Quality Engineering Associate Manager
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Location: London
Salary: £69,000 £75,000 + benefits
Travel: Ad hoc travel to client sites across the UK
Were looking for a Quality Engineering Associate Manager who remains hands-on technically while taking the next step into team leadership, tooling strategy and client delivery.
Youll work across client engagements, defining automation frameworks, assessing Quality Engineering maturity and helping teams adopt modern approaches to testing. This is ideal for a senior practitioner who wants to combine hands-on engineering with leadership and strategic responsibility.
What youll be doing
Remain hands-on with automation, coding, framework development and code reviews.
Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across client engagements.
Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations, identifying improvements and creating delivery roadmaps.
Lead, mentor and support QE and automation engineers, helping develop technical capability.
Support the delivery of wider Quality Engineering strategies alongside senior leadership.
Build strong client relationships and communicate technical recommendations, risks and progress to stakeholders.
Drive the adoption of GenAI within Quality Engineering, including tools such as Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot and Claude.
Contribute to internal QE communities, standards and best practices.
What were looking for
Strong hands-on experience in Quality Engineering and test automation.
Proficiency in an OOP language such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java or C#.
Experience designing, developing and assessing automation frameworks, rather than simply using them.
Hands-on experience with GenAI and AI-assisted development tools within a QE environment.
Proven experience defining tooling strategies, automation approaches and QE improvements.
Experience leading or mentoring QE/automation engineers.
Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
A passion for quality, engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Comfortable adapting to different technologies and environments within a consulting/client delivery setting.
Whats on offer?
£69,000 £75,000 salary plus comprehensive benefits.
30 days' annual leave.
Private medical insurance.
3 additional days' leave for charitable work.
The opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership.
Exposure to GenAI, modern automation technologies and large-scale client engagements.
Access to training, development and a global network of engineering specialists. xiskglj
If youre a senior Quality Engineer or Test Automation Engineer ready to take the next step into leadership without losing the hands-on technical element, this could be a great opportunity.
Quality Engineering Manager employer: ANSON MCCADE
Anson McCade is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a flexible remote working environment in the UK. With a strong focus on security and digital transformation, employees benefit from comprehensive training programmes and clear pathways for career advancement, all while contributing to impactful projects alongside talented teams and senior stakeholders.
