Lead Test Automation Engineer - Frameworks & CI/CD (Hybrid)

Leonardo; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Online courses

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to lead automation strategy, design and implement automated test frameworks, and integrate tests across CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines. You will mentor teams and ensure secure-by-design testing practices on critical UK systems.

The role offers blended hybrid work from home and on-site collaboration at a UK office, with opportunities to influence testing standards and tool selections across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks (Selenium/JUnit/PyTest/Robot).
• Scripting/programming for test automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Java).
• Experience integrating automated tests with CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of performance/load/security testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, OWASP ZAP).
• Familiarity with secure working practices and assurance standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for test automation, frameworks, and tooling.
• Design and implement automated test solutions across unit, integration, system, and acceptance levels.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps environments.
• Develop and maintain test strategies, automation scripts, and supporting documentation.
• Mentor and coach engineers in automation practices, raising capability across the community.
• Lead technical reviews of test approaches, ensuring secure-by-design and compliance principles are embedded.
• Conduct feasibility studies and tool evaluations to guide test technology choices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure test strategies meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Test automation

Framework design

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

PyTest

Robot Framework

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Java

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

JMeter

LoadRunner

OWASP ZAP

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to lead automation strategy, design and implement automated test frameworks, and integrate tests across CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines. You will mentor teams and ensure secure-by-design testing practices on critical UK systems.

The role offers blended hybrid work from home and on-site collaboration at a UK office, with opportunities to influence testing standards and tool selections across projects.