Lead QA Engineer (Permanent)

Edinburgh – one day per week in the office Role – Lead QA Engineer Head Resourcing have partnered with a global transformation consultancy who are looking to recruit a Lead QA Engineer. This is an incredible opportunity to join a well-respected organisation who are looking to scale up a whole new team in Scotland’s capital delivering digital transformation programmes across tech for good projects. Lead the design, implementation, and execution of QA strategies across complex projects Champion automation-first testing approaches within CI/CD pipelines Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, data specialists, and delivery teams Select and implement modern testing frameworks and tools (manual & automated) Drive best practice, standards, and continuous improvement across QA capability Oversee end-to-end testing including functional and non-functional testing Manage relationships with third-party testing providers (e.g. security, accessibility) Mentor and support engineers—developing QA capability across teams Strong background in software testing within Agile / DevOps environments Proven experience leading QA across enterprise-scale applications Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Strong knowledge of testing tools such as: Performance & scalability testing Security & penetration testing Accessibility testing UAT / OAT Salary is negotiable with benefits including private healthcare, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, and a profit share scheme. Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity.