Automation Test Lead

Aptia is a new force in the employee benefits and pensions administration services, on a mission to change the world of administration for the better. In an underserved market, with huge potential for growth, Aptia serves 1,100 clients in the US and UK markets and will be supported by shared services in India and Portugal - helping more than seven million people live healthier and happier lives. And we are expanding. Aptia Group is not only fuelled by our investors" backing but also by our commitment to foster the growth and success of our people. At Aptia, we're investing heavily in learning and development, paving unique career paths for our colleagues. Specialist. Responsive. Thoughtful. These aren't just words; they are the backbone of our business. Our team embodies our values daily, to surpass client expectations, evolve constantly and nurture genuine relationships for the long-term. If you want to join a sector that never stands still, in a company culture that is agile and that will invest in your career development, we could have your perfect next role. **Job requirements**: **Your Experience**: This is a dual facet role that requires automation leadership combined with hands on delivery working collaboratively in a squad following a Scaled Agile development methodology. You must be a self-starter, delivery-focused, detail orientated, and possess a broad set of technology skills. Candidates need a passion for quality, be able to anticipate issues, implement optimal risk mitigations, and provide pattern & trend analysis feedback loops from thorough defect root cause analysis. **Things you will do**: - Ensure automation best practice is foundational to product delivery and adhered to - Champion the value of test automation and shift left testing, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing across the teams - Collaborate with development to promote unit testing best practice and guide towards building testable code and provide feedback to development on code testability - Work closely with DevOps to integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline and establish effective execution strategies - Drive resource and competence planning to align with short and long term business needs - Use your technical expertise to conduct automation design reviews, analyze test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders - Oversee processes and tools to ensure effective application and stay up to date with the latest trends, tools, and methodologies and propose continuous improvements for the testing infrastructure and tooling - Collaborate with Product Owners, to refine and prioritize internal work items on the backlog - Understand current practices, identify the optimal automation opportunities to migrate tests from manual to automated scripts - Design and implement automated scripts for both functional & non-functional requirements using appropriate frameworks, languages, and tools - Mentor and coach less experienced team members **What you will bring**: - Passion for software quality, shift left, and shortening of feedback loops - Excellent understanding of software QA, best practices, and tools with an emphasis on automation framework design and implementation - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their integration with automated testing - Experience of TDD (test-driven development) - Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps - Experience of cloud environments and building, deploying, and testing on these platforms - Experience with non-functional test techniques - Excellent technical and non-technical communications skills - Experience of working as part of a Scrum team, driving in sprint test development and exploratory testing - Eagerness to adapt and evolve **Technical Skills Required**: - At least 5 years strong automation experience building test suites and at least 2 years in a leadership role - Demonstrable proficient with a wide variety of languages and frameworks including Cucumber, JavaScript, Selenium, WebDriverIO, and TestNG, Cypress - Robust experience integrating with platforms such as ADO, Jenkins, and GitHub - Experience working with Jira **What makes you stand out**: - Pensions administration domain knowledge and experience - Experience working with geographically dispersed teams and global stakeholders - Ability to provide innovative solutions while maintaining quality and speed to market - Gravitas to influence **How to apply**: If you are interested in this role, then we'd love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply and submit your resume with appropriate contact information. If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.,