QA Architect: Testing Strategy & Automation Leader

Weightmans; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Weightmans is seeking a QA Architect to define, govern, and evolve the organisation-wide testing strategy, frameworks, and standards across technology initiatives.

The role ensures testing is embedded across the delivery lifecycle, guiding design, tooling, and governance to reduce production defects and improve quality outcomes. Strong experience in leadership and multiple delivery methodologies is expected.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a Testing Architect, Test Manager, or Senior QA leadership role.
• Experience driving organisation wide testing standards, strategies and frameworks (governance & test delivery).
• Experience across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies; CI/CD integration.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the IT testing strategy covering functional, non-functional, security, performance, and integration testing.
• Establish testing frameworks and standards across delivery teams.
• Lead test automation initiatives and drive continuous testing within dev pipelines.
• Ensure quality gates are met prior to production releases and support project teams with test planning and execution.
• Define and track testing KPIs to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Testing methodologies

Test automation

SDLC governance

QA leadership

Education

ISTQB Foundation Certification

OGAF awareness

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Selenium

Playwright

Performance testing tools

Security testing tools

Job description

Weightmans is seeking a QA Architect to define, govern, and evolve the organisation-wide testing strategy, frameworks, and standards across technology initiatives.

The role ensures testing is embedded across the delivery lifecycle, guiding design, tooling, and governance to reduce production defects and improve quality outcomes. Strong experience in leadership and multiple delivery methodologies is expected.