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IT Software Quality Engineering Lead
£52,000 - 92,000
KBC Technologies UK LTD
Great West Road, London
£52,000 - 92,000
Requirements
Must:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, with significant time as a QA Lead
- Strong experience in Agile testing methodologies
- Proven expertise in Test Automation, including:
- Selenium with C#
- BDD frameworks (SpecFlow)
- API Automation
- Selenium Grid implementation
- Experience defining and applying test metrics and quality measurements
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change through influence (nice-to-have)
- Strategic mindset with a long-term vision for QA excellence (nice-to-have)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills (nice-to-have)
- Flexibility to collaborate across UK and US time zones (nice-to-have)
- Prior exposure to Energy Trading, Risk Management, or Financial Systems (nice-to-have)
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver end-to-end testing across a portfolio of medium to large-scale IT programs
- Lead and manage a QA team of 10–12 engineers, including goal setting, appraisals, mentoring, and career development
- Drive automation strategy and execution, ensuring high-quality, scalable testing solutions
- Work closely with Architects and Agile teams to:
- Clarify requirements
- Ensure testability
- Enable automation-first approaches
- Provide feedback on functional and technical designs
- Innovate using modern QA tools, accelerators, and best practices
- Design, enhance, and maintain test automation frameworks
- Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous deployment
- Develop Proofs of Concept (POCs) for QA automation improvements
- Define and document QA standards and best practices
- Build and drive the QA roadmap in collaboration with Portfolio and IT Managers
- Engage confidently with senior business and IT leadership
- Work independently with minimal supervision while ensuring delivery excellence
Description
We are supporting our client in hiring an experienced IT Software Quality Engineering Lead to take full ownership of end-to-end quality delivery for a large, business-critical transformation programme within the Energy Trading and Renewables domain. This senior leadership role combines hands-on test automation expertise, people management, and strategic QA ownership, allowing you to work closely with Architects, Scrum teams, and senior business stakeholders. Join us to lead QA for a high-impact, multi-year transformation programme, work at the intersection of technology, business, and strategy, and influence quality practices at an enterprise level.
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