Quality Assurance Specialist

Role – QA Automation & DevSecOps Engineer

Duration - Permanent

Location – Stevenage, UK

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled QA Automation and DevSecOps Engineer with expertise in AMP_L (Artifactory & Xray), CI/CD pipelines, and Eggplant Test Automation. The talent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining automated quality assurance processes, integrating testing into DevSecOps pipelines, and ensuring secure, compliant, and high-quality software releases across enterprise applications. The role requires close collaboration with development, infrastructure, release management, and business teams within the AMS environment.

Location & Security Requirements

• Candidates who have previously held Security Check (SC) Clearance or are eligible to obtain SC Clearance will be preferred.
• Should be based within reasonable commuting distance of Stevenage, United Kingdom, or be willing to travel regularly to the Stevenage office/customer site as required.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions using Eggplant Functional and Eggplant DAI.
• Develop model-based, end-to-end, regression, and integration test suites.
• Execute cross-platform validation across web, desktop, and integrated systems.
• Analyze test results and provide actionable quality metrics.
• Perform functional, API, integration, and system validation.
• Participate in test planning, defect triage, and root-cause analysis activities.

DevSecOps & CI/CD Integration

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
• Configure and maintain automated quality gates within release pipelines.
• Support continuous testing and shift-left quality practices. Collaborate with release and deployment teams to improve delivery reliability.

AMP_L Platform Support

• Support artifact repository governance using Artifactory. Assist with dependency management and package governance activities.
• Use Xray-driven vulnerability and license compliance insights to support release readiness.
• Ensure validated artifacts progress through controlled deployment workflows.

Required Technical Skills

• AMP_L Platform: JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, artifact lifecycle management, repository management, vulnerability and license compliance scanning.
• Eggplant Automation: Eggplant Functional, Eggplant DAI, model-based testing, AI-driven test automation, end-to-end test automation.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipeline development, automated deployment validation.
• Testing: Functional testing, regression testing, API testing, integration testing, test strategy and planning.
• Programming / Scripting: Python or Java, PowerShell or Shell scripting, REST API validation