Remote UK QA Lead Engineer — Build a Scalable Quality Engine

Bright Purple; Combe Raleigh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Purple is recruiting a QA Lead Engineer to join a dedicated delivery team working on the Property Management Programme (PMP). This is a genuine opportunity to build a QA function from the ground up within a business that's rebuilding its entire software estate around modern, web-based applications.

You’ll lead quality across a programme with real scale and real stakes, shaping testing standards, embedding best practice, and working hand-in-hand with developers, UX designers, and the

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading QA across web product or platform teams.
• Hands-on API testing experience.
• Strong manual testing, UAT and release validation in a product-led environment.
• Comfortable in lean‑agile / Scrum teams.
• Confident communicator with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with web app testing, cross‑browser validation and accessibility standards.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and QA fitment in them.
• Track record of establishing QA functions from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the QA strategy for the product and aligned to the wider organisational approach.
• Establish manual and automated testing processes, UAT cycles and a QA framework.
• Develop clear test plans, acceptance criteria and release sign-off standards for PBIs and bug fixes.
• Verify that features meet defined requirements and approval criteria.
• Partner with developers, designers and product manager for testing, usability and accessibility.
• Champion a quality-first culture and promote standard testing practices across the team.
• Introduce tools, metrics and reporting to measure quality and stability.
• Support continuous improvement in delivery processes and release management.

Skills

QA leadership

API testing

Manual testing

UAT

Lean‑Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Web testing

CI/CD

QA from scratch

Job description

Bright Purple is recruiting a QA Lead Engineer to join a dedicated delivery team working on the Property Management Programme (PMP). This is a genuine opportunity to build a QA function from the ground up within a business that's rebuilding its entire software estate around modern, web-based applications.

You’ll lead quality across a programme with real scale and real stakes, shaping testing standards, embedding best practice, and working hand-in-hand with developers, UX designers, and the