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Kainos

Lead Test Engineer

Kainos

Lead Test Engineer providing strong leadership in testing within agile teams at Kainos. Responsible for automated and manual testing strategies and mentoring staff.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in test leadership and strategy, focusing on the design and development of automated and manual testing processes. Proven ability to manage and mentor team members while ensuring comprehensive test coverage and quality assurance in software applications.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Test LeadershipTest Automation (Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress)Continuous Integration (Jenkins, TeamCity)Object-Oriented Programming (Java)Performance Management

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Hard Skills
Test Strategy DevelopmentAutomated TestingManual TestingNon-Functional TestingTest Script DesignTest Coverage AnalysisSoftware Testing PrinciplesAgile MethodologiesSoftware Architecture UnderstandingPerformance Review Management
Soft Skills
CoachingMentoringInterpersonal CommunicationTeam DevelopmentKnowledge Sharing
Tools & Technologies
SeleniumJUnitTestNGCucumberCypressJenkinsTeamCity
Industry Keywords
Quality AssuranceTest AutomationAgile TeamSoftware DevelopmentTesting Principles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CypressJavaJenkinsJUnitSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide strong test leadership and direction within a multi-skilled agile team.
  • Take responsibility for the strategy, design and development of automated, manual, and non-functional tests.
  • Help the team to deliver working application software that meets user needs and is of sufficient quality for promotion to users.
  • Manage, coach and develop a small number of staff with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development.
  • Interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience of ensuring testing layers have adequate coverage in line with software testing principles and practices.
  • Expertise in designing, creating and maintaining tests scripts and test approaches, including manual and automated testing across all layers of an application including non-functional test coverage.
  • Experience using Test Automation open-source technologies (e.g. Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress), and configuring tools for testing such as Jenkins and/or TeamCity, within a continuous integration environment.
  • Practical knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g. Java).
  • A high level of technical awareness and a sound understanding of software architectures.
  • Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews.
  • Passionate technologist, keen to expand knowledge of latest QA tools, tech and methodologies.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • People-first culture
  • Growth and development opportunities
  • Diverse and ambitious team
  • Emphasis on collaboration and creativity