Test Lead

Proactive Appointments; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organisation in Plymouth is seeking a QA Lead to enhance their quality assurance processes. This role involves establishing and maintaining QA methodologies across manual and automated testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving best practices in software development. The ideal candidate has strong experience with various automation frameworks, including Playwright, and will be instrumental in supporting the company's growth and quality standards. This position offers a hybrid working model with competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Establish and maintain QA processes across varied testing methodologies.
• Evaluate and implement automation frameworks, with a preference for Playwright.
• Document defects and support root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to define quality standards.
• Plan and execute testing for releases.
• Guide teams on QA best practices.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)

Web and API testing

Defect identification

Integrating automated tests into CI / CD pipelines

Risk-based testing

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Test Lead

Plymouth, Devon | Hybrid (2 / 3 days on-site per week) | Up to £50k per annum

We're exclusively partnered with a leading technology organisation based in the Plymouth area, who are looking to onboard a QA Lead to support their continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain QA processes across manual, regression, UAT, and automation testing.
• Evaluate, implement, and extend automation frameworks (Playwright preferred).
• Plan and execute testing for monthly releases, ensuring coverage of critical workflows.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Service to define quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Document defects, support root cause analysis, and verify fixes.
• Guide teams on QA best practices and contribute to a well-governed software development life cycle.

Technical Skills

• Manual testing, regression planning, and UAT support.
• Automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium).
• Web and API testing
• Defect identification, risk-based testing, and prioritization.
• Integrating automated tests into CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Familiarity with accessibility, performance, security, or API contract testing is a plus.

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