Hays are now looking for an SC Cleared Quality Test Engineer for one of our local clients: 350 p/d Inside IR35Remote, with occasional travel to Hursley and London (2-3 days per month) Candidates must hold current SC ClearanceOption for candidates to be upgraded to DV!We''re looking for a Quality/Test Engineer with experience in test automation and performance testing to support the delivery of software solutions within an Agile environment. You''ll be involved throughout the testing lifecycle, helping to ensure applications are robust, scalable and fit for purpose.What you''ll be doingCreating and executing test cases across multiple technology stacksDeveloping and maintaining automated test scriptsDesigning and implementing performance testing strategiesExecuting performance and load testing activitiesInvestigating issues through debugging, tracing and log analysisWorking closely with developers and stakeholders in an Agile delivery teamSupporting CI/CD and quality assurance processesWhat we''re looking forCurrent SC ClearanceExperience in software testing and test automationStrong understanding of Agile delivery practicesExperience with performance testing and test strategy creationJava ExperienceSelenium and BrowserStack experienceKnowledge of debugging, logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Azure Application Insights, Azure Event Hub, Adobe Insights or QualtricsExperience with Gatling and Azure DevOpsAutomation scripting experienceKnowledge of CI/CD ..... full job details .....