Description
Automation Manager – Contract (Outside IR35)
Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh, (Hybrid working – flexible remote options)
Security Clearance: BPSS required
We are looking for a hands-on Automation Manager to lead a multi-year Quality Assurance transformation programme for a major project. This role will head up the Automation Centre of Excellence, driving alignment between automation, CI/CD pipelines, tooling evolution, and QA delivery governance.
This is not a passive management role — you’ll be setting automation strategy, enabling teams, managing frameworks, and directly shaping automation maturity across multiple concurrent projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the Automation Centre of Excellence (CoE), defining automation maturity models and reusable frameworks
Act as the strategic lead for CI/CD automation integration across test stages
Oversee and guide Automation Leads, Analysts, and framework specialists across all delivery pods
Take ownership of existing automation frameworks and knowledge libraries
Design and maintain long-term automation roadmaps that balance tactical delivery with long-term scalability
Champion governance: report progress, risks, and roadmap updates to stakeholders and QA boards
Ensure automation practices align with programme-wide KPIs and enterprise objectives
What We’re Looking For:
Strategic automation leader with proven delivery experience in complex programmes
Builds frameworks for sustainable, scalable automation (not just short-term delivery)
Thinks in terms of maturity, sustainability, and return on investment
Leads teams with empathy, clarity, and purpose — from developers to exec stakeholders
Comfortable operating across CI/CD, automation frameworks, and governance reporting
Key Tools & Tech Stack:
Test Management & Reporting: qTest, Jira, Xray, Allure Reports, Confluence
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Version Control & Build: Git, Gradle
Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Postman, REST Assured, IntelliJ, Gradle, Appium
Bonus / Optional: OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Burp Suite, SQLMap, Nmap, NeoLoad, JMeter, BlazeMeter, Testim, TestGPT, TestSigma
Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh, (Hybrid working – flexible remote options)
Security Clearance: BPSS required
We are looking for a hands-on Automation Manager to lead a multi-year Quality Assurance transformation programme for a major project. This role will head up the Automation Centre of Excellence, driving alignment between automation, CI/CD pipelines, tooling evolution, and QA delivery governance.
This is not a passive management role — you’ll be setting automation strategy, enabling teams, managing frameworks, and directly shaping automation maturity across multiple concurrent projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the Automation Centre of Excellence (CoE), defining automation maturity models and reusable frameworks
Act as the strategic lead for CI/CD automation integration across test stages
Oversee and guide Automation Leads, Analysts, and framework specialists across all delivery pods
Take ownership of existing automation frameworks and knowledge libraries
Design and maintain long-term automation roadmaps that balance tactical delivery with long-term scalability
Champion governance: report progress, risks, and roadmap updates to stakeholders and QA boards
Ensure automation practices align with programme-wide KPIs and enterprise objectives
What We’re Looking For:
Strategic automation leader with proven delivery experience in complex programmes
Builds frameworks for sustainable, scalable automation (not just short-term delivery)
Thinks in terms of maturity, sustainability, and return on investment
Leads teams with empathy, clarity, and purpose — from developers to exec stakeholders
Comfortable operating across CI/CD, automation frameworks, and governance reporting
Key Tools & Tech Stack:
Test Management & Reporting: qTest, Jira, Xray, Allure Reports, Confluence
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Version Control & Build: Git, Gradle
Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Postman, REST Assured, IntelliJ, Gradle, Appium
Bonus / Optional: OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Burp Suite, SQLMap, Nmap, NeoLoad, JMeter, BlazeMeter, Testim, TestGPT, TestSigma