Software Test Engineer

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MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with one of our closest clients, a rapidly scaling Insurtech firm, to recruit a Software Test Engineer at a hugely exciting time for the business. With significant investment secured for 2025, the technology team is set to expand by over 50% in the first half of 2026, including major growth within the testing function.

This exclusive opportunity will see you champion quality across a suite of enterprise-grade, distributed software products, while helping embed modern test automation practices across the organisation. You'll work as part of a high-performing engineering team to ensure their platforms are reliable, scalable, secure, and built for the future.

This is a hybrid role based in Belfast.

As a Software Test Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping the quality strategy within your engineering pod, delivering both manual and automated testing across web applications, APIs, and cloud-hosted services.

• Build and maintain automated test suites using modern frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright
• Design and execute functional, integration, performance, and security tests - ensuring smooth third-party integrations
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, and Product teams to embed quality early in the lifecycle ("shift-left")
• Validate developer unit tests and ensure solutions align with business requirements
• Drive continuous quality improvements through CI/CD integration and strong version-control practices
• Conduct performance and load testing to assess scalability and system reliability
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to validate infrastructure and service integrations

• Strong commercial experience in software testing, including hands-on automation
• Scripting or programming experience in JavaScript or C#
• Proven experience with modern test automation tools and frameworks
• Experience testing cloud-based systems and microservices
• Solid API testing experience (e.g., Postman or similar)
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops tooling (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, etc.)
• A passion for building high-quality software, a collaborative mindset, and the confidence to constructively challenge where needed

Up to £55,000
, plus a competitive benefits package.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Djay Erskine, Specialist IT Recruitment Consultant, at MCS Group

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Entry level

Full-time

Software Development