QA Automation Lead growing Birmingham SAAS outfit

🚀 We're hiring a QA / Test Automation Engineer to own and transform the testing function inside a growing SaaS business. This is a permanent role for someone with a genuine automation-first mindset — not aspiration, real hands-on delivery.

**The Business*

*Our client builds and hosts a complex, transaction-heavy digital platform used by businesses across the UK. Think invoicing, payments, integrations — processes where quality genuinely matters

.
**The Tech

**- TestSigma (web & API automatio

n)- Playwright / Selenium / Cucumb

er- .NET / C# / Ja

va- Azure & containerised deploymen

ts- VB6 legacy applicati

on- REST API & CRM integratio

ns
**What You'll Actually D

o**- Own QA delivery across monthly release cyc

les- Drive the shift from 70% manual testing toward automation-led cover

age- Lead regression testing and risk-based test plann

ing- Mentor a junior apprentice tes

ter- Solve real legacy automation challenges — VB6 forms-based testing that pushes technical boundar

ies
**Must-Hav

es**- Proven, hands-on automation experience (web &

API)- Familiarity with modern frameworks — Playwright, Selenium, TestSigma or sim

ilar- Coding ability in .NET, C# or

Java- Experience testing complex transactional business proce

sses- Self-directed learner — no waiting to be spoon

-fed
**Nice to Have:** ISTQB certification · SQL for test data · Azure/DevOps · VB6 exper

ience
**Why This Role Stands Ou

t** 🎯
The culture here genuinely encourages innovation — you'll have freedom to introduce frameworks and tooling that work. The challenge is real: legacy complexity sits alongside modern web and API components, meaning no two days look th

e same.
You'll report directly to an Engineering Lead, with visible strategic impact from day one. This is a role where you shape the function — not just execute someone else's p

laybook.
💬 Apply now or message us directly for a confidential conv

ersation.
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