Location Croydon CR0 2WF, Manchester M5 3LZ, Sheffield S3 8NU(All QAT roles require flexibility of location, including working from supplier sites and other business locations across the UK and occasionally abroad). About the job Job summary The Home Office Quality Assurance and Testing Team (QAT) is seeking individuals passionate about quality and engineering excellence to join their well-established, award-winning team. QAT delivers a large-scale shared service through 750 QA professionals, supporting essential UK services and fostering a strong culture of continuous improvement, particularly in DevOps and cloud environments. Recently recognised as Testing Team of the Year at the 2024 European Software Testing Awards and re-certified at TMMi level 5 with a global best score, the team prides itself on industry-leading quality standards. The Core Cloud team, a key part of Test Engineering, is building a new strategic hosting platform using Amazon Web Services, focusing on a product-centric approach and enhancing the developer experience at the Home Office. This Lead Test Engineer role is central to the Core Cloud platform, contributing to advancements in quality assurance and testing within a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative environment. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants c