QA Lead

QA Lead

Posted 3 days ago by Square One Resources

Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
London, UK

Summary: QA Lead position in London focused on enhancing quality engineering capabilities through hands-on leadership. The role involves defining automation strategies, leading testing practices, and ensuring quality across a technology landscape. Candidates should have proven experience in QA leadership and test engineering. The position is classified as inside IR35 and is offered on a contract basis.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Proven QA Lead experience with Test Engineering
  • Strong background in test automation (Selenium, Playwright or Cypress)
  • Experience with API & microservices testing and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Expertise in test strategy, quality governance and DevOps
  • Experience delivering quality across large-scale transformation programmes
  • Exposure to AI-driven testing is a bonus

Key Skills:

  • Proven QA Lead experience
  • Test automation skills (Selenium, Playwright or Cypress)
  • API & microservices testing experience
  • CI/CD knowledge (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Test strategy and quality governance expertise
  • Experience in large-scale transformation programmes
  • AI-driven testing exposure (bonus)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

QA Lead
London
Inside IR35
Contract

QA Lead needed to drive and evolve their quality engineering capability. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll define an automation strategy, lead testing practices and embed quality across a technology landscape.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

  • Proven QA Lead experience with Test Engineering
  • Strong background in test automation (Selenium, Playwright or Cypress)
  • Experience with API & microservices testing and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Expertise in test strategy, quality governance and DevOps
  • Experience delivering quality across large-scale transformation programmes
  • Exposure to AI-driven testing is a bonus

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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