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Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Hedgehog Lab · Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · back to the listing

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39/100

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Title ↔ description

83/100

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QA Engineer

100% confident

What this role officially is

software tester — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Software testers perform software tests. They may also plan and design them. They may also debug and repair software although this mainly corresponds to designers and developers. They ensure that applications function properly before delivering them to internal and external clients.

Also known as: application software tester, unit tester, application tester, software application tester, tester, module tester

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Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (Contract, Outside IR35)

Contract status: Outside IR35

Start date: 2nd November

Contract length: To the end of December 2026, with extension possible

Location: Remote first

London days: Once or twice a month

Who you'll be doing it for

You'll join the mobile platform team on a UK government app, working on the app and the services that support it.