Define and drive the QA automation strategy, improving framework quality, test coverage, and overall automation maturity
Lead, mentor, and support a team of QA engineers, providing both technical guidance and hands-on contribution
Design, build, and maintain scalable UI and end-to-end automation frameworks in TypeScript using WebdriverIO and Playwright
Own and evolve mobile automation across iOS and Android using Appium and BrowserStack
Apply a risk-based testing approach to make informed decisions on test prioritisation, coverage trade-offs, and release confidence
Shape a balanced testing pyramid across mobile, UI, API/service-level, and manual testing layers
Improve and optimise automated test execution within CI/CD pipelines
Manage bug tracking, triage, and failure analysis, providing clear reporting on quality metrics and risks
Collaborate with engineering, product, and platform teams to improve testability and embed QA best practices
Support longer-term expansion into non-functional testing areas such as performance, load, and security

6+ years of experience in QA / Test Automation in production environments
Proven experience leading or mentoring QA engineers and owning automation direction
Strong ability to define and evolve automation strategy, not just implement individual tests
Solid manual QA fundamentals, including exploratory and regression testing
Hands-on experience building or improving UI and end-to-end automation frameworks using tools such as WebdriverIO, Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
Experience with mobile testing and automation on iOS and/or Android in business-critical environments
Strong understanding of risk-based testing and test pyramid principles
Experience with API and service-level testing
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Comfortable with defect management, failure analysis, and QA reporting
Proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript-based automation (TypeScript preferred); Python, Java, or Kotlin also welcome
Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and platform team

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Mobile QA Automation Lead

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