Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer focuses on leading data validation activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity across complex datasets.

What the role involves

• Leading data validation activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity across complex datasets.
• Maintain test automation using Python and pytest, applying TDD and BDD (Behave) approaches.
• Manage test data to support ETL and data warehousing validation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed shift-left testing practices across the development lifecycle.
• Supporting cloud adoption initiatives, working with platforms such as AWS and Azure, and technologies like Kafka.
• Ensure testing outcomes align with client strategies (e.g. Digital, Data, and Analytics strategies and business plans).

Skills and requirements

• Strong experience in test automation for data and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in SQL scripting and working with databases such as Oracle (or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with Python, including frameworks such as pytest.
• Experience contributing to or improving test automation frameworks.

Confirmed role details

• 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.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving