Quality & Test Automation Lead
Core
Design, implement, and improve automated testing strategies and frameworks for complex systems, integrating quality assurance into CI/CD pipelines and SAFe/Scrum ceremonies.
Role type
Senior IC Quality & Test Automation Lead
Builds
Automated test suites, quality gates, metrics dashboards, and release readiness reports
Domain
Software Quality Engineering / Test Automation / UK Public Sector
Required skills
Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured), Programming (Python, Java, JavaScript), CI/CD integration (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps), Shift-left testing, SAFe/Scrum governance, Security testing
Preferred skills
ISTQB certification, Agile/SAFe certification, ITIL Foundation, Secure development practices
Technologies
Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, Python, Java, JavaScript, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
Responsibilities
Design and implement automated testing strategies covering functional, non-functional, regression, and security testing; Mentor and coach test automation engineers; Establish automated quality gates and metrics dashboards; Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities