience in settlement and payment systems.

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks, especially Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Write and maintain Java-based automated tests for microservices applications.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test suites, and test cases covering both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Perform manual testing where necessary to ensure coverage and reliability.
• Solid experience with J2EE architecture, including inter-service communication, logging, monitoring, authorization, and domain modeling.
• Manage the full defect lifecycle using tools like Quality Center (QC) or equivalents.
• Expertise in test strategy design across unit, integration, regression, functional, and performance testing.
• Proficiency with tools such as Eclipse IDE, Postman, REST-assured, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of microservices deployment patterns and cloud-native practices.
• Experience testing APIs, payment gateways, developer portals, and other FinTech systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
• Ability to analyze risks, interpret complex datasets, and deliver actionable testing insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Self-driven and adaptable, with a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• AWS certification or experience working in AWS-based test environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-native testing frameworks and tooling.
• FinTech, banking, or payments domain knowledge is a strong plus.

If this position sounds of interest, please send across an updated CV and a member of the resource team will be in contact to proceed with your application.

Job Type: Contract
Contract length: 6 months