Test Engineering Manager - Automation

Ocho People; Belfast; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech organization is seeking a Test Engineering Manager - Automation in Belfast. The role involves leading a distributed team in driving automation, performance testing, and quality engineering across the SDLC. This strategic position combines leadership responsibilities with hands-on technical contributions in a modern CI/CD and DevOps environment. Candidates should have a strong background in QA leadership and automation frameworks, alongside experience in cloud-based platforms.

Benefits

Salary up to £75k

Fully-remote working

High spec equipment provided

Qualifications

• Experience in QA in a leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven background in automation frameworks and performance tools.
• Confidence in leading remote teams and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable test strategies across various layers.
• Lead and grow a high-performing team of SDETs and QA engineers.
• Champion shift-left practices and embed automation across the SDLC.

Skills

Automation frameworks

Performance testing tools

CI/CD pipelines

Leadership

Mentoring

QA methodologies

Tools

Playwright

K6

JMeter

Selenium

REST Assured

Azure DevOps

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Posted:

02.07.2025

Expiry Date:

16.08.2025

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Job Description:

Test Engineering Manager - Automation

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.

Role Overview
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.

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
• 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
• High spec equipment provided

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