UBDS Group is looking for a skilled Test Engineer with a focus on test automation and data validation to support data and cloud transformation programmes. This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in ETL testing, automation practices, and cloud-based data platforms.
You will contribute to the design, development, and improvement of automated testing solutions, helping to ensure data quality, reliability, and alignment with client objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated tests for data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud-based platforms
- Perform data validation activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity across datasets
- Develop and maintain test automation using Python and pytest, with exposure to TDD and BDD (Behave) approaches
- Create and manage test data to support ETL and data warehousing validation
- Contribute to improving automation frameworks to enhance efficiency and reusability
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support shift‑left testing practices
- Participate in peer reviews, code reviews, and CI/CD processes
- Support cloud‑based solutions, working with platforms such as AWS and Azure, and technologies like Kafka
- Identify opportunities for reuse and standardisation within testing approaches
- Help ensure testing aligns with client objectives and delivery goals
- Contribute to knowledge sharing within teams to support ongoing capability development
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience in test automation for data and ETL processes
- Understanding of data validation techniques and working with datasets
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle or similar)
- Hands‑on experience with Python and frameworks such as pytest
- Exposure to BDD (Behave) and/or TDD approaches
- Knowledge of ETL processes, data warehousing concepts, and tools such as PySpark (or similar)
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure
- Familiarity with event‑driven or data streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka)
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern development practices
- Experience contributing to test automation frameworks
- Active SC clearance is required for this role, or candidates must be eligible to obtain it.
Desirable
- Experience working in government or regulated environments
- Exposure to large‑scale data transformation programmes
- Awareness of aligning engineering work to organisational strategies
- Knowledge of data architecture patterns and testing approaches
Personal Attributes
- Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving skills
- Detail‑oriented, with a focus on data quality and accuracy
- Collaborative, with good communication skills
- Comfortable working in agile delivery environments
- Motivated to learn and contribute to continuous improvement
Employee Benefits
- Training – All team members are offered a number of options in terms of personal development, whether it is technical led, business acumen or methodologies. We want you to grow with us and to help us achieve more
- Private medical cover for you and your spouse/partner, offered via Vitality
- Discretionary bonus based on a blend of personal and company performance
- Holiday – You will receive 25 Days holiday, plus 1 day for Birthday and 1 day for your work anniversary in addition to UK bank holidays
- Electric Vehicle leasing with salary sacrifice
- Contributed Pension Scheme
- Death in service cover
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
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