Automation Test Developer

Job Description Role Title: Lead Automation Test EngineerDuration: contract to run until 30/11/2026Location: Sheffield, Hybrid 3 days per week onsiteRate: up to 482.30 p/d Umbrella inside IR35Role purpose / summaryThis role is predominantly required to fulfil the role of Automation test lead, with occasional manual testing where required Solid experience of at least 5 years in the use of automation tooling and framework creation especially with Java and SQLExcellent verbal and written communications skills and stakeholder engagement at all levelsAble to develop and execute test plans, test cases, test data, test scenarios, and other testing related plans and documentation based on the requirements and technical specificationsPlan, develop, execute, maintain and improve Automated Test Frameworks and Automated Test Scripts for Web and Database applicationsProven experience in writing automated test scripts using JavaScriptExperience of using automation tools such as Selenium web driver IO (WDIO) / Cucumber etc, Selenium for UI testing and RestAssured for API testingExperience of test tool selection/recommendations based on assessment of the environment/landscape.Experience in defining a comprehensive performance test strategy that fully defines the approach, environment, scope, risks and resources required.Experience of delivering within both an Agile and Waterfall methodology.Jenkins pipeline creation and management for running automated tests, generating reports and notifying team about test results to streamline the CI/CD process.Web UI TestingDatabase comparison test experienceExperience testing in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Ali CloudExtensive experience using JIRA and Xephyr toolingAccurately report and track testing related defects and issues, by writing or automating, effective and thorough bug reports, attend triage meetings and verify bug fixesIdentify process and application issues and provide suggestions to improveLearn new technologies and adapt to them as neededIdentify and deploy automation solutions based on changing project needsStrong manual test execution experienceIdentification and collating test entry and exit criteriaGood experience of executing defined test plans including coordination, tracking and reportingPositive team player working as part of the overall test team, both manual and automatedTest case review/QA for coverage and traceability to requirements/designLiaison with business areas/technical leads re SIT/OAT/UAT scenario definitions as requiredAnalysis of design and other documents for testabilityPrevious experience within Identity and Access Management- preferableAny exposure to SailPoint IdentityIQ, Identity warehousing, and working with protocols and formats for data ingestion such as SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC and CSVExperience of testing graph database management systems (GDBMS)ServiceNow, AD, AWS, Azure integrationsTesting functions and decision points ??As Code??, such as Policy as codeExperience of GitOps ReposAPI Testing, API Gateway testing, Batch ETL testingTeam Leadership & Management - Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the teamDevOps & CI/CD Integration - Ability to integrate automation tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left testing practicesPub Sub and MQGCP (Cloud) testing approaches and methodology.SaaS TestingProcess Improvement - Establish performance testing standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organizationSkill set ideally including several of:Java, Cypher, Python, JavaScript, PHP, .NET, Go, SQL Server, MySQLAPIQMetryTest RailBDD/TDDJenkinsPostmanInsomniaAll profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Created: 2025-12-08