Lead Automation Test Engineer CGEMJP00323449
Posted Today by 1765078918
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Sheffield
Summary: The Lead Automation Test Engineer role is focused on leading automation testing efforts while also performing manual testing as needed. The position requires a strong background in automation tooling, particularly with Java and SQL, and involves developing and executing test plans and frameworks. The role is based in Sheffield and operates in a hybrid work environment. The contract is set to run until November 30, 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead automation testing efforts and perform manual testing as required.
- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and documentation based on requirements.
- Plan, develop, and maintain Automated Test Frameworks and Scripts for Web and Database applications.
- Write automated test scripts using JavaScript and utilize automation tools like Selenium and RestAssured.
- Define performance test strategies and deliver within Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Create and manage Jenkins pipelines for automated tests and CI/CD processes.
- Conduct Web UI Testing and Database comparison tests.
- Test in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Report and track testing defects and issues, and participate in triage meetings.
- Identify and implement automation solutions based on project needs.
- Lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the team.
- Establish performance testing standards and best practices across the organization.
Key Skills:
- Solid experience in automation tooling and framework creation, especially with Java and SQL.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, RestAssured, and Jenkins.
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams.
- Experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Strong manual testing experience and ability to develop test documentation.
- Familiarity with cloud environments and various programming languages including Java, JavaScript, and Python.
- Experience with API testing and CI/CD integration.
- Knowledge of Identity and Access Management and related technologies.
- Ability to identify process improvements and implement best practices.
Salary (Rate): £482.30 daily
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role Title: Lead Automation Test Engineer
Duration: contract to run until 30/11/2026
Location: Sheffield, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite
Rate: up to £482.30 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
This role is predominantly required to fulfil the role of Automation test lead, with occasional manual testing where required Solid experience of at least 5 years in the use of automation tooling and framework creation especially with Java and SQL
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and stakeholder engagement at all levels
- Able to develop and execute test plans, test cases, test data, test scenarios, and other testing related plans and documentation based on the requirements and technical specifications
- Plan, develop, execute, maintain and improve Automated Test Frameworks and Automated Test Scripts for Web and Database applications
- Proven experience in writing automated test scripts using JavaScript
- Experience of using automation tools such as Selenium web driver IO (WDIO) / Cucumber etc, Selenium for UI testing and RestAssured for API testing
- Experience of test tool selection/recommendations based on assessment of the environment/landscape.
- Experience in defining a comprehensive performance test strategy that fully defines the approach, environment, scope, risks and resources required.
- Experience of delivering within both an Agile and Waterfall methodology.
- Jenkins pipeline creation and management for running automated tests, generating reports and notifying team about test results to streamline the CI/CD process.
- Web UI Testing
- Database comparison test experience
- Experience testing in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali Cloud
- Extensive experience using JIRA and Xephyr tooling
- Accurately report and track testing related defects and issues, by writing or automating, effective and thorough bug reports, attend triage meetings and verify bug fixes
- Identify process and application issues and provide suggestions to improve
- Learn new technologies and adapt to them as needed
- Identify and deploy automation solutions based on changing project needs
- Strong manual test execution experience
- Identification and collating test entry and exit criteria
- Good experience of executing defined test plans including coordination, tracking and reporting
- Positive team player working as part of the overall test team, both manual and automated
- Test case review/QA for coverage and traceability to requirements/design
- Liaison with business areas/technical leads re SIT/OAT/UAT scenario definitions as required
- Analysis of design and other documents for testability
- Previous experience within Identity and Access Management- preferable
- Any exposure to SailPoint IdentityIQ, Identity warehousing, and working with protocols and formats for data ingestion such as SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC and CSV
- Experience of testing graph database management systems (GDBMS)
- ServiceNow, AD, AWS, Azure integrations
- Testing functions and decision points ??As Code??, such as Policy as code
- Experience of GitOps Repos
- API Testing, API Gateway testing, Batch ETL testing
- Team Leadership & Management - Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the team
- DevOps & CI/CD Integration - Ability to integrate automation tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left testing practices
- Pub Sub and MQ
- GCP (Cloud) testing approaches and methodology.
- SaaS Testing
- Process Improvement - Establish performance testing standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organization
Skill set ideally including several of:
- Java, Cypher, Python, JavaScript, PHP, .NET, Go, SQL Server, MySQL
- API
- QMetry
- Test Rail
- BDD/TDD
- Jenkins
- Postman
- Insomnia
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!