DV-Cleared Agile QA & Test Automation Lead
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
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Job summary
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking an Agile Quality and Test Automation Lead to drive automated testing strategy across multiple Agile teams. The role emphasizes delivering scalable test frameworks and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines while embedding QA into SAFe planning and ceremonies.
You will mentor test automation engineers, promote shift-left practices, and collaborate with development, security and delivery teams to maintain high quality standards in a
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in software quality engineering and automated testing.
- Leadership of QA governance across SAFe environments and CI/CD pipelines.
- Advanced experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or RestAssured.
- Strong programming or scripting in Python, Java or JavaScript.
- Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of functional, regression, non-functional and security testing.
- Experience implementing automated quality gates, metrics and reporting.
- Knowledge of secure development practices and UK public-sector compliance requirements.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and Agile facilitation skills.
- Experience balancing quality standards with demanding delivery schedules.
- Technical NVQ Level 4, relevant degree or equivalent vocational experience.
- ISTQB Test Automation Engineer, Technical Test Analyst or CAT certification.
- Agile or SAFe certification (SAFe Practitioner, Scrum Master, etc.).
- ITIL Foundation certification.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated testing strategies covering functional, non-functional, regression and security testing.
- Establish and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
- Embed quality assurance into SAFe PI Planning, Scrum ceremonies and backlog refinement.
- Establish automated quality gates, testing metrics and release readiness dashboards.
- Monitor defect leakage, testing effectiveness and quality risks.
- Lead quality assurance governance across multiple Agile delivery teams.
- Mentor and coach test automation engineers in modern testing practices.
- Promote shift-left testing, defect prevention and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with development, security and delivery teams to maintain quality standards.
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Job description
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking an Agile Quality and Test Automation Lead to drive automated testing strategy across multiple Agile teams. The role emphasizes delivering scalable test frameworks and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines while embedding QA into SAFe planning and ceremonies.
You will mentor test automation engineers, promote shift-left practices, and collaborate with development, security and delivery teams to maintain high quality standards in a
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