Lead QA Engineer

WeDo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus

Private healthcare

Critical illness cover

Free parking

Structured career development pathways

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company is seeking a strategic Lead QA Engineer to join their team. This role involves leading QA efforts for a next-gen SaaS platform, focusing on monitoring AI/ML models and ensuring high performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both functional and non-functional testing, with proven leadership skills. You will take ownership of the test infrastructure and work closely with engineering teams to promote a quality-first culture. This hybrid role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Experience leading QA strategy and mentoring teams.
• Hands-on experience in functional and non-functional testing.
• Solid experience in CI/CD and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy and ensure production readiness.
• Coach and mentor QA Engineers across teams.
• Drive improvements in non-functional test coverage.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Influence

Monitoring

Security Validation

Tools

CI/CD

Microservices

API Automation

Azure Chaos Studio

Job description

This range is provided by WeDo . Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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Role: Lead QA Engineer

Working Model: Hybrid (2 days onsite)

About the Company

Wedo has partnered with a forward-thinking InsurTech company hiring a strategic Lead QA Engineer to join their 60-strong QE community of practice.

Our client is building next-gen software that leverages SaaS, Cloud, Data Management, Analytics, AI, and Machine Learning. This is a Greenfield SaaS platform offering you the chance to take full ownership of the test infrastructure, tooling, and services from the ground up.

About the Role

They’re looking for a strategic Lead QA Engineer to take a central role in monitoring AI/ML models in production ensuring they remain reliable and high-performing for a core B2B Enterprise SaaS product.

Core Responsibilities & Expectations:

• Lead QA strategy across the product vision. The focus is evolving from deep technical testing (already well-established) to driving production readiness. You'll take ownership of areas like:
• Observability tooling
• Security validation
• Recovery procedures
• Performance & load testing
• Disaster recovery planning
• Be the voice of risk in the engineering organisation—assessing, articulating, and influencing decisions around testing and risk. You’ll be empowered to draw a hard line when needed.
• Act as a quality evangelist across teams, including:
• Coaching and mentoring QA Engineers (4–6 across 2 scrum teams)
• Running workshops to promote best practices
• Influencing the wider quality culture and engineering mindset
• Leading non-functional test coverage improvements

Experience Needed

• You consider yourself a leader first, manager second.
• You’ve followed a hands-on QA career across both functional and non-functional testing.
• You’re confident across the QA spectrum—this isn’t a pure performance testing role, but depth in that area is a bonus.
• Experience with chaos engineering (especially Azure Chaos Studio) is highly desirable but not essential.
• Exposure to AI/ML-powered products is a strong plus, given the nature of Radar Vision.
• Your standout skill is your ability to influence, communicate, and defend quality with confidence.
• Solid experience with CI/CD, monitoring, and alerting is essential—QEs work closely with DevOps.
• You bring proven experience in Microservices and API automation at scale.
• Recent hands-on experience with performance testing rounds out your skillset.
• 15% bonus
• Private healthcare & critical illness cover
• Free parking (5 minutes from the train station)
• Structured career development pathways

Interview Process

• 30-minute initial chat with the QA Manager
• 1-hour architecture exercise
• 1-hour final interview with the Engineering Manager & Director of QA

Interested?

Apply via Quick Apply, connect with Jack Cole on LinkedIn with a message and your CV, or email [e-mail] with a brief note on why this role suits you.

Please include your desired salary, location, right to work in the UK, and available times for a call.

Good luck with your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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