Operational Acceptance Test Lead

Operational Acceptance Test Lead

Department: QAT Testing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Compensation: £75,000 / year

Description

Hybrid: Predominantly work from home/on-site in Croydon when required

Salary: £75,000

Start Date: Immediately

Due to the nature of this role, we require the successful candidate to be able to obtain high level security clearance. You must have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5+ years to be eligible.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Operational Acceptance Test (OAT) Lead to oversee and manage the end-to-end operational testing process. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operational readiness, system performance, and production environment validation on cloud-based services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) process, ensuring systems meet operational and business requirements before deployment.
• Define OAT test strategies, plans, and criteria to validate infrastructure, system reliability, failover mechanisms, and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Infrastructure, and Release Management teams to ensure smooth transition from development to production on AWS cloud.
• Conduct cloud-based resilience, failover, backup, and recovery testing.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs, security policies, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Identify, document, and manage defects and issues, ensuring timely resolution.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior testers and team members.
• Generate detailed reports and dashboards on OAT progress, results, and risk assessments.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, or Operational Testing.
• Deep understanding of OAT methodologies, including but not limited to the following core areas:
• Build verification
• Alert and Monitoring
• Backup and Restore
• Resilience and Recovery
• Logging, Audit and House Keeping
• Release Management
• Config Management
• Work Instructions
• OWASP "top ten" security tests

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, and test automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), infrastructure monitoring, and IT service management.
• Familiarity with databases, Linux environments, and network protocols.
• Experience in working with Agile & DevOps methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Why Apply?

• We invest in your growth with an ACloudGuru subscription and fully funded cloud certification exams.
• Potential for performance-based annual bonus.
• Regular company events and socials to bring our team together and celebrate success.
• 28 days annual leave + Festive shutdown.
• Be part of the first UK company to achieve AWS Vetted Partner Program (VPP).
• Employer pension contribution.