Lead QA Tester

ADP; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech company in the UK is seeking a Lead QA Tester with at least 8 years of experience. The role involves planning QA strategies for projects, ensuring the maintenance of test assets, and innovating testing processes. Candidates should excel in communication and collaboration, and possess substantial experience with automation tools such as Selenium and Java. This is a hybrid position based in Peterborough offering the opportunity to work with teams across the US and India.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in QA with a focus on quality.
• Good understanding of API testing and dynamic web applications.
• Experience in security testing and familiarity with OWASP vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan QA strategy and align with overall automation strategy.
• Ensure maintenance of test assets and provide functional support.
• Innovate processes for higher pace and precision in testing.

Skills

Effective planning and resource organization

Strong communication skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Test Automation experience

Agile Software Development principles

Test Driven Development

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Java

JavaScript

Python

TypeScript

Jenkins

TeamCity

GitHub

Postman

React

Node.js

Job description

Lead QA Tester – ADP Peterborough (Hybrid)

Lead QA with at least 8 years experience in holding a high bar for quality, able to independently assess and select the best approach to meet quality goals via automation, manual verification or a mix of both. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working within our cutting‑edge Online Payroll Platform application.

Responsibilities

Planning the QA strategy for projects and deliverables and aligning with the overall automation strategy for the product, providing reports on coverage and progress and innovating to enable higher pace and precision in the future.

Ensuring team development and maintenance of key test assets for specific areas of the application and offering functional support to team members and other teams.

Technology Requirements

• 5+ years experience on online web applications working with any of the following:
  
  • Selenium / Playwright
  • Java / JavaScript / Python / TypeScript
  • Jenkins / TeamCity
  • GitHub / Co‑Pilot
• Good understanding of API testing using Postman
• Good understanding of automating dynamic web applications in React and Node
• Experience in security testing and understanding of OWASP vulnerabilities
• Experience of other Test Automation Frameworks / Solutions a bonus

Skills

• Able to plan effectively, lead and organise resources
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organisation
• Eye for continuous improvement and ability to champion best practice
• Excellent Test Automation experience with detailed understanding of the page object design pattern and its implementation
• Deep problem solving skills and ability to break down ideas to get to core requirements
• Embraces the Agile Software Development principles, patterns and behaviours
• Experience with Test Driven Development and continuous integration
• Able to communicate ideas well, as well as work through complex issues
• Capable of researching and diving into the unknown on your own as well as working through and discussing solutions as a team member
• Ideally qualified to degree‑level

Other Requirements

• Passionate, committed and confident in finding root causes of problems
• Self‑starter, can take direction and execute it effectively with a "can do" attitude
• Able to manage priorities based on business needs and project schedules
• Can work closely with Subject Matter Experts in the wider team (onshore and offshore) to gain knowledge of affected functional area

Environment

Agile methodologies are used on all project teams. The successful candidate must be happy expressing requirements and documentations using concise methods early in the project life cycle (SharePoint, Wiki entries, etc.).

This will involve interaction with our US & India teams. Core hours will generally be 9 to 5 but the applicant must be flexible in case the requirements of the project mean they need to work outside of these hours.