Lead Automation Test Engineer

Triumph Research Intelligence Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology research firm in Cambridge seeks a Lead Automation Test Engineer to design and implement robust automated testing frameworks. This role combines technical leadership with people management, where you will mentor the automation team and ensure high standards of software quality. Key responsibilities include planning and designing automated testing solutions while supporting team growth and development. The company offers a competitive salary range of £65,000 to £68,000 along with flexible working arrangements and generous holiday benefits.

Benefits

Flexible, remote-first working

27 days of holiday plus additional days

Enhanced pension contributions

Health cash plan

Life cover

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable hands-on experience designing and developing test automation frameworks, especially Azure DevOps and Cypress.
• Expert-level skills in test analysis, risk-based testing, and automated quality assurance.
• Exceptional attention to detail focused on delivering high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and development of automated test solutions ensuring full coverage.
• Provide effective line management, including performance reviews and coaching.
• Drive the creation of a scalable, reliable automation test suite.

Skills

Test automation frameworks design

Technical leadership

Risk-based testing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Cypress

Azure DevOps

Job description

About the role

At TRI, our mission is to make Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) simple; making it accessible, understandable, and actionable for clinical trials of any scale and complexity. We develop innovative technologies and simplified solutions to empower research organizations and sponsors, ensuring the highest standards of trial integrity and participant safety.

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Automation Test Engineer to design, implement, and evolve a robust and scalable automated testing capability that underpins product quality and delivery confidence. This role combines hands on technical leadership with people management and strategic ownership of test automation frameworks, tooling, and reporting. You will mentor and lead the automation team while acting as a key quality advocate across the organisation.

It will be your responsibility to:

People Leadership & Line Management

• Provide effective line management through regular 1:1 meetings, formal performance reviews, and ongoing coaching.
• Own career development, growth plans, and performance management for direct reports within the automation team.

Automation Strategy, Planning & Delivery

• Lead the planning, design, and development of automated test solutions, ensuring full coverage and adherence to best practices.
• Drive the creation and maintenance of a scalable, maintainable, and reliable automation test suite.

Resource & Capacity Planning

• Partner closely with the CTPO to define project scope, forecast demand, allocate resources, and establish realistic delivery goals and timelines.

Technical Leadership & Code Quality

• Enforce high standards of code quality through mandatory peer reviews and Pull Request governance.
• Act as the technical authority for automation frameworks, patterns, and implementation standards.

Framework & Tooling Evolution

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and integration of new automation tools and technologies to continuously improve efficiency and coverage.

Hands-on Contribution

• Remain actively involved by contributing directly to automation development and supporting delivery when required.

Process Improvement & Metrics

• Analyse automation trends, test results, and metrics to identify risks, root causes, and long-term improvement opportunities.
• Define, refine, and enforce automation standards, best practices, and tooling strategies.

Reporting & Visibility

• Design and maintain a centralised automation reporting infrastructure.
• Ensure test results and quality metrics are easily accessible, clearly interpretable, and valuable for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Team Culture & Collaboration

• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture focused on collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Our company culture

Benefits & compensation

• Salary - £65,000 - £68,000
• Flexible, remote-first working.You will be able to enjoy all the benefits of working from home, with access to coworking spaces close to you if required (via Hubble membership).
• Generous holiday as standard.We offer 27 days holiday, with a company shutdown between Christmas and New Year. Sometimes we also offer an extra, discretionary, paid day off to celebrate a specific company success.
• Extra holidayon top.For every full year you are with TRI, you will earn an extra day of holiday, up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Carefully considered, market-leading salaries.We regularly benchmark our salaries to make sure we are offering at the top end of the scale. You will have your salary reviewed annually.
• Enhanced pension offer.Following your probation period, you can opt in to our enhanced pension contributions arrangement. It’s a salary sacrifice scheme, paid on your full salary (not just the ‘qualifying amount’), which means you get better pension contributions alongside valuable tax and National Insurance savings.
• Healthand wellbeingsupport. We offer all employees a health cash plan with Simply Health, allowing you to look after your health and wellbeing every day. Our Optimise Level5plan includes cash back fora huge rangeof health services including dental and optical, Virtual GP, face to face counselling and more.
• Life cover.You will be covered at four times your salary from day one, paid as a tax-free lump sum to your named beneficiary.
• In-person meetings and socials.We have company conferences each year, plus regular team meet-ups throughout the year.
• Training and development.We make sure that youare able toreach your full potential with TRI by offering you access to training and development, plus regular reviews andgoal-settingwith your line manager.

About Triumph Research Intelligence

About OPRA (Operational Platform for Review and Analytics)

Your skills & qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience in software testing.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience designing and developing test automation frameworks especially Azure DevOps and Cypress
• Expert-level skills in test analysis, risk-based testing, and automated quality assurance.
• Proven experience managing people or leading a technical automation team or stream.
• Expert knowledge of test automation tools and frameworks relevant to modern software delivery.
• Strong experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated test reporting infrastructure.
• Proven ability to plan automation activities, estimate effort, and forecast resources effectively.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a consistent focus on delivering high-quality software.
• Excellent communication, mediation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

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