Lead QA Engineer — Hybrid, Strategy & Automation Leader

WARACLE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

Pension plan 5%

Death in Service

Health plan

Job summary

Waracle is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in London to guide QA across multiple squads, shape test strategies, and champion automation and observability. The role emphasizes leadership, strategic decision-making, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, influence testing practices including AI-assisted testing, and drive quality through robust architecture within a hybrid London-based setup.

Qualifications

• Proven strategic leadership experience guiding multi-squad QA workstreams.
• Hands-on API test automation using PyTest, Postman CLI, or REST frameworks.
• UI and end-to-end automation with Playwright (TypeScript or Python).
• Experience validating API Gateways (Azure APIM, OAuth 2.0).
• DevSecOps integration with SonarQube, SAST/DAST, container scanning.
• Familiarity with service virtualisation and synthetic test data management.
• Cloud and CI/CD familiarity, especially Azure DevOps and Key Vault.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaborative communication.

Responsibilities

• Shape test strategies across squads and ensure consistency.
• Define automation architectures and quality gates in CI/CD.
• Champion observability and non-functional requirements.
• Mentor engineers and influence testing practices.
• Balance technical quality with business value.

Job description

Waracle is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer in London to guide QA across multiple squads, shape test strategies, and champion automation and observability. The role emphasizes leadership, strategic decision-making, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, influence testing practices including AI-assisted testing, and drive quality through robust architecture within a hybrid London-based setup.