Lead Automation Test Architect in Sheffield

Role Title: Lead Automation Test Architect

Location: Sheffield Hybrid Remote/Sheffield ; 3 days in office

Duration: 11-Dec-26

Rate: £600

Role DescriptionAt the clients?we\’re?redefining Identity and Access Management (IAM) on a global scale?and launching a transformational programme?to?bridge?modern IAM technology?and solutions?with big bank scale and complexity. The IAM Transformation program is?forecast?to be 5 years plus with?significant change?to be designed, planned and implemented globally.?The?transformation encompasses all?aspects?of IAM from Authentication through to elevated access and will cover human and non-human identities.??

Key Responsibilities

Create an overall testing strategy where the focus is Automation First with minimal manual effort required.

Plan, develop, execute, maintain and improve Automated Test Framework and Automated Test Scripts for Web and Graph Database applications

Jenkins pipeline creation and management for running automated tests, generating reports and notifying team about test results to streamline the CI/CD process.

Lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the team

Able to develop and execute test plans, test cases, test data, test scenarios, and other testing related plans and documentation based on the requirements and technical specifications

Test data generation

Accurately report and track testing related defects and issues, by writing or automating, effective and thorough bug reports, attend triage meetings and verify bug fixes

Identify process and application issues and provide suggestions to improve

Learn new technologies and adapt to them as needed

Communicate progress regularly to senior stakeholders and programme leads, understanding the level of information relevant to the recipient

Generate regulatory evidence as needed

FR / NFR traceability

Identification and collating test entry and exit criteria

Test case review/QA for coverage and traceability to requirements/design

Liaison with business areas/technical leads re SIT/OAT/UAT scenario definitions as required

Analysis of design and other documents for testability

Testing functions and decision points \”\”As Code\”\”, such as Policy as code

Strong technical leadership and process improvement – Establish automation testing standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organization

Skills required

Extensive experience within Identity and Access Management

Solid experience of at least 5 years in a lead automation role, skilled in creating frameworks with strong coding experience e.g Java, Playwright, Python, Typescript, Cypher, Scala and API tooling (such as Insomnia, Apidog or Postman)

Deep IAM domain knowledge

Testing functions and decision points \”\”As Code\”\”, such as Policy as code

Graph and event-driven validation

Automation-first test experience

Layered test architecture

Risk-based test prioritisation

RBAC / ABAC / ReBAC / PBAC

OPA / Rego policy testing

Policy explainability validation

REST API automation, API Gateway testing, Batch ETL testing

Consumer-driven contract testing

Idempotency testing

Replay and reprocessing testing

Graph data validation (Neo4j)

Containerised test execution

Excellent verbal and written communications skills and stakeholder engagement at all levels

Experience of using a range of automation tools and experience of test tool selection/recommendations based on assessment of the environment/landscape.

Experience in creating an overall test strategy that fully defines the approach, environment, scope, risks and resources required.

Experience of delivering within an Agile methodology.

Cloud testing approaches and methodology, especially GCP, but also AWS, Azure, Entra, Ali Cloud and other systems such as ServiceNow, AD, ADLDS

Some knowledge of JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, NeoLoad or similar tools for load, stress, and volume testing including any licensing requirements, configuration, dashboards and reporting

Experience of testing graph database management systems (GDBMS) Graph platform engineering, Neo4j Basics

GDBMS Performance Analysis

Extensive experience using JIRA and Xephyr tooling

Good experience of executing defined test plans including coordination, tracking and reporting

Positive team player working as part of the overall test team,

Any exposure to SailPoint IdentityIQ, Identity warehousing, and working with protocols and formats for data ingestion such as SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC and CSV

Team Leadership & Management – Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the team

DevOps & CI/CD Integration – Experience of GitOps Repos. Ability to integrate automation tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left testing practices

Pub Sub and MQ

#J-18808-Ljbffr