Test lead/Test Manger
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Job description
automation expertise with the ability to lead, mentor, and inspire teams. You'll play a key role in shaping testing approaches, improving quality practices, and ensuring successful delivery across the full software lifecycle. What You'll Be Doing Lead and coordinate testing activities across one or more projects Define and implement test strategies and automation frameworks Work closely with engineering, product, and delivery teams Provide clear quality insights and reporting to stakeholders Drive best practices in automation and QA Mentor and support testers, helping to grow team capability Contribute to estimation, planning, and continuous improvement ️ What We're Looking For Essential Experience Proven experience as a Test Lead / Senior QA Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools such as: Cypress Selenium Cucumber / Robot Framework Experience building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks Demonstrable team leadership or mentoring experience, Lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple projects while defining and implementing test strategies and automation frameworks. Mentor and support testers, contributing to estimation, planning, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
Test Lead, QA, Test Automation, Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber, Robot Framework, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Technical Environment CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) Containerisation tools (Docker, Kubernetes) Cloud platforms (AWS or similar) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible - desirable) Soft Skills Strong communication and stakeholder engagement Collaborative mindset with experience in Agile environments Proactive problem solver with attention to detail Why Join? Opportunity to shape testing strategy and tooling Work on modern tech stacks and meaningful projects Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture Location Birmingham or Bristol with travel 2 days a week. Flexible working options available (hybrid preferred) Full Time / Part Time: Full Time