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Automation Test Lead
Outside IR35
Hybrid Glasgow
12months
£400-£420 per day
We're hiring an Automation Lead for a major transformation programme, where you'll step into a pivotal technical leadership role shaping the future of test automation across multiple platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Seamlessly absorb knowledge from outgoing stakeholders and legacy frameworks
Architect scalable, reusable automation frameworks and libraries
Lead automation strategy across releases; coach analysts, uplift standards, and guide CI/CD alignment
Enable internal teams through hands-on coaching and knowledge transfer
Represent automation in QA governance and leadership forums, driving KPIs and delivery quality
Define structured handover processes to embed long-term automation success
What We're Looking For
A credible and confident technical leader with coaching-first mindset
Experience leading automation strategy across enterprise programmes
Deep understanding of scalable frameworks, modular scripting, and DevOps alignment
Tech Environment
Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Serenity BDD, Appium, REST Assured
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Git, Gradle
Test Management: Jira, Xray, qTest, Allure
Nice-to-Have: OWASP ZAP, NeoLoad, TestGPT, SonarQube
BPSS clearance required
