Head of Engineering & AI
Location: Remote (with occasional travel to office or client sites) Type: Permanent Salary: £90,000 - £100,000
We're looking for a Head of Engineering & AI to take ownership of our engineering, test automation, and AI-led product capability. This is a senior leadership role where you'll shape strategy, lead high-performing engineering and QA teams, and drive the development of automation frameworks, products, and services used across multiple client environments.
What You'll Be Doing
Leadership & Strategy
Lead and mentor Product Managers, Developers, and QA Automation Engineers across client-facing and remote teams
Set the technical direction for engineering, automation, and AI initiatives
Act as the senior escalation point for automation, QA, and engineering delivery
Define best practices, standards, and documentation for automation services
Automation & QA Excellence
Own and evolve automation strategies, frameworks, and service offerings
Ensure automation coverage across UI, API, performance, accessibility, compatibility, and security testing
Design and maintain reusable templates (e.g. automation strategies, reports, frameworks)
Support automation assessments, proof-of-concepts, and delivery engagements
Champion best-in-class tooling and methodologies across CI/CD pipelines
Engineering Products & R&D
Own and develop the engineering and automation product roadmap
Lead continuous improvement through AI-driven testing and modern automation approaches
Design and maintain demo and proof-of-concept environments
Business Development & Partnerships
Support bids, proposals, pilots, and client demonstrations
Build business cases highlighting the value of automation and AI
Develop and manage strategic partnerships with tooling providers
Leadership & Delivery
5-7+ years leading QA automation engineers, developers, or engineering teams
Experience managing distributed, onshore, and offshore teams
Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Proven experience building product roadmaps and automation strategies
Technical Experience
Strong background in modern test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Postman, Rest Assured, JMeter, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)
Experience implementing automation within CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on coding experience (Java, .NET, React or similar)
Exposure to AI-driven testing and evaluation of AI solutions
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
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