Quality Assurance Lead
Posted Today by Forsyth Barnes
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Quality Assurance Lead role is a hands-on position focused on establishing and improving QA practices within complex environments. The consultant will create actionable QA plans, lead automation efforts, and mentor QA engineers while ensuring quality is integrated throughout the development process. This contract position is based in Central London and requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and collaboration with various teams. The role is set to start on January 5th, 2025, and is classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Directly assess and establish baseline QA practices, working side-by-side with teams to understand gaps and implement immediate improvements.
- Create practical 3, 6, and 12-month QA plans that focus on real delivery impact—not just documentation.
- Lead from the front in building automation frameworks, writing scripts, integrating tools, and setting up pipelines.
- Evaluate client environments first-hand to select the most effective automation technologies, then implement and optimise them.
- Work directly with low-code/no-code platforms, designing and executing test approaches tailored to their unique workflows.
- Embed yourself in client delivery teams, ensuring QA is active, visible, and continuously improving throughout the development process.
- Mentor and support QA engineers through hands-on demonstrations, pairing, and practical coaching.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on QA background with direct experience testing, automating, and delivering within complex systems.
- Proven ability to build QA strategies that are grounded in practical execution.
- Deep experience with automation testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.) and the ability to select and implement the right tool for each client.
- Experience working with low-code/no-code platforms and adapting test strategies accordingly.
- Ability to collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to drive quality through delivery.
- A proactive, sleeves-rolled-up approach to problem-solving.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Quality Assurance Lead
Location: Central London - 2/3 days per week
Type: Contract
Length: 12-months (Outside IR35)
Start: Monday 5th January 2025
We’re looking for a hands-on Lead QA Consultant who thrives in complex environments and isn’t afraid to dive deep into testing, tooling, and delivery. If you know how to assess where a business stands, roll up your sleeves, and build practical QA solutions that work in the real world, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do
- Directly assess and establish baseline QA practices, working side-by-side with teams to understand gaps and implement immediate improvements.
- Create practical 3,6 and 12-month QA plans that focus on real delivery impact—not just documentation.
- Lead from the front in building automation frameworks, writing scripts, integrating tools, and setting up pipelines.
- Evaluate client environments first-hand to select the most effective automation technologies, then implement and optimise them.
- Work directly with low-code/no-code platforms, designing and executing test approaches tailored to their unique workflows.
- Embed yourself in client delivery teams, ensuring QA is active, visible, and continuously improving throughout the development process.
- Mentor and support QA engineers through hands-on demonstrations, pairing, and practical coaching.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong hands-on QA background with direct experience testing, automating, and delivering within complex systems.
- Proven ability to build QA strategies that are grounded in practical execution.
- Deep experience with automation testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.) and the ability to select and implement the right tool for each client.
- Experience working with low-code/no-code platforms and adapting test strategies accordingly.
- Ability to collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to drive quality through delivery.
- A proactive, sleeves-rolled-up approach to problem-solving.