Lead Test Engineer

Lead Test Engineer

Certain Advantage are hiring for a highly skilled Lead Test Engineer to join a major digital trans-formation programme.
You will play a key role in defining and embedding a scalable, automation-first test strategy across multiple delivery teams, supporting the transition from monolithic systems to modern microservices architecture.

Your responsibilities:

Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture
Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams
Assess current testing approaches and drive continuous improvement
Embed testing strategy across teams, creating scalable frameworks and exemplars
Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks
Work across different test levels: unit, integration, contract, system, and E2E
Lead automation efforts in Java-based environments
Support teams with implementation, not just direction
Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment
Provide technical leadership and coaching to testers and developers
Ensure testing practices are consistently applied across teams 
The individual:

Hands-on automation experience using: Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, API, contract, and integration testing
Experience working with monolith and microservices systems
Knowledge of:CI/CD pipelines, Spring Boot-based applications, Performance testing fundamentals
Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka)
Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility)
Experience with non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB)
Automation-first mindset with ability to build reusable, maintainable frameworks

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today. 
 
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