Principal Technical Consultant - Automation

Role: Principal Technical Consultant

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London - Hybrid working model

Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance to be considered for this role.

About Ten10

Ten10 is one of the leading independent Quality Engineering, Software Testing, Automation, and Cloud and DevOps consultancies in the UK. Our exceptional consultants and engineers provide innovative solutions that help our customers deliver quality software faster, more effectively, and more frequently.

Why Join Ten10?

• Challenging Projects: Work on diverse and impactful projects for clients ranging from start-ups to enterprise-level businesses.

• Supportive Culture: Be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the growth of every individual.

• Tailored Growth: Access exceptional training, professional certifications (AWS, Azure, Java, etc.), and a clear path for development.

• Flexibility: Our hybrid working model gives you the balance you need.

The Role

As a Principal Technical Consultant, you will apply your extensive knowledge of software engineering, testing methods, tools, and techniques to provide bespoke solutions for automation and non-functional requirements. You will take a senior leadership role, guiding teams to success, owning the Quality Engineering approach for your engagements, and leading by example.

⚠ Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance to be considered for this role ⚠

What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Direction: Set the overall direction for quality engineering and implement innovative approaches across diverse client delivery landscapes.

• Design & Develop: Build and support automation and/or performance test frameworks using a variety of open-source, commercial, and bespoke solutions.

• Leadership & Mentorship: Lead a team of Quality Engineers, providing technical advice and supporting their professional learning and development.

• Technical Authority: Provide expert guidance on test strategies, tools, and architecture, forming close relationships with engineering leads and stakeholders.

• QA Health Checks: Perform technically focused QA Health Checks to assess and improve existing approaches to automation and performance testing.

• Community Advocacy: Stay tool-agnostic and lead in sharing, collaborating, and promoting the value of quality engineer within your role

Skills and Experience

• Automation Expertise: 10+ years of commercial experience in automation and/or performance testing.

• Senior Leadership: Experience working at a senior level, establishing organisational networks and engaging other senior leaders.

• Technical Depth: Professional knowledge of object-oriented design patterns and modern languages such as Java, TypeScript/JS, Python, C#, or Scala.

• Modern Architecture: Solid understanding of cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, observability, Infrastructure as Code, and SRE principles.

• Tool Agnostic: Proficiency with a broad range of tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, Gatling, or K6.

• Agile & DevOps: Deep understanding of CI/CD, release management, and pipeline implementation (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

Bonus Points for:

• Experience with emerging technologies, e.g using AI/ML within your engineering projects.

• Familiarity with testing in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud .

• Industry-recognised certifications in programming languages