Remote QA Engineering Lead – Platform & Security

Aker Systems; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a QA Engineering People Manager to elevate the quality engineering strategy on their cloud-native platform. This pivotal role involves driving BDD practices, developing automated test frameworks, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience as a Lead QA Engineer and strong expertise in Kotlin or Java automation. A competitive salary and multiple benefits including paid medical insurance and ongoing training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company paid medical insurance

Annual training allowance

Wellbeing allowance

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Lead QA Engineer in a product or platform engineering team.
• Deep expertise in BDD and writing executable specifications.
• Proven hands-on experience in automating test suites using Kotlin or Java.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end QA strategy across multiple systems.
• Champion BDD practices, enabling teams to automate specifications.
• Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools.

Skills

Experience as a Lead QA Engineer

Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)

Automating test suites using Kotlin or Java

Testing frontend UI and backend services/APIs

Kafka and event-driven architectures

Cloud-native systems

Leadership and communication skills

Analytical mindset

Tools

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Playwright

Job description

A leading tech firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a QA Engineering People Manager to elevate the quality engineering strategy on their cloud-native platform. This pivotal role involves driving BDD practices, developing automated test frameworks, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience as a Lead QA Engineer and strong expertise in Kotlin or Java automation. A competitive salary and multiple benefits including paid medical insurance and ongoing training opportunities are offered.