Quality Engineering - Associate Manager - London

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Leave for charitable work (3 extra per

Job summary

Accenture PLC in London is seeking a Test Automation Associate Manager who stays hands-on with coding while guiding tooling strategy and team leadership across client engagements.

The role combines technical leadership with quality engineering across accounts, including GenAI tooling adoption, mature QE practices, and strong client-facing communication. Flexibility to travel to client sites UK-wide is expected.

Qualifications

• Hands-on coding daily and contributing technically to the team.
• Proficient in at least one OOP language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C#) and able to assess automation frameworks.
• Experience with GenAI in QE contexts (e.g., Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools.
• Ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks across client accounts.
• Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on every day – write automation scripts, build and evolve frameworks, review code.
• Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across client accounts.
• Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations with clear improvement roadmaps.
• Lead and mentor a QE automation engineering team.
• Collaborate on Quality Engineering strategies with senior management.
• Manage client relationships and communicate progress to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of GenAI tooling within the team (Playwright, MCP, Copilot, Claude).
• Contribute to QE community initiatives and team standards.

Skills

Hands-on coding

OOP languages

GenAI QE context

Tooling strategy

QE leadership

Client-facing

Tools

Playwright

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

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.