Role & seniority
- Test Lead (QA/Test leadership) for enterprise platform implementation
- Contract: initial 6-month Fixed Term, likely extensions (long-term programme)
- Clearance: must be eligible for SC clearance
Location & work type
- London, UK
- Hybrid: 1–2 days/week on-site
Stack/tools
- Cloud: AWS or Microsoft Azure
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
- Test automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Cucumber
- Practices/security: DevSecOps, vulnerability scanning, compliance
Top 3 responsibilities
1. Define test strategy for cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
2. Implement/maintain automated test frameworks to support deployment speed and recovery
3. Lead QA delivery: validate pipeline security, scalability, container performance/stability, and report quality metrics/risk
Must-have skills
- Expert test leadership/management of QA engineers; promote automated-first
- Deep AWS/Azure knowledge
- Hands-on container testing (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Strong CI/CD pipeline validation experience (Jenkins/GitLab CI/GitHub Actions)
- Proficiency in automation tools (Selenium/Cypress/Playwright/Cucumber)
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum/BDD, plus DevSecOps and security testing
**Nice-to-

Full Description

Sparta Global are hiring a Test Lead to oversee quality assurance, automated test frameworks, and deployment validation for a major enterprise platform implementation.

This is an initial 6-Month Fixed Term Contract, with plenty of extensions expected for a long-term programme, requiring 1-2 days per week on-site in London.

Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applicants who have not been resident in the UK for the past five years, or who have spent a continuous period of three months or more outside the UK during that time.

Key Responsibilities

Test Frameworks: Implement and maintain common test frameworks to speed up application deployments and recovery.

Pipeline Validation: Test new Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines to ensure secure code delivery.

Quality Control: Validate scalability, container performance, and system stability under changing demands

Strategy: Define the overarching test strategy for cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Automation: Build and maintain common automated test frameworks to accelerate app deployment.

Leadership: Manage a team of QA engineers and promote automated-first testing practices.

Validation: Test container security, network configurations, and system failover performance.

Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps engineers, platform architects, and third-party suppliers.

Reporting: Provide clear quality metrics and risk assessments to senior stakeholders.

Technical Skills & Experience

Cloud Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of AWS or Microsoft Azure hosting environments.

Containers: Hands-on experience testing Docker, Kubernetes, or Red Hat OpenShift.

CI/CD Tools: Strong background validating Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions pipelines.

Automation Tools: Proficiency with tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Cucumber.

Security Testing: Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, and compliance.

Methodologies: Expert-level understanding of Agile, Scrum, and BDD (Behavior-Driven Development).