Lead Test Engineer in Manchester

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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