QA Engineer Lead

On-site in London·Added 12 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)

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Adecco UK

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Our summary

Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 a year
About £4,260 - £5,230 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, London
Contract: Permanent
Experience: Senior level

Skills

Requirements

Nice to have

Contract testing tools such as Pact
Performance testing using tools such as k6 or JMeter
Security testing exposure
Cloud technologies, particularly Azure
Containerised application environments
ISTQB or similar certification
Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing QA teams

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Location: Wembley - On-site
Salary: £70-90,000 + Benefits

The role

As QA Engineering Lead, you'll be responsible for defining the overall quality strategy and championing best practice across development teams. You'll work closely with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to create a culture where quality is built into every stage of delivery.

What you'll do

Defining and implementing QA strategy, standards, and quality governance
Establishing automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing
Embedding automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and release processes
Evaluating and leveraging AI-driven testing tools and approaches
Defining quality metrics and reporting on release readiness and testing effectiveness
Supporting shift-left testing practices and improving overall testability
Coaching and mentoring team members on quality engineering best practices
Building and evolving QA capability as the function grows

Lead the Future of Quality Engineering

We're seeking an experienced QA Engineering Lead to establish and drive a modern, automation-first quality engineering function within a growing technology team.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape quality standards, define testing strategy, and implement scalable automation frameworks that ensure reliable, high-quality software delivery. You'll play a key role in embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle while exploring the use of AI-powered testing solutions to improve efficiency, coverage, and release confidence.

About You

You'll bring a strong background in quality engineering and test automation, alongside the ability to influence teams and drive continuous improvement.

We're looking for:

Significant experience in QA, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering roles
Proven experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks in complex environments
Strong hands-on experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, Postman, or similar
Development experience using Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript
Experience testing APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and automated quality gates
Experience defining testing strategies and quality standards
An interest in, or experience with, AI-assisted testing technologies
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

About Adecco UK

Adecco is a workforce solutions and recruitment company that describes itself as the world's number one workforce solutions business. It places over 700,000 individuals in roles every day, draws on more than 60 years of recruitment experience, and employs 38,000 people worldwide.

Its services include permanent, temporary, managed and outsourced recruitment, with the resources to manage workforces ranging from 50 to 20,000+ workers for organisations of all sizes, across the public and private sectors.