Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 per year Requirements: Strong analytical mindset with excellent troubleshooting skills Proven background building and executing structured test strategies Experience testing RESTful APIs, web applications, and mobile software Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools Familiarity with container-based environments (e.g. Docker) Experience implementing and improving test frameworks or systems Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal Automated testing experience (including mobile automation tools such as Appium) (advantageous) Unit testing knowledge (advantageous) Experience testing native Android and iOS applications (advantageous) Exposure to embedded or hardware-integrated software (advantageous) Producing technical and quality documentation for internal or external audiences (advantageous) Responsibilities: Defining and owning testing strategy across multiple platforms and products Producing and maintaining comprehensive test plans, test cases, and quality documentation Leading functional, regression, stress, and exploratory testing activities Working closely with engineers and product teams to ensure features are testable and well-defined Supporting and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, including component-level testing Creating test stories based on specifications and technical input Executing both manual and automated tests for applications and APIs Validating embedded software functionality and stability Managing defect lifecycles and working with developers to identify root causes Promoting continuous improvement in testing processes and tooling Technologies: Appium Android CI/CD Docker Embedded Hardware Mobile Web iOS More: We are an established UK-based technology organization looking for a Lead Test Engineer to take ownership of software quality across a diverse product suite, including mobile applications, web platforms, APIs, and embedded systems. We offer a competitive salary with a performance-related bonus, a hybrid working model with our Coventry office base, and a generous benefits package that includes a pension scheme, private healthcare, an employee share scheme, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, onsite parking, and an employee discount program. last updated 5 week of 2026