Senior Software Tester
Posted Today by Avensys Consulting UK
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for an AWS DevOps engineer with a focus on testing, responsible for maintaining critical national infrastructure. The position requires developing a comprehensive test framework and working with various technologies in an Agile environment. Candidates must have active SC clearance and a strong background in testing, particularly with APIs. The role involves collaboration with client teams and managing project activities while ensuring adherence to processes and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and structure a comprehensive test framework, including creating approaches and plans.
- Deliver functional and performance tests for software components within an AWS multi-account model.
- Work alongside client teams in a 3rd line capacity, supporting as required.
- Implement various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure.
- Manage stakeholders and external interfaces, ensuring effective communication.
- Define and set development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operations.
- Review, verify, and validate software code developed in the project.
- Monitor processes for adherence and create new processes for improvement.
- Encourage and build automated processes wherever possible.
- Identify and deploy cybersecurity measures through vulnerability assessment and risk management.
- Coordinate incident management and root cause analysis.
- Mentor and guide team members, fostering continuous improvement.
- Monitor and measure customer experience and KPIs, reporting progress to management and customers.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in AWS and DevOps practices.
- Experience in testing, particularly with APIs.
- Proficiency in Confluence and Jira for documentation and project tracking.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes.
- Familiarity with technologies such as Vault, Consul, Kubernetes, and various AWS services.
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus and ELK.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Ansible, and/or Bash.
- Understanding of proxies and firewalls, including Fortinet and Palo Alto.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to fix code bugs.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to mentor and guide team members.
Salary (Rate): 550 GBP Per Day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Role: AWS DevOps with a focus on Test Role
Work Location: Remote
Contract: 06 Months Plus
Rate: 500-550 GBP Per Day – Inside IR35
Current Active SC Clearance
The candidate must have currently valid, fully transferrable SC clearance and resided in the UK for the last 5 years to be considered for these roles.
AWS DevOps with a focus on Test Role
This is a pivotal role in maintaining critical national infrastructure where scalability and resilience are essential. We're looking for a highly skilled DevOps engineer with a strong background in testing (including APIs). The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and results-driven, capable of thriving in an Agile team. You'll need to be comfortable with Confluence for documentation and Jira for project tracking and story management.
Your main responsibility will be to develop and structure a comprehensive test framework. This includes creating approaches and plans, gaining approval for those approaches, and ultimately delivering a complex set of functional and performance tests for software components running within an AWS multi-account model. You will be working alongside client teams and supporting, as required, in a 3rd line capacity.
Key technologies you'll be working with include Vault, Consul, Kubernetes, various AWS services (Compute, Identity), Prometheus for monitoring, ELK, Jenkins for CI/CD, and scripting languages such as Python, Ansible, and/or Bash. Knowledge of proxies and firewalls, including Fortinet and Palo Alto, would be an advantage.
AWS DevOps with a focus on Test Role maintaining critical national highly skilled DevOps engineer with a strong background in testing (including APIs). capable of thriving in an Agile team. Confluence for documentation and Jira for project tracking and story management. to develop and structure a comprehensive test framework. within an AWS multi-account model.
Understanding customer requirements and project KPIs. Implementing various development; testing; automation tools; and IT infrastructure. Planning the team structure; activities; and involvement in project management activities. Managing stakeholders and external interfaces. Setting up tools and required infrastructure. Defining and setting development; test; release; update; and support processes for DevOps operation. Have the technical skill to review; verify; and validate the software code developed in the project. Troubleshooting techniques and fixing the code bugs. Monitoring the processes during the entire lifecycle for its adherence and updating or creating new processes for improvement and minimizing the wastage. Encouraging and building automated processes wherever possible. Identifying and deploying cybersecurity measures by continuously performing vulnerability assessment and risk management. Incidence management and root cause analysis. Coordination and communication within the team and with customers. Selecting and deploying appropriate CI/CD tools. Strive for continuous improvement and build continuous integration; continuous development; and constant deployment pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline). Mentoring and guiding the team members. Monitoring and measuring customer experience and KPIs. Managing periodic reporting on the progress to the management and the customer