Test Automation Manager - London

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Test Automation Manager in London willing to travel to client sites across the UK. The role combines hands-on testing with strategic leadership, shaping modern Quality Engineering practices and guiding teams through diverse client engagements.

Candidates should stay hands-on in coding while driving QA roadmaps, leveraging Playwright MCP and AI-assisted tools, with comfort in cloud environments and multiple OO languages.

Qualifications

• Years of experience leading a team and growing careers.
• Defined and implemented modern Quality Engineering concepts including automated testing.
• Active testing and coding while guiding strategy and influencing.
• Proficient in OO languages (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#).
• Experience with GenAI and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude).
• Knowledge of LangChain / LangGraph and cloud environments.
• Testing in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Collaborative, egoless team player who learns quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering teams and define QA strategy for clients.
• Remain hands-on with testing and coding while guiding the team.
• Adapt stacks and domains across client projects.
• Contribute to internal QA communities and share knowledge.

Skills

Team leadership

Quality Engineering

Automated testing

OO language proficiency

Playwright MCP

AI coding tools

LangChain / LangGraph

Cloud environments

AWS / Azure testing

Collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Job Title: Test Automation Manager

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Location: London (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a Test Automation Manager

We typically work hand-in-hand with our clients to develop new Quality Engineering strategies or improve their existing processes.

To do this, we need experienced, capable Quality Engineers who can both deploy their own mastery to get things done hands-on and successfully lead others in doing so. The nature of our work varies from client to client so there will be lots of opportunities to experience new domains and new stacks.

Our team is dedicated to applying great engineering to get great outcomes. Our engineers stand out by keeping one eye on value at all times, and by proposing thoughtful solutions that get the job done efficiently and with low complexity. You’d be a key advocate for this approach within a team.

Beyond client work, our engineers are essential contributors to our internal and regional Quality Engineering communities. There are many opportunities to get involved and help shape conversations around topics you’re interested in, share your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• You have many years experience leading a team and growing the careers of team members
• You’ve spent several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering concepts including automated testing
• You are still actively testing and writing code, the role will require this in addition to your role defining strategy and influencing
• You’re comfortable working in at least one object oriented programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc)
• You have hands-on experience with GenAI, (e.g. Playwright with MCP). Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) is required, knowledge of LangChain or LangGraph, and cloud environments is a plus
• You are familiar with testing within cloud environments such as AWS, Azure
• You love working with people to build things and solve problems together in an egoless way, regardless of their level of experience or your role in the team
• You’re comfortable with change and always happy to learn something new; as consultants we flex our individual roles and tech stacks as required to get the best outcomes for our clients

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

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