The Wow 

As a QA Lead you will be responsible for building/contributing to the QA strategy from the ground upwards, making sure that the proper frameworks and methodologies are used effectively as part of our development life cycle. You shall be the driving force behind the QA Engineering group, fostering collaboration, growth, and alignment with the Engineering Leads and teams. As the person responsible for driving all QA efforts, your role shall be instrumental in achieving engineering excellence in the Brand Experience area

A taster of what you will be involved with 

• Develop and maintain a robust Test Automation Framework for efficient and scalable test automation. 
• Contribute to the architecture and design of the Test Automation Framework according to industry standards, including the use of CI/CD testing flows. 
• Propose new technologies, often through POCs, to have a fit-for-purpose Automation Framework. 
• Collaborate with development teams to establish and improve the automation process during test preparation. 
• Review cross cutting requirements, specifications, and technical design documents, providing timely and meaningful feedback. 
• Define and implement testing processes for new and existing products, including performance, penetration and accessibility testing when necessary. 
• Monitor and troubleshoot automation test scripts, ensuring compliance with standards. 
• Oversee releases making sure that shipped artefacts are of the necessary quality. 
• Document existing test procedures whilst creating new ones where necessary to ensure repeatability and compliance with established testing standards. 
• Lead the implementation of automation testing procedures and continuously improve the QA automation process. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery and adherence to organizational objectives, acting as a bridge between the architecture group and the engineering teams. 
• Mentor the QA Engineers within BX by providing guidance and support to achieve quality goals. 
• Provide high level effort and time estimates for automation testing activities within projects. 
• Maintain quality standards by identifying and documenting software defects, tracking their progress, and ensuring timely resolution. 
• Prepare and deliver demo presentations for project deliverables when necessary. 
• Assist management in the recruitment of QA Automation Engineers 
• Report directly to the Head of Engineering, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s QA strategy and objectives. 

Great if you have 

• Proven experience in coordinating a team of automation engineers. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a QA Automation Engineer
• Experience with test management tools like TestRail
• Highly knowledgeable and experienced with modern agile software development practices, GIT based projects and CI/CD pipelines 
• Expertise in Frontend test automation frameworks such as Playwright and Puppeteer 
• Expertise in workflow automation tools such as GitHub Actions 
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript 
• Understanding of the principles of shift-left development and testing  
• Scripting skills for tasks like test data generation and automated test report setup 
• Good at communication with excellent written and spoken English. 
• Extensive experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment. 
• Experienced and passionate about coaching, mentoring and coordinating a group of QA Engineers, preferably having done so in a similar role