About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Experience working in a social housing, housing association, or local-authority housing organisationProven experience in a hands-on QA Automation Lead or Test Lead roleStrong practical experience setting up test frameworks, writing automated tests, and carrying out testingExperience testing complex integrations and enterprise systems, including APIs and data flowsExperience with relevant tools and technologies such as C#, Postman, REST API testing, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or BDD frameworksStrong understanding of manual and automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practicesExperience managing quality across multiple third-party suppliers and full delivery lifecyclesExcellent communication and influencing skills, including the confidence to challenge stakeholders and drive actionExperience working in Agile environments such as Scrum or KanbanA relevant testing or QA qualification, such as ISTQB, and a degree or equivalent experience in a related field Responsibilities: Define and deliver the test strategy, plans, and quality standards across internal and supplier-led deliverySet up, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, integrating automation into CI/CD pipelinesLead and carry out integration, API, functional, and regression testing, and support UAT and performance testingReview test cases, automation scripts, coverage, and supplier testing evidenceOwn defect management, prioritise issues according to business risk, and drive resolutionCoordinate test environments and test data, supporting release-readiness decisionsCommunicate progress, risks, and quality issues to technical and non-technical stakeholdersHold suppliers and contractors accountable and handle challenging conversations constructivelyCoach colleagues and improve testing practices across the project Technologies: APIC#CI/CDCypressDevOpsISTQBSupportKanbanPlaywrightPostmanRESTSelenium More:
We are recruiting a technically hands-on Lead QA Automation Engineer / Test Lead for an integration project, combining practical test delivery with supplier and stakeholder management. This is a six-month contract paying up to £550 per day, outside IR35, depending on experience. The role is hybrid, with office attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays and work from home on the other three days; flexibility is required to meet business needs. The opportunity may suit someone who can lead quality across a complex supplier landscape.
last updated 40 week of 2026