Inspired Testing

• Lead and mentor SRE/DevOps engineers, driving team growth and performance • Act as technical authority on SRE practices within GCP environments • Ensure system reliability, uptime, and performance across production systems • Implement DevOps and SRE best practices with a focus on automation and scalability • Drive observability using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Stackdriver • Design and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GCP-native tools • Troubleshoot complex incidents and implement root-cause fixes • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform stability • Apply Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager, etc.) • Manage team workload and stakeholder expectations • Promote a proactive, blameless incident management culture

• Lead requirements elicitation, clarification and documentation for testable acceptance criteria. • Produce and maintain clear, structured test artefacts: test cases, scenarios, feature files, traceability. • Make recommendations, unblock decisions, ensure the team is ready for execution. • Partner with TAs and automation engineers to align manual and automated coverage. • Participate in reviews where requirements/test impacts are relevant. • Manage stakeholders, keeping scope, risk and dependencies visible. • Drive continuous improvement of BA/test processes in a multi-team setup.

• Lead requirements elicitation, clarification and documentation for testable acceptance criteria. • Produce and maintain clear, structured test artefacts: test cases, scenarios, feature files, traceability. • Make recommendations, unblock decisions, ensure the team is ready for execution. • Partner with TAs and automation engineers to align manual and automated coverage. • Participate in reviews where requirements/test impacts are relevant. • Manage stakeholders, keeping scope, risk and dependencies visible. • Drive continuous improvement of BA/test processes in a multi-team setup.

• Build and maintain backend services on top of a large data platform. • Deliver data workflows for batch and streaming use cases. • Use AWS services such as S3, Redshift, Athena, Kinesis, Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, SQS. • Collaborate with product and stakeholders to deliver features. • Document APIs, data models, workflows, and operational procedures.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test solutions across complex systems. • Build and improve scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and service-based testing. • Work closely with developers, analysts, and delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software lifecycle. • Review manual test cases and identify opportunities for automation and test optimisation. • Execute automated functional, regression, and integration testing across evolving releases. • Raise, track, and manage defects through to resolution, ensuring issues are clearly documented. • Contribute to test planning, effort estimation, reporting, and release readiness activities. • Support shift-left testing practices and help improve automation maturity within CI/CD environments.

Job title: New business sales executive Location: UK Department: Sales The role We are looking for a new business sales executive to help grow our UK client base. This role is focused on identifying new opportunities, qualifying leads, building a healthy pipeline, and supporting the sales process through to close. The person in this role will work closely with sales leadership and pre-sales teams to develop and win new business. Responsibilities - Prospect and generate new business leads - Qualify opportunities and understand client needs - Maintain a healthy, accurate sales pipeline in the CRM - Support proposals and new business meetings - Develop client relationships and help drive opportunities to close - Handover won business effectively to internal teams Requirements - Strong new business sales ability - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - Self-sufficient and target-driven - Organised and resilient - CRM experience preferred

Role: Lead Automation Test Engineer Type: Long-term contract Location: UK remote, with occasional UK client visits as required, travel expenses covered Clearance required: Active SC, or SC + NPPV3 Summary We’re building a network of remote based, SC cleared Lead Automation Test Engineers across the country for upcoming opportunities during 2026. This is not an immediate live vacancy, but a proactive market-mapping exercise to identify cleared professionals for future client demand. Roles could become active imminently or within 3 months. We are interested in speaking with senior automation testing specialists who can lead test automation activities, improve quality engineering practices, and support delivery across modern software environments. Candidates must already hold active SC clearance or SC clearance plus NPPV3. Clearance must be current, or within 3 months of expiry. Key responsibilities • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test solutions across complex systems. • Build and improve scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and service-based testing. • Work closely with developers, analysts, and delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software lifecycle. • Review manual test cases and identify opportunities for automation and test optimisation. • Execute automated functional, regression, and integration testing across evolving releases. • Raise, track, and manage defects through to resolution, ensuring issues are clearly documented. • Contribute to test planning, effort estimation, reporting, and release readiness activities. • Support shift-left testing practices and help improve automation maturity within CI/CD environments. Essential skills and experience • Strong experience in test automation within enterprise or regulated environments. • Hands-on experience with Selenium and strong working knowledge of C# and/or JavaScript. • Experience designing and executing automated test cases for user interfaces and service-based apps. • Experience building, maintaining, or improving automation frameworks. • Strong understanding of defect management, QA processes, and software testing best practice. • Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within distributed teams. Desirable skills and experience • Experience with Playwright or similar modern automation tools. • Experience with Azure DevOps and working within CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with cloud-based test tools such as BrowserStack or equivalent. • Knowledge of reporting frameworks such as Allure, Extent, or similar. • Experience testing across UI, API, middleware, and database layers. • Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or equivalent. • Experience working with offshore or distributed QA teams. Security clearance requirement • Applicants must already hold: o Active SC clearance, or o Active SC clearance plus NPPV3 • Clearance must be live, or due to expire within the next 3 months. • This opportunity pipeline is not suitable for candidates who would need to obtain clearance from scratch. InspiredXpert is a specialist IT Talent Solutions company providing high-quality contract or perm talent across software development, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and data-driven roles. We connect skilled professionals with innovative companies, offering exciting opportunities to work on impactful projects across the globe.

Job title: New business sales executive Location: UK Department: Sales The role We are looking for a new business sales executive to help grow our UK client base. This role is focused on identifying new opportunities, qualifying leads, building a healthy pipeline, and supporting the sales process through to close. The person in this role will work closely with sales leadership and pre-sales teams to develop and win new business. Responsibilities - Prospect and generate new business leads - Qualify opportunities and understand client needs - Maintain a healthy, accurate sales pipeline in the CRM - Support proposals and new business meetings - Develop client relationships and help drive opportunities to close - Handover won business effectively to internal teams Requirements - Strong new business sales ability - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - Self-sufficient and target-driven - Organised and resilient - CRM experience preferred

Role Description We are looking for an experienced Intermediate Automation Engineer who is inspired and motivated by the prospect of being part of our growth story. - Assist in backlog creation, analyze AUT (Application Under Test), and perform impact assessments. - Execute automation scripts within a CI/CD pipeline. - Develop automation scripts using C# and Java. - Use Selenium, Appium, and RestAssured/RestSharp for testing purposes. - Manage own tasks and report on them, addressing own technical challenges and assisting in debugging for peers. - Work within Inspired Testing automation standard. - Design and implement object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts in automation projects. - Enhance existing frameworks by adding classes and pages, thereby contributing to framework maintenance. - Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automation scripts. - Report on team tasks, provide mentoring, troubleshoot issues, and offer guidance. - Engage in code reviews, merge pull requests, and resolve code conflicts. Qualifications - Advanced knowledge and application of OOP principles in the context of automation. - Experience with CI/CD pipeline creation and maintenance. - Ability to mentor peers, troubleshoot complex issues, and guide project direction. - Proficient in code review processes and effective in resolving merge conflicts. - Understanding and application of tools like GIT, Selenium, Appium, and unit testing frameworks (Nunit/Xunit/Junit). - Basic knowledge of programming languages (C#, Java, Python, JavaScript). - Familiarity with the basics of automation frameworks and their application in testing. - Work with more senior engineers to ensure code quality of work via code reviews.

• Ensure reliability, uptime, and performance across GCP environments. • Implement SRE and DevOps best practices with strong focus on automation and scalability. • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GCP-native tools. • Lead observability initiatives using Grafana, Prometheus, Stackdriver. • Troubleshoot production incidents and deliver root-cause fixes. • Apply Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager). • Partner with cross-functional teams to maintain platform stability. • Champion a proactive, blameless incident management culture. • Drive continuous improvement through emerging cloud and automation technologies.