Quick overview
Job description
We're working with an innovative technology business that is transforming the way financial organisations leverage automation, AI, and date-driven decision-making.
As the company continues to scale its flagship platform, they're looking for a QA Automation Lead to take ownership of testing strategy, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices across the business.
This is a genuinely hands-on role where you'll have the autonomy to shape the automation function, influence engineering standards, and help build highly scalable software used by leading organisations in a heavily regulated environment.
The Role
You'll be responsible for defining and executing the automation roadmap while remaining close to the technology and engineering teams.
Working within a modern agile environment, you'll help ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle and champion best-in-class testing practices across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
- Define and drive the overall automation strategy.
- Develop automated UI, API and end-to-end testing solutions.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Establish testing standards, quality metrics and best practices.
- Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers and Product teams.
- Mentor and support engineers in automation best practices.
- Evaluate and implement AI-assisted testing capabilities where appropriate.
- Continuously improve test coverage, reliability and release confidence.
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript.
- Experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
- Proven background leading automation initiatives within software engineering teams.
- Strong API testing experience.
- Experience working CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.
- Excellent understanding of software quality principles.
- Ability to influence engineering teams and drive quality improvements.
- Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools.
What's On Offer
- Opportunity to own and shape the automation strategy across a growing engineering function
- Significant influence over testing standards, tooling decisions and quality processes
- Work on a sophisticated platform leveraging automation, AI and data-driven technology
- Collaborative, engineering-led culture with direct access to technical leadership
- Modern technology stack including Playwright, TypeScript, cloud technologies and CI/CD
- Investment in emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development and testing
- Hybrid working environment with flexible working arrangements
- Clear progression opportunities as the business continues to scale
- £60,000 and comprehensive benefits package
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