Test Engineer - API & Automation - MuleSoft Migration

Test Engineer (API & Automation – MuleSoft Migration)

Duration: 6-Month Contract (Initial)

Location: Manchester (Hybrid, 2-3 days on-site)
IR35 Determination: Inside IR35
Clearance Required: DBS, Referencing & Counter Terrorism Clearance

Project Overview
A major aviation group is undergoing a MuleSoft migration, transitioning from product technology. The Test Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of this migration, working within a technically skilled team.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on technical testing with a focus on API-level automation
• Interface testing across integrations, including Kafka, Load & Performance
• Assuring API quality and conducting database-level testing
• Supporting the migration of technical platforms (Redshift to PostgreSQL)
• Stakeholder management and documentation of test processes
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure testing best practices

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong API Testing & Automation experience (Postman, BDD, Chai)
• Technical testing expertise (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS Lambda)
• Database testing (PGSQL, Redshift, PostgreSQL)
• Database skills (sequel)
• Experience in automation frameworks & performance testing
• Azure DevOps Test Planning, Atlassian Confluence & Jira
• Proficiency in Visual Studio Code
• Ability to work autonomously with high attention to detail
• Self-starter, high attention to detail and excellent documentation.

Nice-to-Have

• Airline industry experience
• Selenium WebDriver & Appium skills

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale technology migration within the aviation industry. Suitable candidates should have strong API testing experience and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.