Automation Test Engineer

• Deep IAM domain knowledge • Solid experience of at least 3 years in a senior automation role, skilled in creating frameworks with strong coding experience e.g Java, Playwright, Python, Typescript, Cypher, Scala and API tooling (such as Insomnia, Apidog or Postman) • Graph and event-driven validation • Automation-first test experience • Layered test architecture • Risk-based test prioritisation • RBAC / ABAC / ReBAC / PBAC • OPA / Rego policy testing • Policy explainability validation • REST API automation, API Gateway testing, Batch ETL testing • Consumer-driven contract testing • Replay and reprocessing testing • Graph data validation (Neo4j) • Containerised test execution • Excellent verbal and written communications skills and stakeholder engagement at all levels • Experience of using a range of automation tools and experience of test tool selection/recommendations based on assessment of the environment/landscape. • Experience of inputting into an overall test strategy that fully defines the approach, environment, scope, risks and resources required. • Cloud testing approaches and methodology, especially GCP, but also AWS, Azure, Entra, Ali Cloud and other systems such as ServiceNow, AD, ADLDS • Some knowledge of JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, NeoLoad or similar tools for load, stress, and volume testing including any licensing requirements, configuration, dashboards and reporting • Experience of testing graph database management systems (GDBMS) Graph platform engineering, Neo4j Basics • GDBMS Performance Analysis • Testing functions and decision points "As Code", such as Policy as code • Extensive experience using JIRA and Xephyr tooling • Good experience of executing defined test plans including coordination, tracking and reporting • Positive team player working as part of the overall test team, • Any exposure to SailPoint IdentityIQ, Identity warehousing, and working with protocols and formats for data ingestion such as SCIM, REST API, LDAP, OIDC and CSV • DevOps & CI/CD Integration - Experience of GitOps Repos. Ability to integrate automation tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left testing practices • Pub Sub and MQ