Platform Test Lead: Cloud, CI/CD & Automation

Department for Business and Trade; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

A government department in Birmingham is seeking a Platform Test Lead to ensure the robustness and scalability of its platform. The successful candidate will lead the development of automated test frameworks and strategies while collaborating closely with platform engineers and technical architects. The role demands a strong background in test automation, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines, alongside experience with tools like Docker and Terraform. This position supports the department's digital transformation goals and offers significant impacts on the quality of service delivery.

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 cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of automated test frameworks.
• Define and own platform-level test strategies.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure testing supports platform priorities.

Skills

Test automation

Python

Java

Containerisation

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Datadog

JMeter

Job description

A government department in Birmingham is seeking a Platform Test Lead to ensure the robustness and scalability of its platform. The successful candidate will lead the development of automated test frameworks and strategies while collaborating closely with platform engineers and technical architects. The role demands a strong background in test automation, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines, alongside experience with tools like Docker and Terraform. This position supports the department's digital transformation goals and offers significant impacts on the quality of service delivery.