Salary: £45,000 - 55,000 per year Requirements: Strong experience leading a QA function Excellent hands-on skills with Playwright (Experience with Selenium is a 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 utilize 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 role will be key in developing and leading our QA strategy while building a global team. We place a strong emphasis on automation and AI, providing an exciting opportunity to introduce efficiencies in our processes. Our office is located in Ludlow, requiring you to be on-site 2 days a week, with a competitive salary of up to £55,000 per annum. last updated 11 week of 2026