Senior Test Engineering Manager

Guillaume Masson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech firm seeks a Senior Test Engineering Manager to lead test strategy development and enhance engineering maturity. You will define and document test strategies while driving the implementation of modern test automation across project teams. The ideal candidate has strong experience in test leadership and automation within complex systems. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers and ensuring quality practices integrate seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines. This role offers significant opportunity to lead transformative changes in a technology-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Senior test engineering leadership experience is essential.
• Experience creating and evolving test strategies is a must.
• Background in mission-critical systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and document test strategies aligned with risk.
• Own the quality engineering approach from unit tests to production.
• Introduce modern test automation frameworks across teams.
• Embed automated testing in CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality.

Skills

Test strategy development

Test automation leadership

Coaching and mentoring

CI/CD integration

Job description

Overview

This is hands-on engineering leadership with ownership of test strategy. We're looking for a Senior Test Engineering Manager to define, document, and deliver test strategy while transforming how quality is engineered across mission-critical software. Healthcare experience isn't important - engineering maturity and automation leadership are.

You'll set direction, write clear test strategies, and lead teams in building scalable automation that reduces risk and increases delivery confidence.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and write test strategies aligned to business risk and system architecture
• Own the end-to-end quality engineering approach, from unit testing through E2E and production validation
• Introduce and scale modern test automation frameworks across teams
• Embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines so quality is continuous and enforced
• Upskill and mentor test engineers and software engineers in automation, test design, and quality engineering
• Establish quality standards, best practices, and governance without slowing teams down
• Reduce manual testing, flaky automation, and release risk
• Partner with engineering leadership to raise overall engineering maturity
• Influence system and API design to improve testability, resilience, and maintainability

Essential Experience

• A software engineer at heart with senior test engineering leadership experience
• Proven track record of creating and evolving test strategies, not just executing them
• Experience building and scaling test automation in complex, distributed systems
• Strong people leadership experience, including coaching and developing engineers
• Background in sell-side or mission-critical platforms (fintech, SaaS, infrastructure, high-availability systems)
• Deep understanding of automation strategy, CI/CD, and modern delivery practices
• Rates depend on experience and client requirements