Automation Test Architect - Financial Services- Contract

We’re supporting a major technology transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Integration Test Architect to define and lead testing strategy across a complex microservices and distributed systems landscape.

This is a senior, hands-on architecture role requiring deep expertise in contract testing, integration testing and quality engineering across multiple technology stacks. What You’ll Be Doing

• Define and own the end-to-end integration testing strategy
• Design and implement scalable automated test frameworks
• Lead adoption of consumer-driven contract testing using Pact
• Work closely with architects, developers and platform teams to improve quality across distributed systems
• Establish testing standards, governance and best practice across multiple delivery teams
• Identify integration risks and ensure robust coverage across services and APIs
• Mentor engineers and drive a quality-first engineering culture

• Proven experience operating at Architect or Principal Test Architect level
• Extensive experience in Integration Testing and Contract Testing
• Strong hands-on experience with Pact
• Development background in Java, Python and/or C++
• Experience testing microservices, APIs and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing practices
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and engineering leadership teams

Nice to Have

• AWS cloud experience
• Event-driven architecture experience
• Performance and non-functional testing expertise
• Experience within large-scale enterprise environments

The Candidate

You’ll be a highly experienced consultant who can operate strategically at architecture level whilst remaining technically credible and hands-on when required. You’ll have a track record of delivering testing strategies for complex integration-heavy environments and be recognised as a subject matter expert in modern quality engineering practices.