At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and innovate testing strategies while mentoring a dynamic engineering team.
- Company: Join a tech-led organisation focused on quality and modern development practices.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, personal development opportunities, and a collaborative office-first culture.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in shaping testing practices and driving team success.
- Qualifications: Experience in API testing, automation tools, and strong leadership skills.
Salary up to £75,000
Office-first working model to support collaboration and team development
Senior leadership opportunity within a growing engineering function
KEY POINTS- Strategic, hands-on Test Engineering leadership role
- Ownership of testing strategy across a modern platform
- Blend of leadership, automation, and technical delivery
- Strong focus on mentoring and team development
We're supporting a well-established, tech-led organisation that is continuing to invest in its engineering capability. With a strong focus on quality, scalability, and modern development practices, they are looking to elevate their testing function through senior technical leadership.
THE BENEFITS- Opportunity to influence testing strategy at a senior level
- Collaborative, office-first culture with strong team alignment
- Ongoing investment in modern tooling and best practices
- Clear focus on personal development and progression
You'll take ownership of the overall testing strategy, ensuring it aligns with business goals while driving best practice across engineering teams. This role offers a balance between strategic leadership and hands-on involvement. You'll work closely with developers, architects, and stakeholders to design scalable, maintainable testing solutions, while still being involved in both automation and manual testing where needed. You'll also play a key role in developing the QA function, mentoring engineers, identifying skill gaps, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Alongside this, you'll lead on refining processes and introducing new tools to keep the team at the forefront of modern testing practices.
TEST ENGINEERING LEAD ESSENTIAL SKILLS- Strong experience in API testing (Postman)
- Deep understanding of CI/CD
- Expertise across testing methodologies (exploratory, regression, smoke)
- Strong SQL and database querying skills
- Hands-on experience with automation tools (Selenium)
- Experience with modern frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript)
Please either apply through this advert or email me directly.
For further information please call me.
KEY SKILLS- Test Engineering Lead
- SDET
- Automation Testing
- Cypress
- Playwright
- Selenium
- TypeScript
- API Testing
- Postman
- CI/CD
- AWS
- Azure
- SQL
Test Engineering Lead employer: Searchability
Join a forward-thinking, tech-led organisation that prioritises collaboration and personal development in the role of Test Engineering Lead. With a strong emphasis on mentoring and team growth, you'll have the opportunity to shape the testing strategy while working in a supportive office-first environment that champions modern practices and ongoing investment in technology. This is not just a job; it's a chance to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic engineering function.
