IAM - Lead Automation Test Architect

Role: IAM - Lead Automation Test Architect Employment: Contract - Inside IR35 Location: Sheffield,UK - Hybrid Skills: Extensive experience within Identity and Access Management Solid experience of at least 5 years in a lead 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) Deep IAM domain knowledge Testing functions and decision points "As Code", such as Policy as code 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 Idempotency 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 in creating an overall test strategy that fully defines the approach, environment, scope, risks and resources required. Experience of delivering within an Agile methodology. 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 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 Team Leadership & Management - Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage other engineers within the team 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