Senior Quality Engineering Lead - Automation & AI Testing

WeAreTechWomen; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charity leave

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a QE Automation Lead in the UK to lead a team delivering automated testing solutions across client projects. You will own client relationships from discovery to delivery, shaping roadmaps and driving quality engineering best practices.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on automation, and experience with GenAI tools in testing. You will collaborate with the Software & Platform Engineering team, work onsite with clients in Glasgow/Edinburgh, and contribute to a

Qualifications

• Experience in modern Quality Engineering practices including test automation.
• Experience leading or mentoring a Quality engineering automation team
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C#
• Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
• Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments
• Strong client-facing and communication skills - you can translate technical complexity for any audience
• A collaborative, egoless approach and a passion for improving quality, productivity, and software delivery

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a QE automation team day-to-day, enabling them to deliver independently
• Own client relationships - from discovery and strategy through to delivery and stakeholder reporting
• Conduct test automation analysis and deliver improvement roadmaps for clients
• Architect and build scalable test automation frameworks and scripts (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C#)
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments
• Leverage GenAI tools such as Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Claude in day-to-day engineering
• Contribute to our internal QE community - share knowledge, shape standards, and help grow the practice

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Java

C#

Tools

Playwright with MCP

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

Accenture is seeking a QE Automation Lead in the UK to lead a team delivering automated testing solutions across client projects. You will own client relationships from discovery to delivery, shaping roadmaps and driving quality engineering best practices.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on automation, and experience with GenAI tools in testing. You will collaborate with the Software & Platform Engineering team, work onsite with clients in Glasgow/Edinburgh, and contribute to a