Lead Software Developer In Test – Lead Consultant

Overview

In this role you will own technical delivery, lead a team of SDETs, and build strong client relationships to drive high-quality automation solutions. You will shape test strategy, architecture, and metrics across multiple projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enable scalable, reliable AI-first foundations. You’ll engage with clients as a trusted advisor and contribute to pre-sales and scoping to set engagements up for success. This is a hands-on leadership position at Scale Factory, blending testing excellence with consultancy impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 Days of Annual Leave
• Pension Plan with employer-matched contributions
• Health benefits including medical/dental/optical
• Fitness support and bike-to-work
• Commuter benefits and rail cards
• Flexible Hybrid working environment

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust automation solutions that scale across projects
• Mentor and coach SDETs to grow skills and promote testing best practices
• Own QA strategy including test architecture, tooling, and quality metrics
• Engage with clients to align testing approaches with business needs
• Contribute to pre-sales and project scoping to shape engagements

Key requirements

• Proven leadership in QA/testing within Agile environments (SCRUM/Kanban)
• Strong programming skills in Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript or similar
• Deep expertise in test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured)
• Experience with integration testing, test strategy, and test architecture
• Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, K6, Neoload)
• CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Excellent stakeholder communication and client-facing abilities
• Experience mentoring testers and fostering continuous learning

• leadership
• communication
• collaboration
• Java
• C#
• JavaScript/TypeScript

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