IAM Automation Test Lead - Cloud & CI/CD

Third Nexus Group Limited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Third Nexus Group Limited seeks an Automation Test Lead in Sheffield for a 6-month contract with hybrid work (3 days on-site). The role focuses on IAM testing, identity orchestration, API testing, and data pipelines across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with APIs, Pub/Sub, and cloud-native apps.

You will adopt an automation-first approach, collaborating with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering to validate secure, scalable identity workflows and

Qualifications

• Extensive IAM experience with strong backend automation skills.
• 5+ years leading automation projects using Python/Pytest.
• Experience testing policy-as-code and event-driven platforms.
• Knowledge of identity data ingestion formats (SCIM, REST, LDAP, OIDC).

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy and governance with hands-on leadership.
• Drive automation engineering and CI/CD integration.
• Coordinate test delivery, defects, and stakeholder reporting.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

IAM

Python

Pytest

CI/CD

Pub/Sub

Kafka

REST API

LDAP

OIDC

RBAC

ABAC

ReBAC

PBAC

GitHub

Jira

Zephyr

Tools

Jira

Zephyr

GitHub

Job description

Third Nexus Group Limited seeks an Automation Test Lead in Sheffield for a 6-month contract with hybrid work (3 days on-site). The role focuses on IAM testing, identity orchestration, API testing, and data pipelines across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with APIs, Pub/Sub, and cloud-native apps.

You will adopt an automation-first approach, collaborating with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering to validate secure, scalable identity workflows and