Quality Assurance Automation Lead

JR United Kingdom; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance firm is seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Lead to drive automation strategy and enhance testing frameworks in Newport. This role involves hands-on leadership and mentoring engineers to adopt quality engineering best practices in a collaborative environment, aiming to scale robust testing across complex systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in test automation and enterprise-scale frameworks required.
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments is essential.
• Strong expertise in automation tools and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Champion quality engineering practices across teams.
• Mentor engineers in test automation strategies.

Skills

Test Automation

Leadership

Quality Engineering

API Testing

Cloud Integration

Continuous Testing

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Cucumber

REST Assured

SOAP

JMeter

Azure

JUnit

TestNG

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Quality Assurance Automation Lead, newport, wales

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newport, wales, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Quality Engineering Automation Lead

CPS Group is excited to partner with a leading global insurance firm—ranked among the top 10 worldwide—as they continue to evolve their technology capability. We're searching for a Quality Engineering Automation Lead to own the automation strategy, build modern testing frameworks, and drive best practices across a collaborative engineering environment.

This is a high-impact leadership role with a hands-on element—ideal for someone passionate about automation, quality, and scaling robust test practices across complex systems.

• Automation Tools: Selenium, Appium, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit
• API Testing: REST Assured, SOAP, Web APIs
• Testing Approaches: BDD, continuous testing, performance testing (e.g., JMeter)
• Cloud: Exposure to Azure and modern cloud integration patterns
• Experience: 10+ years in test automation, enterprise-scale frameworks, Agile/DevOps environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks across UI, API, and performance testing
• Embed test automation into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable delivery
• Champion quality engineering and test automation adoption across product teams
• Mentor engineers and embed best practices for automation and continuous testing
• Define quality metrics and drive improvements in test coverage and effectiveness
• Troubleshoot flaky or inefficient test suites and streamline testing pipelines
• Work closely with QA, DevOps, and software engineers to refine automation strategy

If you're a quality-driven leader ready to shape automation in a global-scale environment, we’d love to hear from you.