Test Manager - APIs, Digital, CI/CD, Exploratory Testing, Playwright, Agile, ML
Posted 1 day ago by Xpertise
£350 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Test Manager focuses on overseeing testing processes for APIs and digital products, emphasizing CI/CD, exploratory testing, and Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background and a passion for quality assurance as a craft. This position is remote and specifically targets candidates based in the UK. The role is classified as outside IR35, indicating a flexible working arrangement for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proven experience as a Test Lead/Test Manager
- Proven experience of end-to-end testing including strategy, planning, development, testing, execution, monitoring, and release
- A technical mindset with the ability to understand system architecture, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps workflows
- Someone who sees QA as a craft, not a checkbox exercise
- Solid functional testing experience across complex platforms
- Passion for exploratory testing, discovering edge cases, and breaking things in smart ways
- Good working knowledge of Playwright, plus familiarity with similar frameworks (eg Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO)
- Strong advocate of Agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- Experience working with CI/CD tooling and collaborative engineering teams
- Good understanding of non-functional testing (performance, security, accessibility, resilience, etc.)
- Someone who keeps up with modern QA thinking, tooling and best practices
- Awareness of how AI and ML can accelerate test design, automation, defect analysis, and coverage
- Experience coaching and supporting testers and engineers in delivering high-quality solutions
- A problem-solver who enjoys investigating how systems behave
- A collaborative team player who takes ownership and drives quality forward
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Test Lead/Test Manager
- End-to-end testing experience
- Technical understanding of system architecture, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps workflows
- Functional testing experience across complex platforms
- Exploratory testing skills
- Knowledge of Playwright and similar frameworks
- Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- CI/CD tooling experience
- Understanding of non-functional testing
- Modern QA practices and tooling
- AI and ML awareness in testing
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Collaboration and ownership mindset
Salary (Rate): £350/day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Test Manager - APIs, Digital, CI/CD, Exploratory Testing, Playwright, Agile, ML
Xpertise are urgently looking for an additional hands-on Test Manager (APIs, Digital, CI/CD, Exploratory Testing, Playwright, Agile, ML)
Candidates will have the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience as a Test Lead/Test Manager
- Proven experience of end-to-end testing including strategy, planning, development, testing, execution, monitoring, and release
- A technical mindset with the ability to understand system architecture, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps workflows
- Someone who sees QA as a craft, not a checkbox exercise
- Solid functional testing experience across complex platforms
- Passion for exploratory testing, discovering edge cases, and breaking things in smart ways
- Good working knowledge of Playwright, plus familiarity with similar frameworks (eg Cypress, Selenium, WebDriverIO)
- Strong advocate of Agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- Experience working with CI/CD tooling and collaborative engineering teams
- Good understanding of non-functional testing (performance, security, accessibility, resilience, etc.)
- Someone who keeps up with modern QA thinking, tooling and best practices
- Awareness of how AI and ML can accelerate test design, automation, defect analysis, and coverage
- Experience coaching and supporting testers and engineers in delivering high-quality solutions
- A problem-solver who enjoys investigating how systems behave
- A collaborative team player who takes ownership and drives quality forward
Outside IR35 - Remote - UK based only
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