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Senior Automation Test Engineer/Test Lead

Hiring Organisation
Spencer Rose
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £410/day Inside IR35
Senior Automation Test Engineer/Test Lead Spencer Rose are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer/Test Lead who can take end-to-end ownership of testing and help shape the overall quality … scratch, while providing leadership and direction to the wider testing team. Key Senior Automation Test Engineer/Test Lead Responsibilities Take end-to-end ownership of testing activities, from test planning and strategy through execution, automation and reporting. Define ...

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Lead Test Automation Engineer Date: 9 Nov 2026 Company: QualityAI Country/Region: GB Grade is flexible from C1/B2Department Description: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team in London … that play a critical role in the nation's economy. Brief Post Description: As part of this hands‐on role, you will conduct and lead automation testing activities to ensure our systems meet the highest standards of quality and reliability, engage in collaborative efforts with diverse teams ...

Lead Test Automation Developer

Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Lead Test Automation Developer Department: Software Development Employment Type: Full Time Location: Cambridge, UK Reporting To: Director of Software Description We are looking for a Lead Test Automation Developer to establish and lead a new test automation squad for our music production products. The squad you lead will select the tools, build the infrastructure, and set the working practices that product squads across the Music Production development team will follow. You will own the technical direction and be hands-on in delivering it. This ...

Electronics Test & Automation Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
Platform Recruitment
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£65000 - £78000/annum
time, office-based The Role A growing technology business is looking for an experienced Electronics Test & Automation Team Leader to lead a team responsible for the verification, characterisation, automation and investigation of complex electronic products and subsystems. This is a hands-on technical … leadership position, combining team management with practical engineering involvement. You will lead a team of RF and Baseband Test Engineers, helping to develop robust verification strategies, improve test coverage and introduce greater levels of automation across the product development lifecycle. ...

Automation Test Lead - Hybrid

Location
West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Automation Test Lead Location: Leeds or Bradford (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits We're working with an established and forward-thinking organisation investing heavily in its engineering and quality function. They're looking for an Automation Test Lead to take ownership of testing strategy, drive automation maturity, and lead a growing QA team across a range of digital and enterprise projects. This is a hands‐on leadership role where you'll combine technical delivery with team leadership, helping ...

Quality & Test Automation Lead

Location
England, United Kingdom
Quality & Test Automation Lead DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive … seamlessly into SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning, team-level Scrum ceremonies, and CI/CD deployment pipelines. Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and upskill test automation engineers and cross-functional team members in modern testing tools and practices. Compliance & Reporting: Establish automated quality gates, metrics, and dashboards ...

Quality & Test Automation Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Farnborough, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone. Quality & Test Automation Lead Location: Hampshire (onsite 5 days per week) Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must … seamlessly into SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning, team-level Scrum ceremonies, and CI/CD deployment pipelines. Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and upskill test automation engineers and cross-functional team members in modern testing tools and practices. Compliance & Reporting: Establish automated quality gates, metrics, and dashboards ...

Senior Test Engineer - Remote Lead in Test Automation

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. We require a strong Lead Test Engineer who is experienced and has the competency to lead the test team as well as govern it. Responsibilities: • Engineering … applications in addition to the testing of them, would be highly beneficial at this level. • Test engineers will be able to lead test activities within their agile squad and work with others to implement test processes and tooling that allows for coordinated development ...

Automation Test Lead

Location
Bolsterstone, England, United Kingdom
Test Lead | Sheffield (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite) Contract until end of November 2026 with a strong likelihood of extension for at least 6 months We're looking for a hands-on Test Lead to join a global QA team, leading testing activities across enterprise … applications within a fast-paced environment. Key Skills & Experience: 2+ years as a Test Lead and 6+ years in Software Testing Strong Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid & .NET automation experience 4+ years of API Testing CI/CD pipeline experience, ideally Jenkins Solid understanding ...

Test Automation Lead, Delivery Centre- Newcastle

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
structure to make a lasting impact. We work collaboratively with users to create minimum viable products that are truly ready for use. Our test automation engineers are a key part of all our customer and data product engineering teams and work closely with the rest … team to apply automation to ensure high quality software can be released continuously. As part of that you’ll typically be expected to: Take ownership of developing our test automation practices, and acting as a subject matter expert in the team for tests ...

Lead Test Automation Engineer - Music Production

Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
inMusic Brands, Inc. in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Lead Test Automation Developer to establish and lead a new test automation squad for our music production products. You will own the technical direction and be hands-on in delivering ...

Remote Test Lead - Automation & Quality Strategy

Location
United Kingdom
Service Care Solutions is recruiting a Test Lead for a leading UK digital mental health provider. You will define and drive the quality and test automation strategy across engineering teams, helping deliver safe, reliable software that improves access to care. This … fully remote role, and Service Care Solutions will guide you through every stage of the process. You will lead an organisation-wide test automation strategy, build scalable frameworks with Playwright/Jest/pytest, and embed #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Test Automation Engineer – Lead Automation & QA

Location
Bexhill-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Hastings Direct is seeking an Automation Lead to enhance our test automation capabilities. You will collaborate with Scrum Teams to ensure a robust Automation Framework and mentor junior staff in automation best practices. This role offers a competitive salary ...

