Head of QA / Software QA Manager (Selenium)

About the role

A fast-growing, financially stable company is looking for a Software QA Director to lead its quality and automation engineering organisation. The role involves leading and mentoring a team of more than 30 QA testers and owning the quality management system across the software development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Software QA testers, guiding them through the testing process.
• Design and execute test plans, test cases and test scripts to find defects and ensure product quality.
• Own the Quality Management System (QMS) and define quality gates across the SDLC.
• Oversee test coverage, automation and defect management, embedding controls in CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive root cause analysis and upstream defect prevention.
• Oversee tooling, budget management and vendor relations for a large quality and automation team.
• Work with product, design and engineering teams to assess quality risks and share metrics with senior leadership.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of experience in Software QA.
• Proven track record managing a team of at least 30 people.
• Experience with automation testing tools such as Selenium is highly preferred.

Required skills

• Software QA, Quality Engineering and Test Automation
• Selenium, Cypress, JMeter
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The company is recruiting through a recruiter; applications can be submitted online through the application form.