Senior Automation QA Lead — Hybrid, AI-Driven Testing

The Scale Factory; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days annual leave

Pension plan

Health benefits

Hybrid working

Training & Certifications

Job summary

The Scale Factory in London is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test to design, build, and implement cutting-edge automation frameworks for client projects. You will work across multiple industries, delivering robust testing solutions and accelerating quality.

You will lead small automation tester teams, mentor engineers, shape QA strategy, and ensure delivery aligns with business needs. This hybrid role offers collaboration, growth opportunities, and exposure to diverse modern tech stacks.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for SC clearance.
• Significant experience in Agile environments.
• Strong coding in Java, C#, TS/JS.
• Automation testing with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or RestAssured.
• QA strategy and automation frameworks knowledge.
• Experience leading small tester teams.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools.
• CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins/CircleCI/GitLab/AzureDevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement automation frameworks and testing solutions.
• Lead and mentor small automation tester teams.
• Take ownership of QA strategies and automation frameworks.
• Play a client-facing role, ensuring solutions align with business needs.

Skills

SC clearance

Agile environments

Java / C# / TS / JS

Automation testing

QA strategy

Leadership

Performance testing

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

RestAssured

JMeter

Gatling

K6

Neoload

Jenkins

CircleCI

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Scale Factory in London is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test to design, build, and implement cutting-edge automation frameworks for client projects. You will work across multiple industries, delivering robust testing solutions and accelerating quality.

You will lead small automation tester teams, mentor engineers, shape QA strategy, and ensure delivery aligns with business needs. This hybrid role offers collaboration, growth opportunities, and exposure to diverse modern tech stacks.