Lead Test Automation Engineer, .NET, Azure,Postman,C...

Lead Test Automation Engineer, .NET, Azure,Postman,Cypress,DevOps 6 Months + long extensions £580/Day Inside IR35 100% Remote Our client is a leading Government body who are seeking to recruit a Senior Test Automation Engineer and you will bring the below skill set: The post holder will produce test strategies, plans, scripts and reports for approval by the relevant manager. The post holder will work directly with project stakeholders to determine the priority of defects, but ultimately the customer has final authority to set priority for fixing to align with business need. The post holder will be expected both to follow documented processes and procedures and use their judgement to adjust processes to fit the needs of projects. They will also be expected to create new processes and procedures using their own initiative around their specialised field of test automation Fundamental Tasks Write test automation code, including maintaining and implementing test frameworks. Create test strategies, plans and other testing documents for changes to ensure appropriate test coverage, maximise defect detection prior to release and confirm customer requirements and expectations are met. Lead, co-ordinate and participate in test execution, defect recording and capture of test results using agile and/or waterfall approaches as required. Document and store manual tests. Run bug triage/prioritization sessions. Summarise results of test execution into test reports, during and on completion of testing.Essentials This role will require an individual with proven test pedigree, with experience in: Manual testing (specification & execution) Automation frameworks (implementation/assisted implementation of) Automation testing Technical ability Able to read code and write test code in.Net and TS/JS Cypress (UI testing) SQL (Test data) Postman (API, possible e2e and performance testing) .Net Nunit/XUnit/Web Application Factory Typescript Angular BDD/TDD CI/CD DevOps Git Visual Studio Agile (worked within scrum/kanban team) Desirables It will be a benefit if you have experience of working with any of the following: Playwright (e2e, API and UI testing) Stryker (mutation testing) PACT (performance/load testing) K6 (performance/load testing) A11y/Axe (accessibility) GraphQL Hot Chocolate (GQL) Docker (Miscroservices) AzureExperience of non-functional testing (most desirable are performance testing security testing and load testing) and associated test tools Experience of use of Azure DevOps People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas