Quality Engineering Associate Manager

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Test Automation Associate Manager in London, combining hands-on coding with leadership across QE engagements. You'll own tooling strategy, define frameworks, and guide a team across client programs.

You'll contribute to quality engineering, assess maturity, mentor engineers, manage client relationships, and drive GenAI tooling adoption (Playwright, MCP, Copilot, Claude). Occasional travel to client sites in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C#.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools.
• Proven ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks, and to conduct structured QE assessments.
• Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team; strong client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on every day - writing automation scripts, building and evolving frameworks, reviewing code, and setting the technical standard for your team through active contribution.
• Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across your client accounts, ensuring they are scalable and aligned to delivery goals.
• Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations, identifying gaps and producing clear recommendations and roadmaps.
• Lead and support a team of QE automation engineers, providing mentorship and day-to-day management.
• Support the development and execution of Quality Engineering strategies in collaboration with senior managers.
• Manage client relationships at the project level, communicating progress, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of GenAI tooling within the team, including Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Claude.
• Contribute to internal QE community initiatives and help define team standards and best practices.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Automation frameworks

GenAI tooling

Team leadership

Tools

Playwright

MCP

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

Job Title: Test Automation Associate Manager

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Location: London (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

The Role

We're looking for a Test Automation Associate Manager who is still very much in the code every day, while also stepping up to own tooling strategy, framework definition, and team leadership across client engagements. This is a role for a senior practitioner making the transition into management - someone who leads by doing, earns credibility through technical contribution, and is beginning to shape quality strategy at the account level.

What You'll Do

• Hands-on every day - writing automation scripts, building and evolving frameworks, reviewing code, and setting the technical standard for your team through active contribution
• Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across your client accounts, ensuring they are scalable, fit-for-purpose, and aligned to delivery goals
• Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations, identifying gaps and producing clear recommendations and improvement roadmaps
• Lead and support a team of QE automation engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and day-to-day management
• Support the development and execution of Quality Engineering strategies in collaboration with senior managers
• Manage client relationships at the project level, communicating progress, risks, and recommendations confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Drive adoption of GenAI tooling within the team, including Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Claude
• Contribute to internal QE community initiatives and help define team standards and best practices

What We’re Looking For

• A strong hands-on technician first - you are still writing and reviewing code daily, and your technical credibility is what makes you an effective leader at this level
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C# - and the ability to build and assess automation frameworks, not just use them
• Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
• Proven ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks, and to conduct structured QE assessments across client environments
• Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team, with a growing focus on people development
• Several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering practices including automated testing
• Good client-facing skills - able to manage delivery relationships and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A collaborative, egoless approach and a passion for quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
• Comfortable with the variety consulting brings - you adapt your stack and approach to meet client needs

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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