Job title: Lead Automation Tester
Job type: Perm
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: IT / Technology
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: GBP £70,000.00
Salary to: GBP £80,000.00
Job published: 25-09-2025
Job ID: 46661

Job Description

Lead Automation Tester
Permanent
Location: UK – Remote
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 (+ benefits)

Skills: Team Management, Python, Java, CI/CD, BDD (Cucumber), Energy / Financial Trading experience (desirable)

We’re recruiting a Lead Automation Tester for a leading software company that develops advanced solutions for trading and risk management across global financial and energy markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Automation Engineer with proven team leadership or management experience to take ownership of automation practices and guide a small, skilled team. You’ll play a key role in driving an automation-first culture, ensuring quality and scalability across complex, high-volume systems.

This is a UK based fully remote role.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for strong experience in test automation with as many of the following as possible:

  • Programming & Scripting: Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, Scriban
  • Web Technologies: RESTful APIs, HTTP, JSON, HTML, CSS, Node.js
  • Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Tools & Frameworks: Git, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Agile (Scrum & Kanban), JIRA, Pytest, Powershell
  • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows

Additional skills that will set you apart:

  • CI/CD pipelines and debugging expertise
  • BDD frameworks such as Cucumber
  • Strong problem-solving mindset and collaborative approach

Industry background

Experience in the following sectors is highly desirable (in order of preference):

  • Energy/Financial Trading (knowledge of Endur, Allegro or Findur platforms beneficial but not essential)
  • Regulated software industries
  • High volume, high complexity data systems