Lead/Senior Automation QA Engineer

Role overview

This senior or lead-level position drives quality assurance strategy for a multi-product education-software platform serving thousands of educational organisations. The role combines hands-on automation engineering with leadership responsibilities, mentoring junior and mid-level QA team members while shaping how testing is done across the FLE project.

Responsibilities

- Own the end-to-end quality strategy across multiple products within the FLE project - Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated test execution - Build and maintain automated tests using Playwright and TypeScript - Work across multiple automation frameworks and standardise QA practices across projects - Perform API testing and validate test data using SQL - Design and execute regression testing strategies ahead of releases - Lead root cause analysis for significant defect trends and bug volumes - Provide technical leadership and support to junior and mid-level QA engineers - Design and implement AI agents and AI-based solutions to improve QA workflows - Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide QA estimates for upcoming work - Communicate testing progress, risks, and technical topics to engineering and business stakeholders

Requirements

- Proven experience as a Senior Automation QA Engineer or AQA Lead - Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript - Solid experience with API testing and SQL - Experience working across multiple automation frameworks - Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance - Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills - Experience working in Agile teams and providing QA estimations

Nice to have

- Experience with root cause analysis and defect trend analysis - Experience standardising QA practices across multiple teams or projects - Experience implementing AI-driven QA solutions

Benefits and work setup

- International project opportunities with in-office, hybrid, or remote flexibility - Medical healthcare, recognition programme, and referral bonuses - Ongoing learning support and reimbursement, well-being programme, and sports compensation - Top-tier equipment provision