Quality Assurance Test Lead

QA Lead - £60,000 - £70,000+ bens

Location: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week inLondon

Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Join a Global Tech-Driven Property marketplace.

Are you a passionate QA Lead with a passion for web and mobile testing? I'm working with a fast-paced, tech-focused,global technology platformthat's undergoing amulti-year transformation programto revolutionise its B2C services. Backed by substantial investment and part of a financially stable group, this company is embarking on amulti-year transformation program, making now the perfect time to join their journey.

What You'll Do

• Act as a key advocate for quality within cross-functional Agile teams, collaborating with Product Owners, developers, and UX designers to ensure quality at every stage of development.
• Engage in Agile ceremonies, providing quality-driven insights and feedback to improve processes and outcomes.
• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, including functional validation, API/interface testing, cross-platform compatibility, negative test scenarios, and exploratory testing.
• Develop and maintain regression test suites for each release cycle to ensure consistent product stability.
• Perform risk-based testing to maximise test coverage and improve efficiency.
• Build and maintain scalable automated test scripts, integrating continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Regularly execute and monitor automated test suites, ensuring reliable execution, accurate result validation, and prompt issue resolution or escalation.
• Continuously optimise automation test coverage and effectiveness to enhance software quality.
• Participate in requirement analysis, assessing testability, usability, and potential risk areas to improve development processes.
• Provide Tier 2 technical support for production incidents, collaborating with support teams to diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Reproduce reported defects, validate fixes, and ensure thorough testing before deployment.

What We're Looking For

• Over 5 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing, with in-depth knowledge of SDLC and STLC.
• Expertise in developing and executing test strategies covering functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Proficient in test automation using frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, and Cypress, with strong coding skills in Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Skilled in API testing with tools like Postman and SoapUI, with a deep understanding of RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Hands-on experience in performance testing and analysis using JMeter and LoadRunner, with the ability to detect system bottlenecks.
• Strong SQL expertise for database testing, including writing complex queries and ensuring data integrity across systems.
• Well-versed in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins and GitLab.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience mentoring junior QA engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Even if you do not fit all of the criteria, we would still like to hear from you!