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Automation Test Lead

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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Xpertise Recruitment Full time

Automation Test Lead

Rate: £400 - £500

Contract Length: 6 months initially

IR35 Status: Outside

Location: Hybrid - 1 day a week in Northamptonshire

Start date: ASAP

We're working with a financial services company undergoing a significant tech transformation, and we're hiring Test Automation experts to help build a full end-to-end test automation suite from the ground up. You will ideally have experience working on greenfield projects in a newly created technology team as they transition legacy systems to a cutting-edge data platform.

You'll play a key role in shaping the test strategy, selecting tooling, and ensuring quality across modern, cloud-based systems and SaaS integrations.

About You

  • Test Automation expertise, especially API and integration testing.
  • Hands-on delivery in cloud-based or SaaS environments.
  • Deep knowledge of data validation and modern testing tools.
  • Ability to lead testing strategy and drive quality end-to-end.

The Role

  • Design, build, and own scalable test automation frameworks.
  • Lead tool selection and test strategy definition.
  • Automate tests for APIs, backend services, and data pipelines.
  • Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines with developers and DevOps teams.
  • Conduct performance, security, and integration testing.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and uphold QA best practices.
  • Ensure quality and readiness of a full operational system rebuild.

Tech & Tooling

  • Automated API testing: Postman, SoapUI, Jmeter or similar
  • Automated Web testing: Selenium, Cypress, BrowserStack or similar
  • Robotic Process Automation: Nintex RPA or similar (can be very powerful for use in testing and business process automation)

Key Deliverables

  • Define and deliver a robust automation framework.
  • Collaborate on testing with internal teams and 3rd parties.
  • Support go-live readiness, including data migration validation.
  • Help recruit and onboard a permanent Test Engineer.

If you would like to be considered for this role, apply below or get in contact with Richard Bailey for further details.

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