Test Engineering Manager - Automation

Ocho; Belfast; Remote; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech organization is looking for a Test Engineering Manager to lead automation and quality engineering efforts. This role involves defining test strategies, mentoring engineers, and driving quality across the SDLC. The ideal candidate has experience in QA leadership and a strong background in automation frameworks. The company offers a salary up to £75k, fully-remote working, and additional benefits like a private pension scheme and healthcare.

Benefits

Private pension scheme

Private healthcare

High spec equipment provided

Work From Home

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in QA in a leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven background in automation frameworks, performance tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based, microservice-driven platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable test strategies across UI, API, performance, and integration layers.
• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of SDETs and QA engineers.
• Embed automation across the SDLC using modern frameworks and tooling.

Skills

QA leadership

Automation frameworks

Performance tools

CI/CD pipelines

Collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Playwright

K6

JMeter

Selenium

REST Assured

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role Overview

Test Engineering Manager - Automation

I'm looking for a Test Engineering Manager to lead and scale a distributed team responsible for driving automation, performance testing, and quality engineering across the SDLC.

This is a strategic "player-coach" position that combines leadership, delivery ownership, and hands-on technical contribution in a modern CI/CD and DevOps environment.

You'll partner with engineering leadership to define the roadmap, mentor engineers, and implement test strategies that embed quality into every stage of product development.

About the Company

My client is a global fintech organisation delivering cutting-edge merchant solutions to a rapidly growing customer base. With a cloud-first architecture, product-led strategy, and commitment to engineering excellence, they are investing heavily in building a high-performance QA function to support ongoing innovation and scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable test strategies across UI, API, performance, and integration layers
• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of SDETs and QA engineers
• Embed automation across the SDLC using modern frameworks and tooling
• Champion shift-left practices and advocate for testability in architecture and design
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align testing with business outcomes
• Own quality metrics, risk reporting, and test governance across product teams

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in QA in a leadership or managerial capacity
• Proven background in automation frameworks, performance tools, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong knowledge of tools such as Playwright, K6, JMeter, Selenium, REST Assured, Azure DevOps
• Experience designing test strategies for cloud-based, microservice-driven platforms
• Confident leading remote teams and mentoring engineers of varying seniority

What They Offer

• Salary up to £75k
• Fully-remote working
• Private pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• High spec equipment provided

For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.

Additional Details

Skills: qa, principal, senior, manager, automation, sdet, playwright

Benefits: Work From Home, plus bonus