Test Engineer, Cloud & Data Platform (Lakehouse)

N Consulting Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,512 - 46,125; Full time

Job summary

N Consulting Limited is seeking a Test Engineer for its Cloud & Data Platform team based in London. This contract position offers a hybrid work model, requiring 2 days at the office. The ideal candidate should have 3–5+ years of experience in software testing and 2+ years testing cloud infrastructures using AWS and Terraform. Key skills required include CI/CD pipeline testing, Python scripting, and knowledge of data platforms. AWS certification is a plus. Competitive daily rates are offered.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in software testing, QA engineering, or platform engineering with a quality focus.
• 2+ years testing cloud infrastructure and IaC (AWS + Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline testing (GitLab CI or equivalent).

Skills

Terraform (IaC testing, unit tests, state management)

GitLab CI/CD (pipeline testing, matrix jobs)

AWS data services (S3, IAM, Glue)

Python (test automation, pipeline utilities)

Compliance testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

LocationLondon, United Kingdom# Test Engineer, Cloud & Data Platform (Lakehouse) at N Consulting LtdLocationLondon, United KingdomSalary£225 - £250 /dayJob TypeContractDate PostedMay 7th, 2026Apply Now**Test Engineer, Cloud & Data Platform (Lakehouse)**Working : Hybrid (2 days from office)Office Location: London, UK**## Core Technical Skills**| Area | Level ||------|-------|| Terraform (IaC testing, unit tests, state management) | Advanced || GitLab CI/CD (pipeline testing, matrix jobs, artefacts) | Advanced || AWS data services (S3, IAM, Glue, Lake Formation, EventBridge, CloudWatch, Lambda) | Intermediate–Advanced || Security scanning tools (Checkov, tfsec) | Intermediate || Data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Apache Iceberg) | Intermediate || Python (test automation, pipeline utilities) | Intermediate || SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, chaos engineering, performance testing) | Intermediate || Compliance testing (encryption, tagging, data residency) | Intermediate |---**## Required Experience**- **\*\*3–5+ years\*\*** in software testing, QA engineering, or platform engineering with a quality focus- **\*\*2+ years\*\*** testing cloud infrastructure and IaC (AWS + Terraform or CloudFormation)- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline testing (GitLab CI or equivalent)- Familiarity with data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, or AWS Glue)- Python scripting for test automation and utilities- Experience with compliance and governance requirements in regulated industries**\*\*Preferred:\*\***- AWS certification (any level)- Experience in financial services or regulated environments- Familiarity with SRE practices (error budgets, blameless postmortems)- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field