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Director - Technology / Digital Recruitment

Quality Assurance Engineer (Playwright / Automation)

Remote, or based in the North of England

Salary circa £55k + Bonus + Benefits Package

Role:

Reporting into Leadership, this role will play a significant role in helping a product focused, B2B organisation building new, robust automation frameworks from the ground up, as well as driving best practices in QA, and helping the cultural shift to QA automation, across both technical and non-technical team members.

This is a rare opportunity to help a reputable brand at the start of their QA automation journey, and will have the chance to not just make a long term, lasting impact, but also see personal career growth.

Suited to people that enjoy variety, and deliver quickly.

What you'll do:

• Architect and implement end-to-end test automation using Playwright
• Build a scalable automation framework from scratch, supported and backed by C-level
• Lead the shift from manual to automated testing
• Train and mentor team members on modern QA tools and techniques
• Collaborate closely with developers, analysts, and product teams to ensure quality is embedded from the start
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and shape a shift-left QA strategy
• Explore emerging tools like AI-driven testing to drive continuous improvement

What you'll bring:

• A proven track record of designing and scaling automation frameworks
• Solid understanding of web technologies and REST APIs
• Experience in Agile delivery and DevOps practices
• Great communication skills and a passion for quality and coaching

Bonus if you have:

• Experience with tools like JIRA, GitHub Actions or Jenkins

You’ll be joining at a time of exciting transformation, with the autonomy to shape automation practices and influence quality culture across the organisation.

Location: can be remote based, with expensed travel, or office based if commutable.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Information Services

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