Platform Test Lead: Cloud & Automation Leader

Department for Business and Trade; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 62,103 - 78,054; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Paid volunteering days

Tailored learning opportunities

Job summary

A government department in Edinburgh is seeking a Platform Test Lead to oversee the testing strategy for its AWS-based platform. You will lead automation practices, mentor engineers, and enhance deployment testing. This role requires strong coding skills in Python or Java and experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working, and a Civil Service pension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering.
• Strong coding skills in Python or Java.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerisation.
• Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and improvement of automated test frameworks.
• Define and own platform-level test strategies.
• Work closely with engineers to embed testability.
• Drive improvements in deployment testing.

Skills

Test automation

Python

Java

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Performance testing

Cyber security principles

Tools

AWS

Datadog

Grafana

JMeter

Locust

Gherkin/Cucumber

Job description

A government department in Edinburgh is seeking a Platform Test Lead to oversee the testing strategy for its AWS-based platform. You will lead automation practices, mentor engineers, and enhance deployment testing. This role requires strong coding skills in Python or Java and experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working, and a Civil Service pension.