Lead QA manager quality assurance automation

The Lead QA Manager / Lead QA Engineer role is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in London with a hybrid work pattern. You'll lead quality assurance for Agile delivery teams and earn £60,000 to £70,000 per month. If you're ready to drive QA strategy and automation, this is your chance to step up.

Why this role, now

This Lead QA Manager / Lead QA Engineer role puts you at the centre of quality assurance for Agile teams. You'll define QA strategies and standards, ensuring high-quality software delivery and continuous improvement. The organisation values mentoring and professional development, so you'll guide QA Engineers and shape best practices.

Success here means building robust test plans, managing testing processes, and integrating QA within CI/CD pipelines. You'll collaborate closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Developers, making your impact clear at every release.

Your impact

Your day to day will be focused on leading and improving quality assurance across Agile teams.

• You will define and implement QA strategies, standards, and best practices.
• You will mentor QA Engineers, developing test plans and managing functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• You will drive test automation using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, integrating QA into CI/CD pipelines.
• You will manage defect triage and produce quality reports, ensuring release readiness.

What you will bring

Must have

• Experience with Jira.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Experience with TestRail.
• Hands-on with Selenium.
• Hands-on with Cypress.
• Hands-on with Playwright.

Nice to have

• Stakeholder management skills.
• Cloud application testing experience.

The package

You'll earn £60,000 to £70,000 per month for this permanent, full-time role.

Hybrid working pattern based in London, United Kingdom, with flexibility to work from home and the office.

Start date is 21st jan 2026.

The company offers a supportive environment and professional development opportunities.

Sound like you? Apply now

Apply now through our website to be considered for the Lead QA Manager / Lead QA Engineer role. Our specialist industry team will review your application and get in touch.

SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | Level 16, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales