Lead Test Engineer

Lead Test Engineer

Certain Advantage are hiring for a highly skilled Lead Test Engineer to join a major digital transformation 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.

• 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

• 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. Mongo
  
  DB)
• Automation-first mindset with ability to build reusable, maintainable frameworks