Test Automation Manager – London

Overview

As Test Automation Manager, you will lead and grow a Quality Engineering team to deliver automated testing strategies for diverse client projects. You will balance hands-on testing with strategic direction, shaping QE approaches and advocating value-focused engineering. You’ll work across client environments, from cloud setups to on-site collaborations, driving efficient, low-complexity solutions. This role offers exposure to new domains and a culture that values learning and teamwork. You will contribute to internal QE communities and influence outcomes at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days vacation per year
• private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a quality engineering team
• Define and implement modern QE concepts including automated testing
• Maintain hands-on coding alongside strategy development
• Advocate value-driven engineering and facilitate client delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable QE solutions
• Contribute to internal QE communities and knowledge sharing

Key requirements

• Years of leadership experience building and growing engineering teams
• Experience defining and implementing automated testing and QE concepts
• Active hands-on testing and coding in at least one OO language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, etc)
• Hands-on with GenAI tooling (e.g., Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude)
• Knowledge of LangChain or LangGraph; cloud experience is a plus
• Familiarity with testing in AWS or Azure environments
• Collaborative, egoless problem-solving attitude; adaptable to client needs and tech stacks

• collaboration
• humility/egoless teamwork
• adaptability and willingness to learn
• Automated testing
• Playwright (MCP)
• GenAI tooling

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