Head of QA

Cambridge

6 months ago

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Head of QA – Cloud-Native Platform
Permanent | No Sponsorship Option
Remote now, Hybrid Cambridge in the future 2-3 days
£80,000-£95,000 + benefits

We’re looking for an experienced QA Lead to shape and own the quality strategy for a next-generation cloud-native platform. This is a high-impact role where you’ll establish the frameworks, processes, and guardrails that ensure complex, mission-critical software is robust, secure, and scalable.

What you’ll do:

Work directly with the CTO to define and drive the QA strategy across the organisation, embedding quality at every stage of development.
Act as the release gatekeeper, ensuring only production-ready software is delivered.
Design, implement, and maintain automated and manual testing frameworks (integration, regression, performance, and user acceptance).
Integrate QA practices into CI/CD pipelines and champion test automation and shift-left testing.
Collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps to create resilient, scalable solutions.
Establish and track meaningful quality metrics, using data to drive continuous improvement.
Stay ahead of trends in QA tooling, automation, and AI-driven quality approaches.
This isn't a people management role, more of a technical leadership/direction.What we’re looking for:

7+ years’ experience in software testing/QA, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
Proven success designing and implementing QA strategies for complex systems.
Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, PyTest).
Solid understanding of CI/CD workflows (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
Hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing practices.
Familiarity with Git, issue tracking (Jira, TestRail), and performance/load testing tools (JMeter, Locust, k6).
Good grasp of modern cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and security-conscious testing practices.Why join?
You’ll be at the heart of a growing technology team, setting the quality bar for a greenfield platform with global impact. Expect autonomy, influence, and the chance to define how quality is embedded into cutting-edge software development.
If you’re a QA leader who thrives on building scalable quality systems and wants your work to make a measurable difference, we’d love to hear from you

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