eDV Cleared Automation Test Engineer

iO are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer with active eDV Clearance for a client of ours in the National Security space. This role offers the chance to work across some very exciting projects, on multi-year programmes of work.

Start: ASAP

Location: London & Milton Keynes

Duration: 6 months

** Active eDV Cloearance is essential for this role, given the nature of the work/projects.**

• Proven experience as an Automation Test Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), QA Automation Engineer or similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience developing automated tests using Python 3.13+ .
• Experience testing containerised applications using Docker .
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks such as PyTest, Playwright, Selenium or Robot Framework .
• Experience testing APIs, user interfaces, integration points and microservices.
• Experience integrating automated testing into GitLab CI/CD , Jenkins or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Experience working alongside security teams to automate security testing within delivery pipelines.
• Familiarity with Git and requirements/test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or TestRail.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm and ArgoCD.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks including ISO 27001 or NIST.
• Experience with performance and load testing tools.