Lead QA Automation Engineer

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a QA Lead to modernize a legacy application through cloud migration. The role requires strong automation skills and leadership to guide a distributed team. Ideal candidates have over 5 years in QA Automation, proficiency in Java, Python, or Golang, and excellent stakeholder management abilities. Join us to impact high-stakes transformations and enhance QA processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA Automation and 2+ years in a Lead role.
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define quality strategies.
• Lead and mentor a distributed QA team.
• Define and implement end-to-end testing strategies.

Skills

QA Automation

Java

Python

Golang

API testing

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Overview

We are modernizing a legacy application by transitioning it to modern technologies and migrating it to the cloud. This is a high-impact initiative requiring strong QA leadership to ensure a smooth, reliable transformation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to define optimal quality strategies and communicate QA plans to technical and business stakeholders.
• Adapt quickly to customer environments and delivery models.
• Promote and advocate QA approaches, tools, and methodologies within the organization.
• Provide accurate estimations and effectively decompose testing tasks.
• Prioritize testing based on business impact and technical risk.
• Lead and mentor a distributed QA team across multiple time zones.
• Define and implement end-to-end testing strategies, including during pre-sales and solutioning phases.
• Evaluate and recommend testing tools and automation frameworks.
• Communicate test results, quality metrics, and improvement plans to management and clients.
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date QA documentation.
• Design and maintain test cases and automated test scripts.
• Manage defect lifecycle and reporting using standard tracking systems.
• Continuously improve QA processes, tools, and coverage.

Skills

Must have

• 5+ years in QA Automation and 2+ years in a Lead role.
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or Golang.
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies and SDLC.
• Experience leading distributed teams.
• Expertise in both manual and automated testing.
• Hands-on with API testing (SOAP/REST).
• Familiarity with legacy systems and modernization challenges.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for continuous learning and improvement.

Nice to have

• Exposure to AI-powered testing and defect analytics tools.
• Experience defining QA strategies for modernization or transformation projects.
• Understanding of predictive quality metrics and risk-based testing.