QA Lead

CDP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A global non-profit organization in London is seeking a QA Lead to drive quality assurance across its engineering teams. You will manage a team of QA Engineers, define testing processes, and ensure software quality through automated testing practices. The ideal candidate should be experienced in both manual and automated testing, particularly with Cypress, and possess strong communication skills. This hybrid role requires candidates to live within commuting distance from the London office and work in-office two days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual and automated software testing is essential.
• Proficiency writing automated tests, ideally with Cypress.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines is required.

Responsibilities

• Line-manage a team of QA Engineers within cross-functional squads.
• Define processes for manual and automated testing.
• Ensure QA methodology is consistent and documented.

Skills

Experience in manual and automated software testing

Proficiency with Cypress for automated tests

Hands-on experience with continuous testing in CI/CD

Working knowledge of TypeScript and Python

Experience in Agile and DevOps environments

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Passion for environmental sustainability

Tools

Cypress

Azure DevOps

Job description

Title - QA Lead

Location - London

Salary - £ 78,000- £98,000

About CDP :

CDP is a global non‑profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.

Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth‑positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.

Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team :

The QA Team ensures the delivery of stable, high-quality software across CDP’s digital platforms. Through a combination of manual and automated testing, performance validation and cross‑squad quality leadership, the QA team ensures our products meet user needs and provide a consistent, reliable experience.

About this role :

As Lead QA Engineer, you will own and drive the end‑to‑end quality assurance strategy across CDP’s engineering squads. This includes defining best practices for testing, managing the QA team, improving processes, and maintaining a strong focus on automation and performance testing. You will also play a hands‑on role in QA, contributing directly to platform quality while coaching others and providing visibility of quality metrics across the business.

What you will do :

• Line‑manage a team of QA Engineers embedded within cross‑functional squads.
• Define and own processes for manual, automated, and performance testing across engineering.
• Ensure consistent QA methodology, documentation and reporting across all squads.
• Review and report on test coverage, defects and product quality for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to align testing priorities with product goals.
• Establish and maintain automated testing using tools like Cypress.
• Ensure testing is integrated into CI / CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Capture and incorporate user feedback to inform quality improvements.
• Maintain up‑to‑date and accessible QA documentation.
• Contribute directly to testing as a hands‑on team lead.
• Stay informed of new QA tools, frameworks, and industry trends.

Manage an effective and engaged team, clear on its purpose and contribution, by :

• Working with the Talent Attraction team to identify and recruit the right talent to the team.
• Providing focus and direction, through regular 1 : 1’s, setting clear objectives, providing ongoing, honest feedback, recognition, structured performance and development conversations, and helping with solutions.
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members can communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference. Helps resolve conflict as appropriate.
• Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to their position.

The types of roles managed include QA Engineers

Internal stakeholders include : Engineering, Product, UX / UI, DevOps, Infrastructure

External stakeholders include : External vendors(as relevant to test environments or tools)

We’re looking for :

• Experience in both manual and automated software testing.
• Proficiency writing automated tests, ideally with Cypress.
• Hands‑on experience with continuous testing in CI / CD pipelines (preferably AzureDevOps).
• Working knowledge of TypeScript and Python.
• Experience in Agile and DevOps delivery environments.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation habits.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead and coach others.
• Passion for environmental sustainability and interest in CDP’s mission.

Before you apply :

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How to apply :

Please upload your CV in the application form.

The salary banding for this role is £78,000 - £98,000

This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.