Test Engineer - Cloud & Data Platform (Lakehouse)

N Consulting Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,900 - 46,125; Part time

Job summary

N Consulting Limited is seeking a Test Engineer for their Cloud & Data Platform team. This hybrid role in London involves working with technologies like Terraform and GitLab CI/CD, focusing on cloud testing and data platforms. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in QA or software testing with a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and compliance requirements. A degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred, along with AWS certification. 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).
• Familiarity with data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, or AWS Glue).
• Python scripting for test automation and utilities.

Skills

Terraform (IaC testing, unit tests, state management)

GitLab CI/CD (pipeline testing, matrix jobs, artefacts)

AWS data services (S3, IAM, Glue, Lake Formation, EventBridge, CloudWatch, Lambda)

Security scanning tools (Checkov, tfsec)

Data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Apache Iceberg)

Python (test automation, pipeline utilities)

SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, chaos engineering, performance testing)

Compliance testing (encryption, tagging, data residency)

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£200 - £250 /dayJob TypeContractDate PostedMay 6th, 2026Apply NowJob Title: Test Engineer - Cloud & Data Platform (Lakehouse) Working : Hybrid (2 days from office) Office Location: UK (London)Core Technical Skills 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 industriesPreferred: 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