Lead Test Automation Engineer: Drive Quality & Automation

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
QualityAI in London seeks a Lead Test Automation Engineer to drive automation testing across functional, system, and security domains. You will lead a small team, design robust automation frameworks, and collaborate with developers and architects to continuously improve test ...

RF Electronics Test Lead: Automation & Verification

Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Group in Cambridge is seeking an experienced RF Electronics Test Lead to drive testing and verification of complex RF and electronic products. The role blends hands-on technical leadership with responsibility for test strategy, fault investigation and continuous improvement of test processes. … will work with hardware, firmware, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure performance, quality and reliability, lead test activities, develop automated test solutions and mentor engineers to #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Automation Test Lead - Hybrid (Leeds/Bradford)

Location
West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Search GmbH is seeking an Automation Test Lead in West Yorkshire (Hybrid - 3 days onsite). You will lead a QA team, define automation strategies using Python, Selenium, and Playwright, and drive quality assurance improvements across digital and enterprise projects. Ideal candidates … will have strong automation and manual testing experience, alongside leadership skills. The position includes excellent benefits like 33 days holiday, flexi-time, and professional training support. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior QA Lead: Automation & Strategy for Scaled Testing

Location
United Kingdom
over 10 years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, and test leadership. The ideal candidate will drive the overall QA strategy, lead large-scale testing initiatives, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software products across multiple teams and platforms. Responsibilities Should have strong experience … automation and webservices testing (rest assured with java is must) Define and lead the overall QA strategy, including test planning, automation, performance, and security testing. Architect scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks and solutions. Lead and mentor ...

Senior Automation Test Lead - Hybrid/Remote

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Recruitment’s client in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Automation … Test Analyst for a hybrid/remote role on a 12-month contract, outside IR35, rate £400-£450/day. You will lead automation testing and frame­works, collaborating with SMEs, BAs, POs and developers across multiple projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands ...

Senior Test Automation Lead - SAFe, CI/CD & Quality Strategy

Location
England, United Kingdom
Technology is seeking a Quality & Test Automation Lead in Hampshire for on-site work five days a week. The role focuses on designing and implementing automated testing strategies, integrating QA into SAFe PI planning and CI/CD pipelines, and leading QA governance across release … trains. Eligible candidates must meet UK government security requirements. The successful candidate will mentor automation engineers, drive compliance reporting, and balance rigorous quality with delivery timelines in #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Lead Automation Test Engineer | Hybrid | Drive Quality

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Harvey Nash Group is seeking a Lead Test Engineer in Newcastle with hybrid work options to lead testing across complex web applications and APIs. You will own test strategies and automation, working closely with development and business stakeholders. The role focuses ...

Senior Test & Quality Lead – Automation & QE Strategy

Location
Redditch, England, United Kingdom
Halfords is seeking a Test & Quality Lead to build a modern testing capability within our Redditch-based technology function. You will set the strategy, standards and tooling to underpin large-scale programmes and embed quality across the delivery lifecycle. You’ll lead governance, drive test automation, collaborate with our outsourced testing partner and champion modern Quality Engineering practices to boost delivery speed and reduce risk across our technology portfolio. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

QA Lead - Salesforce & Test Automation

Hiring Organisation
Hiringpeople.co.uk
Location
Cambridge, Milton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50000 - £52000/annum
Remote (UK or Spain only)/Cambridge hybrid (UK) Lead our QA team and shape the move to automated testing. Arcus is looking for an experienced QA Lead to take ownership of product quality across our product suite. Joining our Product Development department, you’ll define our long … term QA strategy, develop our testing team and lead the transition from manual to automated testing on the Salesforce platform. This role is open to candidates based in the UK or Spain who have the right to work in their respective country. Our people are at the core ...

Staff QA Automation Engineer - Lead Test Automation & CI/CD

Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Global is seeking a Staff QA Automation Engineer in Cardiff to lead the automation agenda and shape the team’s strategy. You will own scalable test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and end-to-end testing across software and hardware interfaces. You will … collaborate with product and engineering teams to extend automation into real reader interactions and physical integration, driving quality and testability throughout the lifecycle. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Test Automation Leader — Banking, Hybrid London

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Automation for a London-based investment bank, offering hybrid work with 50/50 office and home presence. You will lead the bank's test automation and quality engineering across Sales and Trading platforms. You will define strategy, set engineering standards … trading, risk, pricing, P&L and market data. This strategic role requires a strong Java background and proven leadership in enterprise-scale automation #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Lead Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
passionate about quality and love solving complex problems through testing? We're partnering with a leading technology consultancy to find a talented Lead Test Engineer to join their growing team. Working on high-profile projects for some of the UK's largest organisations, you'll play … involved throughout the full software development lifecycle, helping clients tackle complex technical challenges. What You'll Be Doing Designing and executing test strategies for complex web applications and APIs Developing and maintaining automated test frameworks Working closely with developers, analysts, and stakeholders in Agile teams Promoting ...