On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Java Automation Test Engineer for a 12 month contract based in London - Hybrid working. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives. As a Java Automation Test Engineer your main responsibilities will be: Test Strategy & Planning: Define and implement a comprehensive testing strategy for microservices or APIs Automation: Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber for integration with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines Collaboration: Work closely with developers, QA engineers, and product managers in an Agile environment to identify issues Analysis & Reporting: Analyse test results, identify functional & nonfunctional issues, and provide recommendations Tooling & Frameworks: Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior test engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. Essential: Extensive experince in Java, with the ability to write and maintain test automation scripts Cucumber: Solid experience with Cucumber and BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) practices Agile Methodologies: Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams CI/CD:Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines, using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or similar Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. Armed Forces Covenant / Commitment DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following 'this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different'.