Senior Test Engineering Manager (Automation-First)

Company: Salt Digital Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Senior Test Engineering Manager (Automation‑First)

This is not a people‑only management role. 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.

Deliverables

  • 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

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Posted: June 6th, 2026