Lead QA Engineer

Edinburgh - one day per week in the office, some travel to visit clients Role - Lead QA EngineerHead Resourcing have partnered with a global transformation consultancy who are looking to recruit a Lead QA Engineer.This is an incredible opportunity to join a well-respected organisation who are looking to scale up a whole new team in Scotland''s capital delivering digital transformation programmes across tech for good projects.Day to dayLead the design, implementation, and execution of QA strategies across complex projectsChampion automation-first testing approaches within CI/CD pipelinesCollaborate closely with engineers, designers, data specialists, and delivery teamsSelect and implement modern testing frameworks and tools (manual and automated)Drive best practice, standards, and continuous improvement across QA capabilityOversee end-to-end testing including functional and non-functional testingManage relationships with third-party testing providers (e.g. security, accessibility)Mentor and support engineers-developing QA capability across teamsContribute to recruitment and internal capability development initiativesKey Skills and ExperienceStrong background in software testing within Agile / DevOps environmentsProven experience leading QA across enterprise-scale applicationsHands-on expertise in test automation and CI/CD pipelinesExperience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)Strong knowledge of testing tools such as:Selenium, Cypress, PlaywrightCucumber / ..... full job details .....