Senior QA & Test Automation Leader – SAFe & CI/CD

DXC Technology Company; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in Hampshire is seeking an Agile Quality & Test Automation Lead to shape the QA strategy and governance across SAFe ARTs and Scrum teams. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and automated quality gates.

You will bridge development, security, and delivery to ensure quality is built in from inception while mentoring engineers and driving effective testing across complex systems.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing automated testing strategies across functional, non-functional, regression, and security testing.
• Embed QA into SAFe PI planning, Scrum ceremonies, and CI/CD workflows.
• Mentor and upskill test automation engineers and cross-functional teammates.
• Establish automated quality gates, metrics, and dashboards for release readiness.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Frameworks: Design, implement, and continuously improve automated testing strategies covering functional, non-functional, regression, and security testing across complex systems.
• Agile Integration: Embed quality assurance into SAFe PI planning, team‑level Scrum ceremonies, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and upskill test automation engineers and cross‑functional team members.
• Compliance & Reporting: Establish automated quality gates, metrics, and dashboards to provide visibility of release readiness.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

RestAssured

Python

Java

JavaScript

CI/CD integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Technical NVQ Level 4

Equivalent vocational experience

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

DXC Technology in Hampshire is seeking an Agile Quality & Test Automation Lead to shape the QA strategy and governance across SAFe ARTs and Scrum teams. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and automated quality gates.

You will bridge development, security, and delivery to ensure quality is built in from inception while mentoring engineers and driving effective testing across complex systems.