Mastek

Hi All,

Greetings from Mastek !!!!

We are hiring for Lead Automation Tester for a perm role.

Mandatory Requirement:

Active SC Clearance

Location: Reading

Working Model: Hybrid - 1 day travel to client work

What you’ll be doing

You will define automation and quality strategies aligned to modern engineering practices and DORA performance metrics, ensuring that quality enables — rather than slows — delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement a pragmatic, risk-based automation strategy across functional, integration, and performance layers.
• Establish quality practices aligned to DORA metrics (Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, Change Failure Rate, MTTR).
• Design scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and K6 where appropriate.
• Ensure automation provides fast, reliable feedback within Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Champion effective test data management strategies to enable stable, parallelised, production-like testing.
• Avoid over-reliance on brittle UI automation by promoting test pyramid best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to improve system testability and observability.
• Define measurable quality signals beyond code coverage (e.g. defect escape rate, pipeline stability, release confidence).
• Lead defect triage with a focus on systemic improvement rather than reactive fixes.
• Support continuous improvement of delivery performance through quality insights.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience leading automation strategy in enterprise environments.
• Deep understanding of modern test automation principles (test pyramid, contract testing, CI-first design).
• Hands-on experience with Playwright and performance testing tools such as K6.
• Experience embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps.
• Demonstrable understanding of DORA metrics and their relationship to engineering practices.
• Experience designing and managing scalable test data strategies.
• Experience working within secure or regulated environments.

Desirable Skills

• Experience implementing quality engineering in cloud-native Azure systems.
• Exposure to DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• Experience reducing pipeline cycle time and improving deployment confidence.
• Knowledge of observability and production feedback loops.
• Knowledge of performance tuning and monitoring.
• Experience working in high-performing cross-functional teams.

Deliverables

• Automated test suites for functional and performance testing(As applicable).
• Stable, fast-running pipelines with meaningful feedback.
• Test execution reports and defect logs. (Azdo and Test Summary Report)
• Documentation of test strategies and frameworks. (Test Summary Report)
• Verified quality improvements across releases.
• Reduced regression effort through well-layered automation.
• Lower change failure rates and faster incident recovery.
• Clear, data-driven quality insights influencing delivery decisions.

Personal Attributes

• Pragmatic and outcome-focused.
• Comfortable challenging “test everything” thinking.
• Detail-oriented and methodical
• Strong communicator with developers and stakeholders
• Quality-focused and proactive
• Data-driven and improvement-oriented.

Why Join Us?

• We’re a purpose‑driven organisation committed to creating positive impact and championing inclusion.
• You’ll join a culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth.
• We celebrate difference and believe diverse perspectives lead to stronger solutions.
• Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply — great talent comes from a variety of backgrounds.
• Your lived experience, unique strengths, and personal story matter — they help us design better outcomes for the communities we serve.
• We celebrate diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and believe these differences enable us to create meaningful impact. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fairness and inclusion for all, regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related conditions, or any other protected characteristic. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Ready to make an impact?

Join us and help build a smarter, more productive future.

Regards

Chaya Bahl