Senior QA & Automation Leader | CI/CD & API Testing

Solirius Reply; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare Insurance

25 Days Annual Leave

Training budget

Parental Leave

Pension

EAP

Gym Membership

Cycle to Work

Flexible Working

Away Days

Job summary

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy helping organisations solve challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We embed into client teams to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services.

We are seeking a motivated QA leader to shape Quality Engineering across Solirius and client projects, drive test automation, CI/CD, and shift-left practices, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality software in agile environments.

Qualifications

• Strong software testing background with hands-on automation.
• Experience with .NET/C# or Java.
• Experience with automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright.
• Strong API testing experience, ideally REST Assured.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (Jenkins).
• Understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, and shift-left practices.
• Experience leading QA teams and delivering test improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the Quality Engineering approach across Solirius and client projects.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA and test strategies.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple delivery teams.
• Drive test automation, shift-left testing, CI/CD, and continuous testing.
• Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, clients, and delivery teams.
• Promote quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Maintain hands-on testing and automation capabilities.
• Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and regression suites.
• Lead functional, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Promote unit and developer-led testing practices.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Coach and mentor QA/SDET engineers.
• Manage QA resources and priorities across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Champion Quality Engineering and best practices.
• Provide clear advice on quality risks and delivery decisions.
• Build strong relationships with clients and teams.
• Government/public sector experience desirable

Skills

Automation testing

Selenium

Playwright

REST Assured

CI/CD

Agile / DevSecOps

QA leadership

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy helping organisations solve challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We embed into client teams to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services.

We are seeking a motivated QA leader to shape Quality Engineering across Solirius and client projects, drive test automation, CI/CD, and shift-left practices, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality software in agile environments.