Senior QA Automation Architect – CI/CD Leader (Maidenhead)

Nexus Jobs Limited; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Jobs Limited is seeking a seasoned QA Automation Architect for a 6-month contract in Maidenhead. The role requires deep expertise in automation, continuous delivery, and cross-functional leadership. You will shape the automation vision and drive its execution across multi-tier architectures.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, Docker, Cucumber, Jenkins, and Maven within Agile teams, delivering measurable quality improvements.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of proven software testing experience.
• Extensive QA automation experience in large-scale CD/QA programs.
• Ability to articulate automation vision and execute.
• Experience with multi-tier architectures.
• Experience with nearshore teams.
• Improving quality processes holistically.
• Hands-on automation framework setup and regression testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive QA automation strategy for large-scale projects.
• Lead framework design and long-term automation roadmap.
• Collaborate with developers and operations across teams.
• Implement metrics, detect gaps, and propose fixes.
• Coordinate with nearshore teams to ensure delivery quality.

Skills

QA Automation

Selenium WebDriver

Docker

Cucumber

Jenkins

Maven

Agile

Automation framework

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

Maven

Job description

Nexus Jobs Limited is seeking a seasoned QA Automation Architect for a 6-month contract in Maidenhead. The role requires deep expertise in automation, continuous delivery, and cross-functional leadership. You will shape the automation vision and drive its execution across multi-tier architectures.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, Docker, Cucumber, Jenkins, and Maven within Agile teams, delivering measurable quality improvements.