Cloud Automation Test Engineer

Contact Name: James Clarke
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Location:Primarily remote with 1 day per month in London (travel self-funded) Package:£63,000 base + 10% lifestyle allowance + 12-15% bonus + 30 days holiday + 10% pension

About the Role

We're partnering with a leading fintech client to hire aCloud Quality Engineerwith technical expertise in automation and a data-driven approach to quality engineering. This is an exciting opportunity tobuild a new automation framework from the ground up, shaping how quality assurance and automation are delivered across their platforms.

You'll be collaborating closely with the QA team and DevOps engineers, driving forward best practices and ensuring scalability, reliability, and high-quality product delivery in a dynamic fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement acloud-first automation test frameworkfrom scratch usingPython, Selenium, and Appium.
• Drivedata-driven quality engineering practices, ensuring test coverage and frequent insights into product releases.
• Work directly withAWS services, includingCloudWatch, to monitor and validate deployments.
• Define and maintainautomation practices within CI/CD pipelines, supporting seamless integration and deployment processes.
• Manage and validate artefacts across the release lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with QA colleagues and DevOps teams to drive best-in-class quality engineering practices across fintech platforms.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven,hands-on experiencebuilding automation and quality engineering solutions (not just team exposure).
• Expertise inPythonwith applied experience inSeleniumandAppium.
• Strong understanding ofAWS environments, particularlyCloudWatch, and confident withYAMLconfigurations.
• Exposure totesting CI/CD pipelinesand artefact management.
• A data-driven mindset, delivering insights back to stakeholders.
• Prior experience within thefintech space(highly desirable).

Why Apply?

This is a chance toown and shape automation architecturefor a fast-moving fintech company operating at the forefront of cloud-based platforms. You'll be empowered to innovate, working alongside highly skilled QA and DevOps professionals, while enjoying a generous package and flexible working arrangement.