Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential
(Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential)
* Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential
* Leeds or Manchester based - in the office not home based
Essential Skills & Experience:
Technical Expertise:
* Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments
* Hands-on automation experience using:
o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured
o API, contract, and integration testing
* (Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential)
Knowledge of:
o CI/CD pipelines
o Spring Boot-based applications
o Performance testing fundamentals
Modern Testing Practices:
o Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka)
o Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility)
* Experience with non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB)
* Automation-first mindset with ability to build reusable, maintainable frameworks
Leadership:
* Experience operating at Lead / Principal level
* Ability to influence stakeholders w...