Transformation Leader

Job Title: Head of Quality Engineering / QE Transformation Leader
Location: London or Norwich (Hybrid role)
Employment Type: Full Time

A global technology organisation is seeking a Quality Engineering Transformation Leader to drive enterprise-scale QE modernisation, automation strategy and testing transformation across a complex multi-platform environment.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping the Quality Engineering strategy, test architecture, DevOps-aligned testing practices and automation frameworks across large delivery programmes. The successful candidate will work closely with CIO, CTO and senior engineering leadership, influencing the future of data-driven quality engineering and continuous testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise QE transformation and modernisation initiatives.
• Define and implement automation-first testing strategies including UI, API, mobile and performance testing.
• Establish continuous testing aligned with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive adoption of cloud testing, test data management and environment strategy.
• Implement automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or Appium.
• Build and lead large distributed QE teams across multiple programmes.
• Track quality metrics, productivity, automation ROI and defect trends.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to embed engineering-led quality practices across the organisation.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience leading Quality Engineering, Test Engineering or QE Transformation programmes.
• Deep knowledge of automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium).
• Experience with API testing (REST Assured, Karate, Postman).
• Performance testing using JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience building or leading large-scale QE teams and testing practices.

Desirable

• Experience driving automation strategy and testing CoE transformation.
• Exposure to AI or GenAI in testing and quality engineering.

This is a unique opportunity to lead enterprise-scale QE transformation and shape the future of modern quality engineering and test automation strategy