Test Specialist

We are looking for Test Specialist at Glasgow, Scotland – 2-3 days per week Onsite Job Title: Test Specialist Location: Glasgow, Scotland – 2-3 days per week Onsite Mode: Contract (08 Months) Rates: 200 GBP per day Inside IR35 Role Description: We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Platform Test Engineer with deep expertise in infrastructure as code, cloud platform validation, and CI/CD automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD, and core AWS services, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of cloud platform deployments. Key Responsibilities • Develop and execute automated test frameworks to validate AWS infrastructure, platform services, and environment builds. • Perform end to end testing of IaC deployments created using Terraform and CloudFormation. • Design, implement, and maintain test automation pipelines within GitLab CI/CD. • Conduct functional, regression, integration, and performance testing for AWS platform components. • Validate AWS architecture components such as EC2, VPC, IAM, Lambda, S3, ECS/EKS, RDS/DynamoDB. • Perform infrastructure validation, including security controls, tagging standards, policies, and compliance frameworks. • Collaborate with platform engineers, DevOps teams, and cloud architects to identify quality gaps and improve platform stability. • Troubleshoot issues across AWS environments and provide root cause analysis. • Maintain clear documentation on test scenarios, results, and environment configurations. • Champion continuous improvement for platform reliability and test coverage. Required Skills & Experience • Strong expertise in AWS services and cloud-native architectures. • Proven hands-on experience with: • Terraform (modules, workspaces, state management) • AWS CloudFormation • GitLab CI/CD pipelines • AWS CLI, CloudWatch, CloudTrail • Solid understanding of DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code principles. • Strong experience building test automation frameworks for cloud deployments. • Knowledge of API testing tools (e.g., Postman, REST Assured, pytest). • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools: CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus. • Scripting experience in Python, Bash, or similar languages. • Understanding of networking security, IAM policies, and AWS best practices. Preferred Qualifications • AWS certifications: AWS Certified Developer / SysOps Administrator / Solutions Architect. • Experience with container platforms (Docker, EKS/ECS). • Exposure to configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible). • Experience testing large-scale, distributed cloud systems. • Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO27001). Soft Skills • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. • Excellent communication and documentation abilities. • Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary agile team. • Proactive mindset with a focus on quality, reliability, and automation.