Senior Test Automation Lead - Azure, API & CI/CD

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Senior Test Automation Consultant to take ownership of testing strategy and execution across a complex technology environment. This hands-on leadership role requires driving QA practices and collaborating with development teams while engaging client stakeholders.

The successful candidate will shape test automation delivery, work across API, middleware, and end-to-end testing, and mentor wider project teams in testing best practices within a hybrid,

Qualifications

• Senior test automation expertise required.
• Experience in Azure environments and cloud-native testing.
• Strong Java, Selenium and Cucumber programming skills.
• Proven TDD and JUnit experience.
• Experience with REST APIs and test automation frameworks.
• Experience testing middleware and distributed systems.
• Ability to own test strategies and test plans.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and maintain the overall Test Strategy and Test Plan.
• Establish testing governance and QA processes for the programme.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, and Architecture teams to embed quality.
• Support testing within Agile and TDD environments.
• Perform API, middleware, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Identify and communicate testing risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide test reporting and quality recommendations to stakeholders.
• Work with client teams and senior stakeholders to meet objectives.
• Mentor project teams on testing best practices and automation.

Skills

Test Automation

Quality Engineering

Java

Selenium

Cucumber

JUnit

REST APIs

TDD

Agile

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Terraform

Job description

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Senior Test Automation Consultant to take ownership of testing strategy and execution across a complex technology environment. This hands-on leadership role requires driving QA practices and collaborating with development teams while engaging client stakeholders.

The successful candidate will shape test automation delivery, work across API, middleware, and end-to-end testing, and mentor wider project teams in testing best practices within a hybrid,