Lead Test Automation Engineer (Remote)

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. Automation Engineer, and find your superpower. Automation Engineer for our QA/DevOps Engineering group. IT& Digital organization, we want to hear from you!

As a Lead Hands-On Test Automation Engineer, you'll bring deep expertise in test automation, performance testing, and DevOps practices. and highly technical, designing, building, and maintaining modern testing solutions while mentoring teams and driving quality across the SDLC.

You'll be a strong individual contributor, comfortable writing code and pipelines, owning tooling, and collaborating closely with development, platform, Act as the technical lead for all testing initiatives: automation, performance, and quality engineering * Define and evolve testing strategies, frameworks, standards, and best Lead technical design reviews and provide guidance on testability and quality Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks * Implement UI and API automation using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines * Lead performance testing strategy using NeoLoad * Analyze results, identify bottlenecks, and work with engineering teams on Automate performance tests within pipelines where feasible * Integrate testing, quality gates, and reporting into pipelines * Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve pipeline efficiency and reliability * Mentor QA and engineering team members on tools, automation techniques, and DevOps practices * Partner with developers, product owners, and platform teams to embed quality Participate actively in agile ceremonies and release planning

Strong experience in software testing and quality engineering * Strong hands-on automation coding experience * Strong programming/scripting skills (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or API testing experience (REST, JSON, authentication, contracts) * Familiarity with cloud-native and containerized environments * Working knowledge of Agile / DevOps methodologies * Playwright, Selenium, NeoLoad, Solid understanding of test automation frameworks, design patterns, and best Experience integrating automation and performance testing into pipelines

It'd be awesome if you had:

* Experience leading or transforming QA / Quality Engineering teams * Performance tuning experience at scale * ISTQB or relevant automation/performance certifications

position and National Grid's ambitious Digital Transformation? Then let's chat!

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