Automation Test Lead

We work closely with clients and partners to take full advantage of the opportunities of technology. We mobilize expert teams that create custom solutions from existing and emerging technology to deliver viable outcomes at speed. We call this Value in the making. Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti is currently looking for an Automation Test Lead to join our Quality Engineering and Test Practice, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving impactful value creation for our clients.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your role

• Design and implement effective automation test strategies and frameworks aligned with business goals.
• Experience creating or adapting automation frameworks.
• Lead the development and maintenance of automated test solutions using tools such as Selenium Playwright, WebDriver, Tricentis Tosca, or Keysight EggPlant.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, testers, analysts, and architects to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
• Guide teams in BDD practices using tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Manage and version control test assets using GIT and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence without authority.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align testing efforts with business objectives.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels to communicate test strategies, progress, and outcomes effectively.
• Exposure to testing systems using AI technologies.
• Contribute to the evolution of testing practices in Agile, DevOps, and Waterfall environments.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• Proficiency in at least one OOP language (Java, Python, C#).
• Hands-on experience with functional and automation testing across web, API, and mobile platforms.
• Familiarity with test management tools (Jira, TFS, ALM).
• Experience with Postman, Ready API, Soap UI for API testing.
• ISTQB Foundation certification (or willingness to obtain it with company support).
• Experience in continuous testing and test optimization in CI/CD environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align testing efforts with business objectives.

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.

Location: London

Experience level: Experienced Professionals