AWS Technical Test Engineer - SC Cleared - Outside IR35

Searchability; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability is seeking an experienced AWS Technical Test Engineer to join our team. You will perform manual testing across AWS services and assist with automation, focusing on cloud infrastructure validation, test planning and troubleshooting.

The role requires occasional client-site attendance in Newcastle, approximately 2 days per month, and collaboration with developers and business analysts using a 3-Amigos approach.

Qualifications

• Experience testing across AWS services and cloud platforms.
• Proven ability to design and execute test plans.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Test AWS components and cloud-based platforms manually and for automation where possible.
• Validate Terraform deployments and infrastructure changes.
• Create and execute comprehensive test plans and track defects in JIRA.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts using a 3-Amigos approach.
• Attend client meetings and report findings from testing activities.
• Support API and front-end testing, including AWS CLI.

Skills

AWS knowledge

Test planning

Troubleshooting

Agile experience

Stakeholder management

Tools

Terraform

JIRA

GitHub Actions

SonarQube

Job description

AWS Technical Test Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Technical Test Engineer to support testing across a broad AWS technology stack. This role involves a combination of manual and potential automation testing, with a focus on cloud infrastructure validation, test planning and technical troubleshooting.

The position requires occasional client-site attendance in Newcastle, approximately 2 days per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct technical testing across AWS services and cloud-based platforms.
• Perform manual testing across AWS components, including S3, CloudWatch, VPC, Lambda and Athena (SQL).
• Validate AWS infrastructure deployments, including Terraform configurations.
• Develop and execute test plans, managing defects and evidence through JIRA.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts using a 3-Amigos approach.
• Attend client-facing meetings and communicate test findings.
• Support automation testing where required, including API, AWS CLI and front-end testing.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong AWS knowledge, including architecture, services and cloud-based testing.
• Experience developing and executing structured test plans.
• Strong technical troubleshooting and independent problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within Agile environments.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to adapt testing approaches as project requirements evolve.

Desirable Skills

• API testing experience using Python, Java or C#.
• Infrastructure as Code experience, particularly Terraform.
• CI/CD exposure, including GitHub Actions and SonarQube.
• Performance and security testing knowledge, including OWASP.