Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year Requirements: Strong experience leading a QA function Excellent hands-on skills with Playwright (Experience with Selenium would also be nice to have) Experience leading QA teams Proven experience building or significantly enhancing automation frameworks Strong SQL skills for data validation and backend testing Experience integrating automated tests within CI/CD environments Comfortable operating directly within development teams Exposure to AI-assisted QA/testing tools Responsibilities: Lead the building, enhancement, and maintenance of test automation frameworks using Playwright Establish and maintain the QA strategy, encompassing functional, regression, integration, and performance testing Implement and utilise AI tools to speed up test processes Lead a global QA team Work closely with developers to embed quality within the SDLC Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven testing Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines Technologies: AI Backend CI/CD Playwright SQL Selenium More: We are a growing UK-based software provider seeking a Lead QA Engineer to strengthen our product engineering capability. This position, based in Ludlow with two days on-site, presents an opportunity to develop and lead QA strategies while building a global team. We emphasize automation and AI, providing an environment where innovation is encouraged. Join us during a key phase of expansion and contribute directly to our delivery success within a collaborative engineering team. last updated 14 week of 2026