QA Lead, IT​/Tech, IT QA Tester ​/ Automation

QA Lead – End-to-End & Automation

Certain Advantage is hiring for a QA Lead – (End-to-End Automation) based in London. This role is an initial 12-month contract and requires onsite presence 3 days a week with 2 days remote.

We are seeking a highly experienced QA Lead to take ownership of end-to-end testing across a dynamic portfolio of programs. This leadership role requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to guide a high-performing team toward delivering top-quality testing outcomes.

• Own end-to-end testing deliverables across the portfolio, ensuring high-quality outcomes and effective demand management.
• Build and maintain a strong QA team by identifying and onboarding capable talent.
• Ensure business continuity and consistently deliver top‑tier testing coverage for all programs.
• Lead a team of 10–12 QA professionals, managing goals, performance appraisals, and development plans aligned to their career aspirations.
• Demonstrate deep experience in automation and successfully deliver testing solutions for medium to large‑scale programs.
• Collaborate closely with Architects and Scrum teams to refine requirements, ensure testability, and maximize automation potential.
• Provide functional and technical feedback on design decisions.
• Innovate by exploring new tools, frameworks, and processes to advance functional, manual, and automation testing practices.
• Document best practices, mentor junior team members, and foster ongoing capability development.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, supporting continuous deployment and integration.
• Develop proofs‑of‑concept for QA automation to drive continuous improvement.
• Engage regularly with senior business leaders; operate independently with minimal supervision.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong background in Agile testing and test automation, including use of accelerators and automation tools.
• Hands‑on expertise with Selenium (C#) and BDD frameworks (Spec Flow).
• Strong experience with API automation and implementation of Selenium Grid.
• Knowledge of test metrics, measurements, and reporting best practices.

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