Lead Automation Engineer (Senior Test Automation Engineer - Grade F) Location: London (TS) or LeedsContract: TemporaryRate: £345/day (Umbrella)Hybrid: 50% onsite requiredClearance: Active SC Clearance requiredPositions: 2 Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Automation Engineer to support a major transformation programme within a leading financial organisation. This is a hands-on role focused on automation strategy, framework development, and delivering functional, API, integration, security and performance testing solutions. Key Skills Required 8-10+ years'' Test Automation experience Strong Karate Framework experience Automation framework development API testing using SOAP UI and Postman Security and performance testing experience (JMeter/LoadRunner) Enterprise integration testing (Kafka/IBM MQ) Scripting skills (Python and/or JavaScript) Experience mentoring or leading automation engineers Banking, financial services or regulated environment experience Responsibilities Build and maintain automation frameworks Develop automated test solutions using Karate Deliver API, integration, security and performance testing Support automation strategy and best practices Mentor team members and collaborate with delivery teams Candidates without strong Karate, API automation, performance testing, security testing, or enterprise integration experience will not be considered. ..... full job details .....