QA Lead

Proactive Appointments; Roborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organisation in Plymouth is looking for a QA Lead to establish and maintain quality assurance processes and support growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manual and automation testing, particularly using tools like Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium. This hybrid role offers up to £50k per annum and requires collaboration with Product and Engineering teams to ensure quality standards are met. Applicants should possess excellent skills in defect identification and API testing.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual testing and regression planning.
• Proficiency with automation frameworks like Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Skill in web and API testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish QA processes for manual and automated testing.
• Plan testing for monthly releases and ensure workflow coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define quality standards.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

API testing

Defect identification

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Azure DevOps

Job description

QA Lead

Plymouth, Devon | Hybrid (2/3 days on-site per week) | Up to £50k per annum

We're exclusively partnered with a leading technology organisation based in the Plymouth area, who are looking to onboard a QA Lead to support their continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain QA processes across manual, regression, UAT, and automation testing.
• Evaluate, implement, and extend automation frameworks (Playwright preferred).
• Plan and execute testing for monthly releases, ensuring coverage of critical workflows.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Service to define quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Document defects, support root cause analysis, and verify fixes.
• Guide teams on QA best practices and contribute to a well-governed software development life cycle.

Technical Skills

• Manual testing, regression planning, and UAT support.
• Automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium).
• Web and API testing
• Defect identification, risk-based testing, and prioritization.
• Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Familiarity with accessibility, performance, security, or API contract testing is a plus.

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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