Lead Test Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Intec Select
£90 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Test Engineer role involves leading a small team in delivering automation testing solutions using Java, Selenium, and Rest Assured within AWS for a reputable corporation in Manchester. The position requires hands-on technical leadership and the ability to define and implement test strategies aligned with microservices architecture. Candidates must have SC clearance and be able to work on a hybrid basis. The role offers a competitive daily rate and is focused on immediate hiring.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture
- Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams
- Assess current testing approaches and drive continuous improvement
- Embed testing strategy across teams, creating scalable frameworks and exemplars
- Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks
- Work across different test levels: unit, integration, contract, system, and E2E
- Lead automation efforts in Java-based environments
- Support teams with implementation, not just direction
Key Skills:
- Strong experience delivering test strategies within microservices environments
- Hands-on automation expertise with Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, API, contract, and integration testing
- Experience across both monolith and microservices architectures
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Spring Boot applications, and performance testing fundamentals
- Strong understanding of contract testing, API testing, asynchronous messaging (Kafka), and non-functional testing
- Experience working with non-relational databases such as MongoDB
- Automation-first mindset with experience building scalable, reusable test frameworks
Salary (Rate): £90.00/hr
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Lead Test Engineer – 12 month – SC Cleared – Manchester A highly reputable corporation that is delivering some of the countries most challenging tech projects offering service to millions of users is hiring a Lead Test Engineer with hands on automation experience using Java, Selenium and Rest Assured within AWS. You must have hands on technical leader who can set direction and coach a small team of testers within an agile environment. Our client is seeking a consultant with SC clearance, ability to travel to Manchester on a hybrid basis (3 days) and seeking up to £640 PD Inside IR 35 to start ASAP. We are only considering candidate who are located near Manchester.
Test Strategy & Leadership • Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture • Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams • Assess current testing approaches and drive continuous improvement • Embed testing strategy across teams, creating scalable frameworks and exemplars
Hands-on Engineering • Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks • Work across different test levels: unit, integration, contract, system, and E2E • Lead automation efforts in Java-based environments • Support teams with implementation, not just direction
Key responsibilities: Strong experience delivering test strategies within microservices environments Hands-on automation expertise with Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, API, contract, and integration testing Experience across both monolith and microservices architectures Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Spring Boot applications, and performance testing fundamentals Strong understanding of contract testing, API testing, asynchronous messaging (Kafka), and non-functional testing Experience working with non-relational databases such as MongoDB Automation-first mindset with experience building scalable, reusable test frameworks One stage interview process, to start ASAP.