About the Role
We work closely with clients and partners to take full advantage of the opportunities of technology. We mobilize expert teams that create custom solutions from existing and emerging technology to deliver viable outcomes at speed. We call this "Value in the making." Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands‑on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti is currently looking for a Senior Automation Test Manager to join our Quality Engineering and Test Practice, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving impactful value creation for our clients.
Work Environment
Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of company offices, client sites, and your home; you will not be able to work at home 100% of the time.
Key Responsibilities & Expectations
* Lead quality and test transformation, embedding shift‑left, automation‑first, and risk‑based testing across multiple delivery teams and initiatives.
* Operate at code, framework, and tooling level to provide hands‑on expertise with test automation.
* Define, implement, and govern test automation strategies and execution models, including web and application UI automation, API and integration automation, and end‑to‑end and regression automation.
* Integrate test automation with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
* Manage and mentor large, multi‑disciplinary QA and automation teams, including onshore and offshore delivery models.
* Establish test governance, assurance frameworks, KPIs, metrics, and quality reporting, including quality gates and checkpoints.
* Generate meaningful quality insights through reporting and dashboards using tools such as JIRA and Xray.
* Engage, influence, and challenge senior engineering, delivery, and business stakeholders, translating technical quality risks into clear outcomes and decisions.
* Manage budgets, forecasts, and commercial models, delivering measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and cost.
* Influence testability and quality at architecture and design stage, partnering closely with Engineering and Architecture teams.
* Drive continuous improvement through defect trend analysis, root‑cause analysis, and test effectiveness metrics.
Required Skills
* Strong technical understanding of modern software engineering architectures, including cloud‑based platforms, microservices, and distributed systems.
* Experience embedding quality practices within Agile, DevOps, and hybrid delivery models, including fixed‑price and time‑and‑materials engagements.
* Exposure to AI‑assisted, low‑code, or intelligent test automation solutions and their application at scale.
* Experience with advanced reporting and analytics tools (e.g. eazyBI or equivalent) to support portfolio‑level quality and delivery insights.
* Background working in consulting‑led, multi‑supplier, or enterprise transformation environments.
* Proven ability to influence testability and quality at architecture and design stage, partnering closely with Engineering and Architecture teams.
* Experience with modern automation tooling and frameworks, including Selenium/WebDriver‑based automation frameworks, BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, and contemporary test automation and quality engineering toolsets.
* Strong leadership experience managing and mentoring large, multi‑disciplinary QA and automation teams, including onshore and offshore delivery models.
* Deep understanding of test governance, assurance frameworks, KPIs, metrics, and quality reporting, with experience establishing quality gates and checkpoints.
* Strong experience with test and delivery tooling, including JIRA and Xray, and the ability to generate meaningful quality insights through reporting and dashboards.
* Proven ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior engineering, delivery, and business stakeholders, translating technical quality risks into clear outcomes and decisions.
* Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and commercial models, delivering measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and cost.
* Experience driving continuous improvement through defect trend analysis, root‑cause analysis, and test effectiveness metrics.
* Experience with advanced reporting and analytics tools (e.g. eazyBI or equivalent).
Benefits
* Access to Capgemini's "learning for life" mindset with numerous training and development opportunities, including thinktanks, hackathons, and over 250,000 courses with external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Management, and cybersecurity qualifications.
* Positive work‑life balance with flexible working arrangements; all UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.
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