Lead QA Engineer | Swindon/Hybrid | £65,000 - £70,000

Opus Recruitment Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment agency is looking for a Lead QA Engineer in Swindon with a salary of £65,000 - £70,000. This hybrid role involves leading a QA team, driving QA standards, and testing APIs in a microservice environment. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in automation testing using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber. Benefits include 25 days holiday, medical insurance, and a monthly gym allowance.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Option to buy 5 additional days

Medical insurance

Monthly gym allowance

Qualifications

• Hands-on Lead QA experience with API testing in a microservice environment.
• Experience driving QA standards and supporting multiple squads.
• Strong automation testing background using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, TDD, and BDD.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small QA Team across multiple squads to ensure strong test coverage.
• Be at the forefront of testing APIs in a microservice environment and drive QA standards.
• Act as escalation point for any regression issues.

Skills

API testing

Automation testing

Java

Selenium

Cucumber

SQL

Job description

Overview

Lead QA Engineer | Swindon/Hybrid | £65,000 - £70,000

Tech stack: Java, Selenium, AWS, Postman, Cucumber, SQL

Responsibilities

• Lead a small QA Team across multiple squads to ensure strong test coverage.
• Be at the forefront of testing APIs in a microservice environment and drive QA standards.
• Act as escalation point for any regression issues.

Qualifications / Experience

• Hands-on Lead QA experience with API testing in a microservice environment.
• Experience driving QA standards and supporting multiple squads.
• Strong automation testing background using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, TDD, and BDD.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary up to £70,000 with a 10% bonus. Benefits include 25 days holiday + bank holidays, option to buy 5 days, medical insurance, monthly gym allowance, and more.

Additional

Sponsorship isn’t available. This role is Swindon/Hybrid.