QA Lead - Hybrid in Plymouth | Automation & CI/CD

Proactive.IT Appointments Limited; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organisation in Plymouth seeks a QA Lead to support growth. This role involves establishing QA processes across various testing types, evaluating automation frameworks, and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure quality. Key skills include manual testing, expertise in automation tools like Playwright, and familiarity with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £50k and a hybrid working model, balancing between on-site and remote work.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain QA processes across manual, regression, UAT, and automation testing.
• Evaluate, implement, and extend automation frameworks.
• Plan and execute testing for monthly releases, covering critical workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to define quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Document defects, support root cause analysis, and verify fixes.
• Guide teams on QA best practices.

Skills

Manual testing

Regression planning

UAT support

Automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)

Web and API testing

Defect identification

Risk-based testing

Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with accessibility testing

Familiarity with performance testing

Familiarity with security testing

Familiarity with API contract testing

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Azure DevOps

Job description

A leading technology organisation in Plymouth seeks a QA Lead to support growth. This role involves establishing QA processes across various testing types, evaluating automation frameworks, and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure quality. Key skills include manual testing, expertise in automation tools like Playwright, and familiarity with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £50k and a hybrid working model, balancing between on-site and remote work.