Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 per year Requirements: Proven background as QA Lead / Test Lead / Senior Tester in Agile teams Strong manual testing skills across complex, multi-step business workflows Experience mentoring/guiding other testers and raising quality standards Solid knowledge of test design, defect management, and release readiness Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders (Nice to have) Experience testing workflow-driven platforms (e.g., CRM, ERP, case/claims-style or other configurable process-heavy systems) (Nice to have) Exposure to test management and reporting tooling beyond Jira (e.g., Zephyr, Xray, TestRail) Responsibilities: Define and implement test strategies, processes, and quality standards across key systems Lead and mentor a small QA team (coaching, reviews, upskilling) Create and maintain test plans, test cases and regression packs Manage defect tracking and triage (Jira) and drive clear, actionable feedback Perform hands-on manual testing for new features, integrations, and releases Partner with developers, product managers and delivery to embed quality throughout sprints and releases Identify opportunities to increase coverage, reduce cycle time, and improve consistency via sensible tooling and practices Technologies: CRM ERP Support JIRA More: We are Charles Simon Associates, seeking a QA Test Lead to establish and mature an internal testing capability across several business-critical platforms. This remote role, based in the UK, offers a salary of up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience. We foster a remote-first setup with a collaborative culture, providing the chance to shape a QA function with genuine autonomy and impact, as well as support for professional development and continuous improvement. last updated 11 week of 2026