Senior Automation Test Manager – London
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; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
Mandatory Skills:
* Proven track record of leading quality and test transformation, embedding shift‑left, automation‑first, and risk‑based testing across multiple delivery teams and initiatives.
* Strong, demonstrable hands‑on experience with test automation, with the credibility to operate at code, framework, and tooling level when required.
* Proven expertise in defining, implementing, and governing test automation strategies and execution models, including:
o Web and application UI automation
o API and integration automation
o End‑to‑end and regression automation
* Integration with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
* Experience with modern automation tooling and frameworks, including:
o Selenium or WebDriver‑based automation frameworks
o BDD frameworks such as Cucumber
o 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.
* Demonstrated experience managing budgets, forecasts, and commercial models, delivering measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and cost.
Essential 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 as well as 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.
* Experience driving continuous improvement through defect trend analysis, root‑cause analysis, and test effectiveness metrics.
* Proven ability to influence testability and quality at architecture and design stage, partnering closely with Engineering and Architecture teams.
Benefits
You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from a comprehensive learning and development program, including access to a wide range of courses and external certifications.
Hybrid working arrangements allow for a blend of office, client site, and remote work, with flexibility to meet both business and personal needs.
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