Lead Test Engineer - Data & Cloud Solutions Leader

Civil Service World; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Digital and Data is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to oversee testing across data-focused products in a complex digital landscape. You will guide testing strategy, promote best practices, and ensure high-quality data solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.

The role includes leading testing in agile and hybrid delivery, collaborating with Product Managers, Architects and Engineering teams to drive testing decisions and provide expert assurance for the 2030 Data

Qualifications

• Lead criterion: Significant experience of leading testing activities across multiple teams and cloud-native tech in a data domain.
• Experience driving testing best practices, standards, and audit adherence across teams.
• Expert skills with Python and automating API checks, message queues systems and data platforms.
• Experience implementing automated data and API testing strategies using cloud CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to test engineers in agile multidisciplinary teams across Data and Analytics and DWP Digital.
• Lead design and delivery of data solutions across data movement, storage, curation and insight.
• Ensure testing coverage includes usability, security, stability, performance, and functionality.
• Promote CI/CD, deployment practices and emerging technologies in Test Engineering.
• Identify skills gaps and support recruitment and career development within the team.

Skills

Leading testing activities

Cloud CI/CD

API testing

Python

Automation

Data testing

Stakeholder engagement

Test strategy

Tools

SAS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Power BI

Job description

Government Digital and Data is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to oversee testing across data-focused products in a complex digital landscape. You will guide testing strategy, promote best practices, and ensure high-quality data solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.

The role includes leading testing in agile and hybrid delivery, collaborating with Product Managers, Architects and Engineering teams to drive testing decisions and provide expert assurance for the 2030 Data