Drive strategic automation. Lead from the front. Deliver with impact.
Test Automation Manager
Hybrid Glasgow
£450-£480pd
Outside IR35
We're seeking an experienced Test Automation Manager to lead and evolve automation strategy within a high-profile digital transformation programme. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll bridge technical delivery with strategic oversight - ensuring automation becomes a true enabler of speed, quality, and scalability.
What You'll Be Doing
Own the automation strategy across multiple delivery streams, aligning frameworks to business and technical objectives
Manage and mentor automation engineers, ensuring script quality, code reusability, and scalable practices
Define and maintain test automation standards, libraries, and CI/CD integration practices
Partner with QA leadership and development teams to drive test coverage, governance, and reporting maturity
Champion DevOps-aligned automation practices across the release pipeline
Lead tool selection, framework evolution, and team capability uplift
Act as escalation point for automation delivery issues, blockers and CI/CD breakages
What We're Looking For
A seasoned test automation leader with hands-on experience designing and managing automation frameworks
Confident in coaching engineers while delivering to programme goals
Strong advocate of reusability, modular architecture, and measurable impact
Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to translate technical quality into business outcomes
Tech Environment
Core Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Serenity BDD, REST Assured, IntelliJ
DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Git, Gradle
Test Management & Reporting: Jira, Xray, qTest, Allure, Confluence
Desirable Exposure: TestGPT, TestSigma, SonarQube, NeoLoad, Lighthouse, Appium
BPSS clearance required
12 months | Outside IR35 | Hybrid working (Glasgow base)
