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Lead QA Engineer

Job Posted: 21 days ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ludlow

Expire in: 7 days

Job Description

Role: Lead QA Engineer 

Location: Ludlow (2 days on site) 

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum 

VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within who are seeking a Lead QA Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability.

This will initially be a standalone role, developing and leading the strategy whilst building a global team. The organisation heavily focused on automation and AI, so you will be expected to introduce related efficiencies.

The Role:

Lead the building, enhancement and maintenance of test automation frameworks using Playwright.
Establish and maintain the QA strategy, encompassing functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
Implement and utilise AI tools to speed up test processes.
Lead a global QA team.
Work closely with developers to embed quality within the SDLC
Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven testing
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines
Key Skills & Experience:

Strong experience leading a QA function
Excellent hands-on skills with Playwright (Experience with Selenium would also be nice to have).
Experience leading QA teams.
Proven experience building or significantly enhancing automation frameworks
Strong SQL skills for data validation and backend testing
Experience integrating automated tests within CI/CD environments
Comfortable operating directly within development teams
Exposure to AI-assisted QA/testing tool
Job role: Lead QA Engineer

Job type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 per annum

Location: Ludlow (2 days on site)

This is an opportunity for a Lead Automation QA Engineer to join a growing product business during a key phase of expansion, contributing directly to delivery success within a collaborative engineering team.

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