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Venchr

QA Tester – Remote Contract - 6 months | £300 p/d Inside IR35

Remote

United kingdom

Freelance

06-02-2026

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Skills

Leadership Scala Jira Test Selenium Linux Confluence Automation Testing

Job Specifications

CONTRACT QA Tester – Remote - Public Sector | £300 p/d Inside IR35

We’re recruiting an experienced QAT Analyst to support a large, government-run digital programme, focused on the Digitisation central financial services. This is an immediate-start contract role, offered for an initial three months, inside IR35, at a day rate of £300.

You’ll be joining a high-profile public sector programme where quality and assurance are critical. The role involves designing and executing functional, non-functional and accessibility test plans, carrying out exploratory testing using a risk-based approach, and ensuring services meet both business requirements and technical design standards. You’ll also contribute to continuous improvement by engaging with HMRC testing and quality communities.

Strong Scala experience is essential for this role and is a non-negotiable requirement. Previous experience working on HMRC programmes is highly desirable. You should be comfortable working in complex GDS environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary delivery teams.

From a technical perspective, you’ll need experience working on MacOS or Linux, along with strong automation testing capability. This includes hands-on experience with Selenium, Cucumber and Cypress. Familiarity with Jira and Confluence is expected

We are looking for someone with BPSS clearance or the ability to obtain it. The interview process consists of a short screening call followed by a virtual interview with the wider leadership team, and feedback is provided quickly. CVs are being reviewed immediately.

Venchr is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances

About the Company

Venchr (pronounced Venture) uses the latest technologies and approaches to help hire data-driven Engineering, Product, Data, Marketing and Sales teams Specialising in scaling teams in Engineering, AI, Data and GtM, we partner with some of the best businesses globally. Venchr prides ourselves on using the latest analytical tools and automation to provide our applicants and customers with data to drive their career-move or hiring forwards accurately. Follow us to stay up-to-date with latest opportunities and updates on dat... Know more