Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year Requirements: Experience as a Lead QA Engineer, Senior QA Engineer, or QA Manager Strong hands-on automation experience, ideally with Playwright (TypeScript) Solid knowledge of CI/CD, test reporting, and analytics Confident communicator with a strong problem-solving mindset Experience with high-traffic consumer or marketplace platforms (nice to have) Exposure to performance, security, or visual regression testing (nice to have) Responsibilities: Define and deliver an automation-first QA strategy Champion quality across planning, sprints, and releases Establish and track QA metrics and release confidence Partner with Engineering, Product, and Delivery leadership Build and maintain Playwright automation using TypeScript Carry out exploratory and manual testing on complex features Support issue triage and root cause analysis Balance leadership with hands-on contribution Own and improve QA tooling, frameworks, and CI pipelines Drive best practices for test structure and maintainability Lead integrations for performance, security, and visual testing Line manage and mentor a Senior Automation Engineer Promote strong collaboration across QA, engineering, and product Technologies: CI/CD Support Playwright Security TypeScript More: We are a high-traffic digital platform modernizing our technology and delivery approach with a focus on automation and engineering excellence. We are investing in an automation-first QA function to ensure that our releases are stable, scalable, and user-focused. This role offers a strong balance of strategy and hands-on work within a modern engineering environment, with a hybrid working model and opportunities for long-term growth. last updated 7 week of 2026