QA Engineer Lead - WEMBLEY

QA Engineering Lead

Location: Wembley - On-site

Salary: £70-90,000 + Benefits

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.

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.

Key responsibilities include

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

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 skillsDesirable Experience

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