Role: Test Automation Lead
Location: Hybrid, 2–3 days per week in Bradford or Leeds
Engagement: Permanent, full-time

Role summary

We are looking for a Test Automation Lead to drive the design, delivery and continuous improvement of automated testing across a technology change portfolio. This role is suited to someone who combines strong hands-on automation engineering experience with the ability to define standards, guide other engineers and work closely with technical and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the test automation strategy, standards and best practices
• Design, build and improve automated test frameworks
• Create and execute automated UI and API tests
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and lead, mentor and support automation engineers
• Work closely with developers, product teams & stakeholders to align testing with delivery requirements
• Manage automation activity across project scope, timelines and priorities
• Identify risks, issues and blockers, escalating where required
• Report on test progress, coverage, outcomes and quality metrics
• Drive continuous improvement across test processes, tooling and automation practices

Essential skills and experience

• Proven experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks
• Strong hands-on automation experience across UI and API testing
• Good coding or scripting ability, ideally with .NET, Java or Python
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of test management tools and automation platforms
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills & stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to different audiences
• Experience leading, mentoring or guiding test automation engineers

• Familiarity with standards or frameworks such as ISTQB, ITIL, CMMI or TMMi
• Experience defining test automation KPIs and reporting measures
• Background working across complex change or transformation portfolios

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