Lead Test Engineer

Main Purpose of the Role & Responsibilities in the Business

As a Lead Test Engineer (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be a technical leader and innovator in software testing, providing strong test leadership and direction within a multi‑skilled agile team. Taking responsibility for the strategy, design and development of automated, manual and non‑functional tests, you’ll help the team deliver working application software that meets user needs and is of sufficient quality for promotion to users.

In this fast‑paced environment, you’ll make sound, reasoned decisions while learning about new technologies and approaches with talented colleagues who help you learn, develop and grow.

You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, focusing on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together.

As a technical leader, you will interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you.

• Experience of ensuring testing layers have adequate coverage in line with software testing principles and practices.
• Expertise in designing, creating and maintaining test scripts and test approaches, including manual and automated testing across all layers of an application, including non‑functional test coverage.
• Experience using test automation open‑source technologies (e.g. Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress), and configuring tools for testing such as Jenkins and/or Team City, within a continuous integration environment.
• Practical knowledge of at least one object‑oriented programming language (e.g. Java).
• A high level of technical awareness and a sound understanding of software architectures.
• Experience managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews.
• Passionate technologist keen to expand knowledge of the latest QA tools, tech and methodologies.

• Operating within a Test Lead role (or similar) on a medium‑large sized Agile project.
• Demonstrable experience of effective stakeholder management and commercial awareness.

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.

We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.