Remote Lead Test Engineer - AWS & Microservices

Methods; Greater London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LinkedIn Learning access

Employee assistance program

Breakfast Tuesdays

Thirsty Thursdays

Pizza on last Thursday of month

Pension Salary Exchange with 4%/5%

Discretionary company bonus

Life Assurance 4x base salary

Private Medical Insurance (spouse/dep)

Worldwide Travel Insurance

Job summary

Methods is a UK-based IT Services Consultancy delivering end-to-end business and technical solutions for central government. We are seeking a strong Lead Test Engineer to lead and govern the test team, embracing BDD and TDD within a microservice Java/Node.js environment.

Role is remote with potential UK travel, and security clearance will be required. You will drive test automation across levels, coach engineers, and collaborate across squads to ensure robust delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong lead test engineer capable of leading and governing a test team.
• Experience implementing BDD and TDD principles.
• Experience with microservice architectures in Java and Node.js.
• Expertise in test automation across all levels (unit to system).
• Ability to lead test activities within an agile squad and guide risk-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Adopt BDD and TDD; work with microservice-based Java/Node.js stack.
• Operate both independently and in squads; align with definitions of done and branching strategies.
• Lead test activities within the agile squad; establish coordinated testing across multiple teams.
• Provide guidance on risk-based testing approaches to stakeholders and peers.

Skills

Lead test engineer

Test automation

BDD

TDD

Java

Node.js

Agile / Scrum

Tools

Java

Node.js

Job description

Methods is a UK-based IT Services Consultancy delivering end-to-end business and technical solutions for central government. We are seeking a strong Lead Test Engineer to lead and govern the test team, embracing BDD and TDD within a microservice Java/Node.js environment.

Role is remote with potential UK travel, and security clearance will be required. You will drive test automation across levels, coach engineers, and collaborate across squads to ensure robust delivery.