Wakefield
🚨 We’re hiring a QA & Test Lead 🚨 This one’s for someone who genuinely cares about software quality not just ticking test cases, but shaping how quality is built into a product from day one. The role is Hybrid based in Wakefield (WF4) so you must be able to travel to site 3-days a week. This is a hands-on QA leadership role. You’ll own the testing strategy end-to-end: exploratory testing, automation (UI + API), release confidence, and setting the standard for how quality shows up across the business. What you’ll be doing: • Designing and executing robust test plans for new features, • Building and maintaining automated test suites, • Getting stuck into exploratory testing to uncover edge cases, • Defining quality gates and release criteria, • Tracking quality metrics and test coverage, • Working side-by-side with engineers to reproduce, fix, and verify bugs, • Championing best-practice testing across the team Why this role stands out: • You’ll define the QA strategy and standards from scratch, • Direct influence on product quality and releases, • Close collaboration with engineering and founders, • A clear path to Head of QA / Quality Engineering What we’re looking for: • 3+ years in QA / software testing, • Strong automation experience (Playwright, Cypress, or similar), • API testing experience (Postman / REST), • CI/CD and test integration knowledge, • SQL for data validation, • A methodical, detail-driven testing mindset Your growth in the first 6–12 months: • Build out the automation framework, • Embed QA into CI/CD pipelines, • Own quality gates and release confidence, • Grow into Head of QA as the team scales, • Shape the long-term quality culture and hiring standards Bonus points if you’ve: • Worked with TypeScript / JavaScript, • Done performance or load testing, • Built B2B SaaS products, • Thrived in early-stage or fast-growth environments £40k - £50k plus package If this sounds like you or someone you know who lives and breathes quality get in touch! No sponsorship offered for this position.