Test Lead

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

Job summary

A leading technology organisation in Plymouth is looking for a QA Lead to enhance their quality assurance processes. This hybrid role involves establishing QA practices, implementing automation frameworks, and collaborating with various teams to ensure the highest quality standards. Candidates should have a strong background in manual testing, automation, and integration of testing in CI/CD pipelines. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £50,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in establishing and maintaining QA processes.
• Proven ability to evaluate and implement automation frameworks.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain QA processes across multiple testing phases.
• Evaluate, implement, and extend automation frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to define quality standards.
• Document defects and support root cause analysis.
• Guide teams on QA best practices.

Skills

Manual testing

Regression planning

UAT support

Automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)

Web and API testing

Defect identification

Risk-based testing

Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)

Familiarity with accessibility testing

Performance testing

Security testing

API contract testing

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.

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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