Product Quality Engineering AMS Engineer-6Months-Stevenage

Kirtana consulting is looking for a Product Quality Engineering AMS Engineer for a 6-month rolling contract in Stevenage.

We are seeking a skilled QA Automation and DevSecOps Engineer with expertise in AMP_L (Artifactory & Xray), CI/CD pipelines, and Eggplant Test Automation. The talent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining automated quality assurance processes, integrating testing into DevSecOps pipelines, and ensuring secure, compliant, and high-quality software releases across enterprise applications. The role requires close collaboration with development, infrastructure, release management, and business teams within the AMS environment. Candidates must be UK nationals and preferably have held SC clearance previously. Candidates must be based close to Stevenage, UK or willing to travel regularly to Stevenage. Should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Engineering
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions using Eggplant Functional and Eggplant DAI.
  • Develop model-based, end-to-end, regression, and integration test suites.
  • Execute cross-platform validation across web, desktop, and integrated systems.
  • Analyze test results and provide actionable quality metrics.
  • Perform functional, API, integration, and system validation.
  • Participate in test planning, defect triage, and root-cause analysis activities.
• DevSecOps & CI/CD Integration
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
  • Configure and maintain automated quality gates within release pipelines.
  • Support continuous testing and shift-left quality practices. Collaborate with release and deployment teams to improve delivery reliability.
• AMP_L Platform Support
  • Support artifact repository governance using Artifactory. Assist with dependency management and package governance activities.
  • Use Xray-driven vulnerability and license compliance insights to support release readiness.
  • Ensure validated artifacts progress through controlled deployment workflows.

Mandatory Skills:

• AMP_L Platform: JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, artifact life cycle management, repository management, vulnerability and license compliance scanning.
• Eggplant Automation: Eggplant Functional, Eggplant DAI, model-based testing, AI-driven test automation, end-to-end test automation.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipeline development, automated deployment validation.
• Testing: Functional testing, regression testing, API testing, integration testing, test strategy and planning.
• Programming/Scripting: Python or Java, PowerShell or Shell Scripting, REST API validation.

Preferred Skills:

• DevSecOps implementation experience.
• Defence or aerospace domain exposure.
• Performance testing exposure.
• Containerization exposure using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience.
• Service Management/AMS Support exposure.
• ITIL awareness. Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Location & Security Requirements:

Candidate must be a UK National due to the nature of the customer environment and security requirements. Candidates who have previously held Security Check (SC) Clearance or are eligible to obtain SC Clearance will be preferred. Candidate should be based within reasonable commuting distance of Stevenage, United Kingdom, or be willing to travel regularly to the Stevenage office/customer site as required.