Automation Test Lead in Sheffield

Sheffield Full-Time No working from home possible

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Work mode: Hybrid 3 days weekly from office

We a Coforge are looking for Automation Test Engineer in Sheffield, UK.

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test engineer with expertise in Identity and Access management (IAM) back-end validation. Skilled in identity orchestration, API testing, data ingestion and transformation, and event-driven (Pub/Sub) architectures. This role focuses on testing secure, scalable identity and access workflows across Google Cloud Platform, integrating identity services with custom APIs, Pub/Sub pipelines, and cloud-native applications.

Using an automation first approach, you will collaborate closely with tech leads, Cloud Security, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to thoroughly test robust IAM, identity lifecycle workflows, and secure service integrations that support enterprise-level cloud and Identity operations.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain an automated test framework and suites for API, event, and graph-based services (Python/PyTest).
Define and execute test plans/cases/data aligned to requirements and technical specs; maintain FR/NFR traceability.
Validate IAM concepts and access models (RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC/PBAC) and test decision points “as code” (policy-as-code).
Perform API automation, contract testing, and replay/reprocessing scenarios.
Validate graph data (nodes/relationships/hop logic) and event lineage/change behaviour. Experience in Neo4J is preferred.
Produce regulatory evidence as required; support entry/exit criteria and test governance activities.
Create/manage Jenkins pipelines to manage tests executions and reporting as part of CI/CD.
Log, track, and drive defects through triage to closure (JIRA/ Zephyr); communicate progress to stakeholders.
Collaborate with Cloud Security, DevOps, and Engineering teams; contribute to improving testability and quality.

Skills required

Coding & Automation

Must: Strong Python coding & PyTest automation experience to build reusable test utilities
Should: Playwright exposure
Nice: Typescript

API Testing

Must: REST API automation, API tooling (Insomnia / Apidog / Postman), API Gateway testing
Should: Batch ETL testing
Nice: Advanced schema/property-based testing

Event-Driven Testing

Must: Pub/Sub and MQ concepts, Replay/reprocessing, Idempotency-style validation
Should: Async failure handling patterns
Nice: Ordering / duplication / retry deep-dive suites

Graph Validation

Must: Any GraphDB testing or extensive testing of NoSQL DB, Reporting query validation
Should: Neo4j basics, Cypher queries for assertions, Graph data validation
Nice: GDBMS performance analysis

IAM Domain

Must: IAM concepts (authentication & access), RBAC / ABAC / ReBAC / PBAC
Should: Identity lifecycle (Joiner / Mover / Leaver), Human vs non-human identities

Policy-as-Code

Should: OPA / Rego policy testing, Policy explainability validation

CI/CD & DevOps

Must: Jenkins pipeline creation and management, Shift-left mindset
Should: GitOps repository experience, GitLab CI/CD integration
Nice: Containerised test execution patterns

Observability & Reporting

Should: Log, metric, and trace validation in tests
Nice: Signal-based failure detection automation, Allure reporting, Grafana dashboard awareness

Test Governance

Must: FR/NFR traceability, Entry & exit criteria, Test case review for coverage
Should: Risk-based prioritisation, Layered test architecture
Nice: Cross-team RACI enforcement

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