Quality Assurance Lead / QA Lead | Hybrid London | £60K + Benefits | Strategy & Leadership focus | Experience in JavaScript / TypeScript, Playwright, Cypress, CI/CD, DevOps.
Overview:
We are looking for a
QA Lead
to drive quality assurance strategy and practices across delivery teams for a leading Sporting Institution. This role will provide technical leadership, guide automation and manual testing, and foster a culture of quality to ensure reliable, high-performing software. Please note this is more of a strategy / leadership focused role (over hands-on).
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution across web, mobile, and backend systems
* Oversee both in-house and third-party testing to ensure delivery of high-quality products
* Drive Shift Left testing practices with early QA involvement in design, code reviews, and requirements
* Define and implement non-functional testing
* Act as a quality coach
* Establish and improve scalable QA processes, frameworks, and tooling
* Lead continuous improvement initiatives across automation, tooling, and CI/CD integration.
Essential Skills & Experience:
* Knowledge of Shift Left, DevOps, and Agile/Scrum environments
* Ability to design test strategies, risk-based testing, and QA processes
* Proficiency with testing tools (e.g., Postman, TestRail, Jira)
* Automation with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) or Cypress
* Cloud platform experience (Azure)
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and observability tools
Quality Assurance Lead / QA Lead | Hybrid London | £60K + Benefits | Strategy & Leadership focus | Experience in JavaScript / TypeScript, Playwright, Cypress, CI/CD, DevOps.