On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Test Engineer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid in Newcastle. Core Purpose Join DWP''s Digital Payment Services team on a major, multi-year transformation programme modernising one of the UK''s largest and most critical payment platforms. As the UK''s biggest payer, supporting over 22 million citizens and processing approximately £230 billion in payments annually, this programme is re-platforming core systems to improve resilience, scalability and future innovation across government services. As part of an Agile delivery team, you will support the delivery of applications across AME Payments, contributing to the reliability and performance of critical citizen-facing services. As a Test Engineer, your main responsibilities will be to:. Test applications that underpin critical citizen services, ensuring usability, accessibility, security, stability and performance.. Build, enhance and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites within modern engineering and CI/CD environments.. Identify, log and support resolution of defects impacting delivery.. Define test coverage using a risk-based testing approach ensuring stability and reliability.. Create and maintain test documentation within automation codebases.. Collaborate with engineers and delivery teams across the software development life cycle to ensure alignment. Essential:. Strong automation testing experience, with the ability to demonstrate depth of knowl