Lead QA Engineer: Playwright Automation & Strategy

MRJ Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

MRJ Recruitment is seeking a Principal QA / Principal Software Engineer in Test in Manchester City Centre, offering up to £80k. This hands-on leadership role focuses on defining the QA strategy and driving automation, particularly using Playwright, with a strong emphasis on mentoring and building a high-performing team. The candidate should have experience in API testing, CI/CD processes, and a good understanding of modern automation to ensure quality across their well-known product platform.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Playwright or Cypress.
• Experience with API testing using Postman.
• Good understanding of CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the QA strategy across products.
• Lead adoption of Playwright-based automation frameworks.
• Work closely with engineers to embed quality across the SDLC.
• Mentor QA engineers and build a high-performing team.
• Improve tooling, processes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

API testing

CI/CD

Leadership

Strong communication

Tools

Postman

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

Job description

MRJ Recruitment is seeking a Principal QA / Principal Software Engineer in Test in Manchester City Centre, offering up to £80k. This hands-on leadership role focuses on defining the QA strategy and driving automation, particularly using Playwright, with a strong emphasis on mentoring and building a high-performing team. The candidate should have experience in API testing, CI/CD processes, and a good understanding of modern automation to ensure quality across their well-known product platform.