Job Title: Senior Quality Engineering Manager
Location: Remote (Must be UK based)
Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £100,000 + 8% Bonus
Looking for an experienced Quality Engineering Senior Manager, to lead and mature our clients Test Engineering capability at scale. This role owns the day-to-day leadership and evolution of quality practices across the organisation, working in close partnership with Engineering, Product, and DevOps leadership. You will lead an established Test Engineering organisation and be responsible for improving consistency, effectiveness, and scalability of testing across teams. The focus is on raising standards, modernising test capability, and embedding quality-first engineering, rather than growing headcount.
This is a hands-on, technically credible leadership role, requiring the ability to operate from strategic planning through to deep technical discussions with senior engineers and architects.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the evolution and execution of the organisation’s Test Engineering strategy.
* Drive quality outcomes across four core pillars:
* Functional & Regression Testing
* Test Automation
* Performance Engineering
* Certification & Compliance Testing
* Embed consistent standards for testability, automation, and quality across engineering teams.
* Improve scalability, reliability, and efficiency of test practices as the platform evolves.
* Develop strong leadership capability across Automation, Manual Testing, Performance, and Certification disciplines.
* Identify and execute targeted, high-impact hires where skills gaps exist.
* Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
* Act as a senior technical authority on testing strategy, automation frameworks, and quality systems.
* Champion quality-first thinking across the SDLC, partnering closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps.
* Influence delivery teams to balance speed, risk, and confidence through pragmatic quality practices.
* Align test approaches with business priorities and regulatory requirements where applicable.
Experience
* Proven experience leading large-scale Test or Quality Engineering teams.
* Strong hands-on background in test automation, performance testing, and quality system design.
* Experience managing managers with clear technical credibility.
* Ability to influence senior engineering stakeholders without formal executive authority.
Benefits
* Fully remote & flexible working
* 8% annual bonus
* 45 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Annual pay reviews
* Private healthcare, including eyecare & dental
* Annual certifications allowance
Research indicates that men will apply to a role when they meet only 50–60% of the requirements, while women and other underrepresented groups often look for a 90–100% match. If this role excites you but you don’t tick every single box, please still apply. We’d love to hear from you.