Harvey Nash
Automation Test Lead
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Automation Test Lead
🚀 We’re Hiring: Test Automation Lead
Salary: Up to £70K + Bonus Location: Hybrid (2 days/week onsite), Egham, Surrey Hours: 35/hour, 8am–6pm flexibility
A forward-thinking SaaS company—ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2023–2025)—is seeking a Test Automation Lead to elevate their Agile testing and automation efforts across multiple products.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Testing and Service Delivery, this leadership-focused role is centred on designing, optimising, and scaling test automation frameworks while fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of automated test frameworks, ensuring scalability, reusability, and reliability
- Collaborate with developers, QA analysts, testers, and Agile squads to define and refine QA strategies
- Own end-to-end test lifecycle planning for major releases, driving efficiency before launch
- Troubleshoot framework bottlenecks, resolve technical issues while providing hands-on guidance
- Provide dual pathway support—bridging manual testing gaps where automation alone isn’t sufficient
- Mentor team members, upskill Google colleagues, and promote fresh "best practice" insights
- Champion continuous improvement, reducing defect rates and quality assurance maturity
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What We Need from You
All candidates must have: ✅ Proven experience with C# .NET, API automation, and CI/CD pipelines ✅ Expertise in designing/maintaining robust test frameworks (ability to avoid legacy duct-tape code! ✅ Proficient in Azure DevOps, Git, and other modern tooling (e.g.,jenkins, Postman, Espada, JIRA) ✅ Sharp stakeholder management & communication skills to translate technical decisions for all tiers ✅ Agile/Norm confidence—firm grasp of delivery towers, sprints, and cross-functional collaboration ✅ Self-starter mentality; independence and commitment to mentoring peers
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Nice-to-know (not required):
- Logistics or supply-chain domain experience
- ISTQB accreditation badges
- A +1 Selenium or
- Poles/Akomm experience
Why Join Us?
🏆 Culture: #1 UK workplace for wellbeing (2023-2025) 🩺 Wellness: Zero-excess private medical + BUPA dental 🌿 Space: Zweckgebundene komenide office adjacent to Windsor Great Park, with outdoor break-outs. Naghrie bike-friendly 💻 Work: Hybrid besetzung—35 hrs/wk (flex between 8am-6pm) 🎯 Grow: ££££ Multiservered processions: 23 days paid leave (quickly 26), abat hollidays 2-week sabbaticals per 50 holiday days LBMA pension match (up to 10%) AXA-backed mental-health support offloaded leave Lernan & Professional: Affirmance,
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