Senior Test/QA Lead - Automation - Solihull/Birmingham
Posted 7 days ago by MYO Talent
£50,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Solihull/Birmingham, UK
Summary: The Senior QA/Test Lead - Automation role involves designing and implementing an automation framework while leading hands-on testing efforts. The position requires collaboration with various teams to establish QA strategies and ensure robust testing coverage. This hybrid role is based in Solihull/Birmingham and offers a competitive salary along with bonuses and benefits. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with automation tools and a solid understanding of CI/CD processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and own the QA strategy with a focus on automation-first testing across UI, integration and regression suites.
- Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks (Playwright) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead hands-on testing, including writing automated tests, performing manual exploratory testing, and triaging defects.
- Collaborate with Product, Development and Support teams to create test plans, acceptance criteria and release gates.
- Implement automated UI and API/integration tests to ensure robust regression coverage for critical user journeys.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (preferred) or similar UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress).
- Solid understanding of integration and API testing, regression strategy, and CI/CD integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Practical coding experience writing automated tests in JavaScript/TypeScript or Microsoft-aligned languages (.NET/C#).
- Experience defining QA strategy, test plans, acceptance criteria, and using metrics to measure outcomes.
- Ability to lead a small team, mentor others, and take ownership for delivery quality.
Salary (Rate): £70,000 yearly
City: Solihull
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior QA/Test Lead/Test Manager/QA Manager/Quality Assurance/Senior Test Analyst/Tester/Automation/Playwright/Integration/API/CI/CD/Azure/JavaScript/TypeScript/Automation Strategy/Test Plans/Based in Solihull/Birmingham/£50,000 - 70,000 + bonus + benefits.
One of our leading clients is looking to recruit a Senior QA/Test Lead - Automation.
Hybrid set up - approx. 1-2 days per week in Solihull/Birmingham.
You will be responsible for design, developing the test strategy and implementing the Automation framework for the organisation.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll set strategy and also write tests, build frameworks, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
You will be responsible for:
- Define and own the QA strategy with a focus on automation-first testing across UI, integration and regression suites.
- Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks (Playwright) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead hands-on testing, including writing automated tests, performing manual exploratory testing, and triaging defects.
- Collaborate with Product, Development and Support teams to create test plans, acceptance criteria and release gates.
- Implement automated UI and API/integration tests to ensure robust regression coverage for critical user journeys.
Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (preferred) or similar UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress).
- Solid understanding of integration and API testing, regression strategy, and CI/CD integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Practical coding experience writing automated tests in JavaScript/TypeScript or Microsoft-aligned languages (.NET/C#).
- Experience defining QA strategy, test plans, acceptance criteria, and using metrics to measure outcomes.
- Ability to lead a small team, mentor others, and take ownership for delivery quality.