Lead Test Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Test Engineer to undertake comprehensive test planning and execution, focusing on API and UI automation as part of a managed service. You will play a critical role in defining testing strategies using a risk-based approach, creating and maintaining automated test suites, and collaborating with teams across the Software Development Lifecycle to ensure alignment with business objectives. You will also contribute to knowledge sharing within the team and drive quality through a combination of manual and automated testing techniques.
This role is hybrid, requiring two days a week in Newcastle.

Your role

• Perform functional testing alongside accessibility testing to ensure seamless user experiences for all users.
• Ability to develop and improve frameworks and automation suites.
• Comprehensive understanding of the testing lifecycle, including test generation, analysis, reporting, and defect management.
• Experience working in agile environments and applying shift-left principles, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and implement testing strategies based on holistic risk analysis.
• Strong understanding of performance, security, and accessibility testing, including test types, tools, and standards.
• Participate in non-functional testing such as performance, security, and accessibility using appropriate tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions align with delivery goals.
• Manage, mentor and coach team members, helping to cover knowledge gaps and foster a collaborative testing environment.

Your skills and experience

Mandatory Skills:

• Confidence in sharing expertise and upskilling team members.
• Adaptable team player with excellent communication skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of modern development tools, techniques, and methodologies for automating and improving software delivery processes.
• Ability to translate business needs into quality testing outcomes that support production-ready solutions.
• Willingness and ability to work on-site two days a week in Newcastle.
• Experience conducting functional testing to ensure seamless integration of features.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical accessibility findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does ‘Get The Future You Want’ mean for you?

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Management or, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

Ref. code 149470-en_GB

Posted on 13 Jan 2025

Contract type Permanent

Location Newcastle

Business unit ABL Northern Central Europe

Experience level Experienced Professionals

Professional communities Quality Engineering & Testing

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