Software QA Test Lead
<p><b>Salary: £65,000 - 75,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>5+ years in QA, with proven experience as a Test Lead or Senior QA.</li><li>Strong Salesforce testing experience (Lightning, flows, validation rules, integrations) highly advantageous.</li><li>Experience testing CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Dynamics, Halo, HubSpot, Zoho, or similar.</li><li>Hands-on automation experience with Playwright (UI + API).</li><li>Strong understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, and SaaS/web application architecture.</li><li>Skilled in JIRA and Xray, including test management, traceability, and reporting.</li><li>Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management.</li><li>Highly organised with a pragmatic balance between delivery speed and quality.</li><li>Able to drive alignment across engineering, product, and business teams.</li><li>Confident making informed quality decisions and managing complex stakeholder expectations.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and deliver the overall QA strategy, aligning test planning, coverage, automation, and release governance.</li><li>Build scalable QA processes that support rapid internal development while maintaining strong SaaS-quality standards.</li><li>Lead QA across Salesforce releases including Apex, Lightning Web Components, flows, validation rules, and integrations.</li><li>Own the transition to Xray, creating a standardised and traceable test repository with full requirement coverage.</li><li>Lead JIRA workflows, defect triage, test cycles, and structured stakeholder reporting.</li><li>Oversee the design and expansion of a Playwright automation framework across UI and API layers.</li><li>Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable regression coverage.</li><li>Act as a quality advocate across the engineering team, embedding best practices and continuous improvement.</li><li>Work closely with Product Owners to define clear and meaningful Definition of Done criteria.</li><li>Mentor engineers and testers on modern QA practices, testability, and effective testing techniques.</li><li>Manage stakeholder expectations and make firm Go/No-Go recommendations when required.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Apex</li><li>API</li><li>Azure</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>CRM</li><li>DevOps</li><li>GitHub</li><li>HubSpot</li><li>Support</li><li>JIRA</li><li>Lightning Web Components</li><li>Playwright</li><li>REST</li><li>Salesforce</li><li>Web</li><li>UX UI Design</li><li>Cloud</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>Were searching for an experienced Software Test Lead to shape and lead the QA function for a fast-growing internal development team within our leading FTSE 100 business. In this role, we offer a competitive salary of circa £70,000 plus a bonus and car allowance, along with 25 days holiday (increasing with service), private healthcare, life assurance, and a pension. The position allows for mostly remote working with very occasional onsite visits, providing a flexible and supportive work environment.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>5+ years in QA, with proven experience as a Test Lead or Senior QA.</li><li>Strong Salesforce testing experience (Lightning, flows, validation rules, integrations) highly advantageous.</li><li>Experience testing CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Dynamics, Halo, HubSpot, Zoho, or similar.</li><li>Hands-on automation experience with Playwright (UI + API).</li><li>Strong understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, and SaaS/web application architecture.</li><li>Skilled in JIRA and Xray, including test management, traceability, and reporting.</li><li>Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management.</li><li>Highly organised with a pragmatic balance between delivery speed and quality.</li><li>Able to drive alignment across engineering, product, and business teams.</li><li>Confident making informed quality decisions and managing complex stakeholder expectations.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and deliver the overall QA strategy, aligning test planning, coverage, automation, and release governance.</li><li>Build scalable QA processes that support rapid internal development while maintaining strong SaaS-quality standards.</li><li>Lead QA across Salesforce releases including Apex, Lightning Web Components, flows, validation rules, and integrations.</li><li>Own the transition to Xray, creating a standardised and traceable test repository with full requirement coverage.</li><li>Lead JIRA workflows, defect triage, test cycles, and structured stakeholder reporting.</li><li>Oversee the design and expansion of a Playwright automation framework across UI and API layers.</li><li>Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable regression coverage.</li><li>Act as a quality advocate across the engineering team, embedding best practices and continuous improvement.</li><li>Work closely with Product Owners to define clear and meaningful Definition of Done criteria.</li><li>Mentor engineers and testers on modern QA practices, testability, and effective testing techniques.</li><li>Manage stakeholder expectations and make firm Go/No-Go recommendations when required.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Apex</li><li>API</li><li>Azure</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>CRM</li><li>DevOps</li><li>GitHub</li><li>HubSpot</li><li>Support</li><li>JIRA</li><li>Lightning Web Components</li><li>Playwright</li><li>REST</li><li>Salesforce</li><li>Web</li><li>UX UI Design</li><li>Cloud</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>Were searching for an experienced Software Test Lead to shape and lead the QA function for a fast-growing internal development team within our leading FTSE 100 business. In this role, we offer a competitive salary of circa £70,000 plus a bonus and car allowance, along with 25 days holiday (increasing with service), private healthcare, life assurance, and a pension. The position allows for mostly remote working with very occasional onsite visits, providing a flexible and supportive work environment.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>