Platform Test Lead experienced

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the UK economy. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission and is seeking a Platform Test Lead experienced in test automation (PaaS/SaaS), coding (Python or Java), test frameworks & BDD (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). London £65,826 to £81,674, National £62,103 to £78,054 plus £17,991 annual pension contribution. 40% to 60% hybrid working.As Platform Test Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the DBT Platform is robust, secure, and scalable by embedding quality assurance into its design and delivery. You'll lead the development of platform-wide test strategies, support automated testing across infrastructure and services, and collaborate with technical leaders to drive continuous improvement. This role supports DBT's digital transformation goals and contributes to the strategic evolution of the platform.Role Overview of the Platform Test Lead:This is a technical and strategically critical role within our Technology portfolio at DBT, overseeing a platform that supports internal and external services. You will lead the evolution of the DBT Platform's testing strategy, ensuring it is robust, secure, scalable and efficient. You will work closely with platform engineers, technical architects, cyber security and service teams to embed quality assurance into the platform's design and delivery.You will play a key role in shaping how we test and assure platform capabilities, bringing your experience of test automation, infrastructure testing and DevOps practices. You'll work across DDaT to understand future needs and help teams validate and deliver against them. You'll also contribute to platform governance and technical decision-making, ensuring testing supports strategic goals.This is a technical leadership role requiring experience with cloud-hosted platforms. The successful candidate will be well-versed in implementing and optimising automated testing, deployment pipelines, and performance metrics like DORA. You will have an understanding of emerging technologies, enabling you to guide innovation and resilience across the platform.You must have a proven track record of leading test engineering for large-scale platform operations or infrastructure products, ensuring stability, scalability and strategic alignment with organisational goals.Main responsibilities for the Platfrom Test Lead:Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks for platform components and services.Define and own platform-level test strategies, including integration, performance, security, and end-to-end testing across multi-account environments.Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Technical Architects, and Cyber SMEs to ensure testing supports platform priorities.Drive improvements in deployment testing, enabling faster, more reliable releases with reduced support burden.Support FinOps and observability initiatives by ensuring test coverage includes cost-impacting behaviours and performance metrics.Champion testability in platform design, simplifying environment setup and enabling self-service testing for service teams.Coach and mentor engineers in test automation, quality assurance, and continuous delivery practices.Monitor test suite health, reduce technical debt, and ensure test infrastructure is scalable and cost-effective.Essential Skills:Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering, including maturing PaaS/SaaS products.Strong coding skills (Python or Java), with experience building reusable test frameworks, utilities, and using BDD approaches (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber) for collaborative testing.Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS, Job Title: Senior Technical Lead Location: Norwich, Norfolk (3 Days a week) Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35) Duration: 6 Months The Role We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead who combines hands-on engineering excellence with strong leadership and stakeholder..., Lead QA Automation Engineer (UK Remote * Up to £85k) Build quality into the technology powering scientific breakthroughs. 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preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools (Datadog, ELK, Grafana, Locust, JMeter), plus an understanding of cyber security testing principles and logging requirements.Ability to coach multidisciplinary teams, embed quality practices in agile delivery, and apply FinOps-aware testing approaches (e.g. cost-impact validation, resource optimisation).It is desirable that you have:Knowledge of platform engineering patterns (g. sidecar architecture, secure base images, technical contracts).Familiarity with accessibility and security testing standards (g. OWASP, WCAG).BenefitsAlongside your salary, DBT contributes £17,991 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityCivil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%If you would like to, Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Consultant with strong OneStream expertise and proven lease accounting delivery experience to join a growing consultancy. OneStream experience is strongly preferred, however, candidates with deep SAP BPC or TM1..., Lead Analyst £55,000 - £65,00 + bonus Fully remote - UK based If you're an experienced analytics leader who loves influencing senior stakeholders, shaping strategy, and building scalable reporting ecosystems - this is the kind of role that gives you real ownership. A...

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