Rails Engineer -Test Automation (DRWN)

Job title - Rails Engineer (Test Automation focus)
Client Location - United Kingdom (remote, nearshore)
Remote work offering - 100%
Client Industry - Public Sector
Contract Length - 6 months
Contract type - Freelance (B2B)
Project focus
You'll join a Ruby on Rails delivery team building digital services for a UK public sector client, splitting your time between Rails feature development and strengthening the team's automated testing. That means building out RSpec and system test coverage, using browser automation tooling, keeping CI pipelines fast and reliable and helping make sure services meet accessibility standards.
Key skills and Experience required
5+ years' commercial experience with Ruby, including hands-on Ruby on Rails feature work
Strong automated testing skills with RSpec, including system and integration tests
Browser test tooling such as Capybara, Selenium, Cypress or Playwright
Building and maintaining CI pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab CI)
Working knowledge of accessibility testing (WCAG, automated a11y checks)
Experience delivering for UK public sector clients is highly desirable
Must be based in Portugal, Poland or Romania
If this role is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.
Desired Skills and Experience
* 5+ years' commercial experience with Ruby, including hands-on Ruby on Rails feature work
* Strong automated testing skills with RSpec, including system and integration tests
* Browser test tooling such as Capybara, Selenium, Cypress or Playwright
* Building and maintaining CI pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab CI)
* Working knowledge of accessibility testing (WCAG, automated a11y checks)
* Experience delivering for UK public sector clients is highly desirable
* Must be based in Portugal, Poland or Romania
Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Work arrangement
Yes