Test Automation Lead
Location: West Yorkshire / Hybrid Working (2‑3 days in the office a week – Bradford / Leeds)
Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
Benefits
- Competitive salary depending on experience (£48,558 – £60,698)
- Annual incentive related bonus (£1,000 maximum opportunity)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Test Automation Lead progression plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- Great benefits package: health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle‑to‑work scheme, gym membership discounts and more
What we do
We provide essential water and wastewater services to over 5.4 million residents and visitors in Yorkshire, safeguarding the environment and supporting communities 24/7. Our Technology function is vital in meeting changing customer expectations and regulatory demands.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the test automation strategy, standards and best practices.
- Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Write and execute automated UI and API tests to support quality assurance efforts.
- Lead and mentor automation engineers, fostering team development and efficiency.
- Collaborate with developers, product managers and stakeholders to align testing with requirements.
- Manage all test automation activities within project scope, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
- Identify and mitigate risks, escalating where necessary to the Test Manager.
- Drive continuous improvement through test process reviews and implementation of best practices.
- Provide clear reporting on test progress, coverage and outcomes to stakeholders.
- Monitor and analyse test performance data to inform KPIs and support decision making.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement throughout planning, development and testing phases.
- Investigate and resolve issues impacting test execution, using initiative and discretion.
Qualifications
- Proven experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks.
- Strong proficiency in automated testing tools and scripting languages (e.g., .NET, Java, Python).
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent communication skills, able to present technical information to varied audiences.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiarity with industry standards such as ITIL, ISTQB, CMMI/TMMi.
- Knowledge of test management tools and automation platforms.
- Analytical and systematic approach to problem‑solving.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across teams to achieve shared objectives.
Other Information
Pre‑employment checks, including a Basic Disclosure Check and, where applicable, a security vetting process, will be required. All roles are subject to a medical questionnaire and further medicals when required.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you have an accessibility need, disability or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.
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