Syntax Consultancy Ltd

QA Test Engineer (AWS Console, Automation Testing) Leeds (Hybrid) Permanent £70,000 £75,000 (DOE) Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET with AWS test environments AWS Console, Playwright or Cypress TypeScript, JavaScript, API Testing, CI/CD needed for a permanent career opportunity based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally September/October 2026. Hybrid Working 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the Leeds office. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government digital modernisation projects. Key skills, experience + duties to include: Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET with AWS test environments AWS Console essential, Playwright or Cypress TypeScript, JavaScript, API Testing, CI/CD AWS console experience is essential, experience navigating AWS and supporting automation/testing environments. AWS: Experience with AWS services (S3, Lambda, EC2, CloudWatch) in test environments. Technical Environment: Test automation frameworks like Cypress or Playwright, Gherkin, scripting in JavaScript, TypeScript , setting up and maintaining automation infrastructure. CI/CD Integration: Integrating automated tests into pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI). API Testing & RESTful API Knowledge: Designing/executing API tests using Postman, Playwright, Cypress; deep understanding of RESTful APIs (request/response, status codes, authentication). Software testing principles and methodologies: Includes knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and various testing types (functional, regression, integration, unit, system). Test Case Management: Proficient in designing test cases, executing tests, identifying defects and verifying fixes. Agile practices: working in an agile team (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), along with ability to collaborate closely with developers, product owners and other team members to clarify requirements and ensure high-quality software delivery within iterative development cycles. SQL Expertise: Validating data and back-end testing using SQL; writing complex queries for functional/integration testing. Defect Management: Tracking, prioritizing, reporting bugs, and root cause analysis. Quality Assurance: Promoting quality standards and contributing to a culture of quality across teams. Familiar with GitHub (version control) and Jira (collaboration). Advantageous skills: Performance/Security Testing (optional): Exposure to JMeter or any other security testing tools. SC Clearance strongly desirable Benefits: Salary to £70k-75k (DOE) + Hybrid + 10% Bonus + Pension + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.

AI Native Systems Engineer 6 Month Contract London (Hybrid) £500/day (Outside IR35) AI Native Systems Engineer needed for a 6 Month Rolling Contract based in London (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally September 2026. Hybrid Working 2-3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2-3 days/week working from the office in London . Paying up to £500/day (Outside IR35). Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting the client's transition towards delivery models utilising AI agents to streamline systems software + operations: AI Native Systems Engineer is a technical leadership role designing AI-enabled, complex cloud-native + data-intensive systems that support Network Operations across RAN, data + automation domains. Owning the system engineering discipline, translating business problems into robust technical designs + ensuring AI-assisted delivery remains governed, secure + outcome-focused. Owning complex technical designs from early problem framing through to release + operational support. A 'hands-on' role responsible for technical outcomes from concept to production. Practical experience using AI-assisted engineering tools + coding agents to improve software delivery, testing + documentation. Experience of AI-assisted engineering tools and how to validate, govern and improve AI-generated engineering artefacts. Experience in designing complex software systems, distributed systems, data platforms + cloud-native services. Architecture and design leadership: ability to set technical direction, resolve complex design trade-offs + guide software engineering teams. Strong experience of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, networking, APIs, integration patterns + performance trade-offs. AWS Cloud computing platforms, including architecture patterns, security, observability + deployment. Strong background in Software Architecture, systems engineering, distributed systems or complex cloud-native platform delivery. Programming languages: Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, Python. Desirables: AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification, Telecoms, AIOps, Network Ops, RAN/Core Analytics, Data Engineering, anomaly detection, RCA, lakehouse / agent orchestration patterns.

Data Engineer (SC Cleared) Leeds (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35) Data Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Power BI experience. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP in September 2026. Hybrid Working - 3-4 days/week remote (WFH) + 1-2 days/week working on-site in Leeds . Paying up to £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35). A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project: In-depth Power BI expertise, including datasets, semantic models + data modelling. Experience of working with SQL based data sources. Ensuring Power BI models + reports are well-structured + aligned to upstream curated data sources. Analysing / maintaining Power BI datasets, semantic models + reports. Ensuring clean separation between data processing + reporting. Refactoring Power BI models to consume curated + upstream data sources. Ensuring business logic is appropriately implemented upstream rather than embedded in reports. Validating report behaviour, measures + refresh processes following data model changes. Power BI Copilot AI-assisted tooling + Government / Public Sector experience preferred. SC Security Clearance is essential for this contract.