At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the charge in shaping test automation strategies and frameworks across teams.
- Company: Join IDBS, a forward-thinking tech company focused on quality engineering.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with a strong focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing software quality and delivery confidence.
- Qualifications: Experience in SaaS/cloud-native environments and CI/CD pipelines is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Principal Test Automation Engineer plays a critical role in shaping and advancing IDBS's test automation strategy across our engineering organisation. Operating at a cross-team level, this role provides technical leadership in automated testing, quality engineering practices, and tooling, helping ensure our platforms remain robust, scalable, and fit for purpose as our products and customer demands continue to evolve.
Responsibilities
- Defining and evolving the test automation strategy across IDBS products, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with engineering best practices.
- Designing, building, and maintaining robust automated test frameworks across multiple layers (API, integration, end-to-end), supporting both cloud-native and regulated environments.
- Acting as a technical authority for test automation, guiding teams on tooling choices, test design, and quality engineering approaches.
- Partnering closely with QAs, software engineers, SRE, and product teams to embed quality early in the development lifecycle and improve overall delivery confidence.
- Mentoring and coaching engineers on test automation and quality practices, raising capability and consistency across teams.
Success Metrics
- Automated testing is embedded as a core part of how teams design and deliver software, rather than treated as an afterthought.
- Test automation frameworks are reliable, consistent, maintainable, and well adopted across teams, supporting faster and safer releases.
- Engineering teams demonstrate increased confidence in changes through improved test coverage and earlier detection of defects, reducing production issues and rework.
- Results are transparent, highly visible, immediately available and acted on, and an integral part of the automated release process.
- The wider engineering community views test automation and quality engineering as shared ownership, influenced positively by leadership.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience working in SaaS or cloud-native environments, ideally within complex or regulated domains.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and how automated testing integrates into modern delivery workflows.
- A background in influencing standards and practices across multiple teams without direct line management responsibility.
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IDBS is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, particularly for the Principal Test Automation Engineer role. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for mentorship and technical leadership, ensuring that our team members are equipped to advance their careers while contributing to cutting-edge automation strategies in a dynamic SaaS environment. Located in a vibrant area, IDBS offers a supportive atmosphere where quality engineering is viewed as a shared responsibility, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
