Lead QA

Cambridge Intelligence; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Cambridge is seeking a QA Lead to develop quality strategies and mentor engineers. Responsibilities include driving test automation with Playwright, improving QA processes, and collaborating with product managers. The ideal candidate has proven QA leadership experience and is skilled in test strategy and automation. This role offers a hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

Pension – up to 6% employer contribution

Medical and dental insurance

Hybrid working model

Up to 12% discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave

5 days professional development paid

Death in service benefit

Flexible holiday benefits

Cycle scheme

EV scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a QA Lead.
• Solid understanding of API, UI, and performance testing.
• Strong background in test strategy and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a unified QA strategy.
• Mentor and support QA engineers.
• Drive test automation using Playwright.

Skills

Test strategy and automation

Mentoring

Communication

Analytical skills

Tools

TestRail

Playwright

JavaScript

Job description

What’s involved?

• Lead the development of a unified QA strategy aligned with engineering goals.
• Mentor and support QA engineers in best practices and automation.
• Drive test automation (we currently use Playwright).
• Improve QA processes and introduce better tools and workflows.
• Define and track quality metrics across teams.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to identify and reduce risk.

Must have

• Proven experience as a QA Lead.
• Strong background in test strategy and automation.
• Experience using test management tools like TestRail (or similar).
• Experience mentoring QA team members.
• Solid understanding of API, UI, and performance testing.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with React
• Familiarity with GitLab or TestRail
• ISTQB Foundation certification

Who you’ll work with

You’ll join our Development team, working closely with Product Managers and Developers to continuously improve quality.

Be yourself

We want to build a fair, respectful and welcoming company, where everyone feels at home. That means taking a long-term approach to equality, diversity and inclusion – not treating it as a tickbox exercise.

With the help of our EDI group, we’re working to make every aspect of the business – including recruitment – fair, respectful and inclusive.

Benefits

• Pension – up to 6% employer contribution
• Medical and dental insurance (BUPA)
• Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the office during onboarding, then 1–2 days per week
• Up to 12% discretionary bonus
• 25 days annual leave
• 5 days of professional development paid for by the company
• Death in service benefit
• Flexible holiday benefits
• Cycle scheme (fully funded by the company)
• EV scheme (conditions apply)