Responsibilities
* Act as a cross‑tribe source of expertise in automation, performance, resilience, and security testing
* Design, build, and maintain robust test frameworks with a strong emphasis on both Java and Playwright
* Guide squads in embedding automated, performance, and security testing into CI/CD pipelines
* Mentor QA engineers and developers, raising skills and confidence across teams
* Produce clear, practical documentation and "golden paths" that help squads adopt best practice
* Confidently lead initiatives to improve test tooling, documentation, and knowledge sharing
* Collaborate with wider engineering leadership and other senior level stakeholders to embed test practices into CI/CD pipelines and shift testing left
* Define, track, and properly report on testing effectiveness metrics
* Stay current with new tools and techniques, bringing fresh thinking into our QA strategy
Qualifications
* Strong hands‑on programming with both Java and Playwright
* Demonstrable experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, REST‑assured)
* Proven track record in performance testing (e.g. JMeter, Locust)
* Confident with security testing tools (e.g. OWASP Zap, Snyk)
* Experience embedding QA into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab, Jenkins)
* Proven experience designing and implementing scalable test automation strategies and frameworks across multiple projects
* AWS/cloud‑based testing experience (Terraform, containers, serverless, monitoring)
* Experience mentoring, coaching, and leading on QA strategy
Nice to have
* Modern UI testing tools (e.g. Cypress, Browserstack, Robot Framework)
* Contract or mock API testing (e.g. PACT, WireMock)
* Accessibility testing tools (e.g. Axe‑core)
* Knowledge of data privacy, compliance, and auditability in testing
* Familiarity with bioinformatics, scientific, or healthcare data is a strong plus
If you're a proven and highly experienced Lead QA Engineer, still very much hands‑on and motivated by setting standards, leading QA strategy, and solving complex QA challenges to have tangible impact across critical systems, this is your chance to lead from the front!
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