Lead Test Engineer - Automation & Microservices (Hybrid)

Public Sector Resourcing; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK public sector organization is seeking a Lead Test Engineer for a 12-month contract. This hybrid role requires a strong background in test strategy design for microservices and automation testing. Ideal candidates will have experience in contract testing, non-relational databases, and CI/CD pipelines. The position promotes collaboration and quality assurance within teams operating in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and implementing test strategy for distributed microservices.
• Experience in contract testing and component testing such as API.
• Strong technical automation skills to write maintainable tests.
• Experience in non-functional testing including performance and accessibility.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement strategy for building automation test solutions.
• Ensure alignment with overarching strategy of the service.
• Deliver quality assured and secure services.
• Adhere to best practices within the team.
• Assess impact of changes being made.

Skills

Designing test strategy for microservices

Contract testing and component testing

Non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB)

Technical automation skills (Java or TS/JS)

Performance testing tools (Gatling, K6)

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A prominent UK public sector organization is seeking a Lead Test Engineer for a 12-month contract. This hybrid role requires a strong background in test strategy design for microservices and automation testing. Ideal candidates will have experience in contract testing, non-relational databases, and CI/CD pipelines. The position promotes collaboration and quality assurance within teams operating in a dynamic environment.