Lead Test Engineer - Microservices - Java - SC CLeared
Posted 3 days ago by Morgan Philips Group
£640 Per day
Inside
Onsite
West Yorkshire
Summary: The Lead Test Engineer role focuses on driving transformation from monolithic systems to distributed microservices architectures using Java. The position requires SC Clearance and involves hands-on leadership in designing and implementing test strategies, particularly in microservices environments. The role is based in Leeds or Manchester and is offered as a 12-month contract inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement test strategies for microservices environments.
- Utilize automation tools such as Java, Selenium, and Rest Assured for testing.
- Conduct API, contract, and integration testing.
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and Spring Boot-based applications.
- Perform non-functional testing including performance and accessibility.
- Lead and influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
- Build reusable and maintainable automation frameworks.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in test strategy design for microservices.
- Hands-on automation experience with Java, Selenium, and Rest Assured.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and performance testing fundamentals.
- Experience with non-relational databases like MongoDB.
- Leadership experience at Lead/Principal level.
- Strong communication skills.
- Proactive problem-solving and quality-first mindset.
Salary (Rate): £640/day
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential)Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential
Leeds or Manchester based - in the office not home based
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Technical Expertise:
- Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments
- Hands-on automation experience using:
- Java, Selenium, Rest Assured
- API, contract, and integration testing
- (Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential)
- Knowledge of:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Spring Boot-based applications
- Performance testing fundamentals
- Modern Testing Practices:
- Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka)
- Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility)
- Experience with non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB)
- Automation-first mindset with ability to build reusable, maintainable frameworks
- Experience operating at Lead / Principal level
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Cloud: AWS
- Test Frameworks: Selenium, Serenity BDD, Playwright
- Contract Testing: Pactflow, Spring Cloud Contract
- Messaging: Kafka
- Databases: MongoDB
- CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker
- Performance Testing: Gatling, K6
- Observability: Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk
- A hands-on technical leader who can set direction and deliver
- Someone comfortable working across multiple teams and scaling best practice
- A proactive problem-solver with a strong quality-first mindset
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