Job description
Waracle is a world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.
We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.
We are seeking an exceptional contract Lead Automation QA with strong mobile experience to provide expert technical leadership and drive high-standard quality outcomes.
This role is available on a short term contract basis (Inside IR35) and based hybrid from any Waracle office (Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London).
This is a pivotal engagement for a highly experienced professional who embodies technical mastery and strategic thinking. As a Lead, you will be responsible for defining strategic automation approaches, advising on framework selection, and ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable quality standards throughout the duration of the contract.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Build and maintain robust, cross-platform mobile automation frameworks from scratch.
- Integrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable builds and high code standards.
- Define a comprehensive strategy balancing functional requirements with performance, accessibility, and proactive risk management.
- Perform API testing and direct data validation to ensure seamless flow between mobile applications and cloud infrastructure.
- Work within multidisciplinary teams to streamline the development lifecycle and align on project-specific quality standards.
- Generate audit-ready test evidence and detailed reports to communicate quality metrics and project status to stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for quality, providing expert guidance to stakeholders on technical trade-offs.
- Establish best practices for defect management and lead triage efforts to resolve blockers and meet delivery timelines.
- Oversee the master test suite, ensuring comprehensive manual coverage for individual tickets and maintaining end-to-end accuracy.
What you'll bring
- Proven track record as a Lead or Senior QA Engineer, ideally within a digital consultancy, with a demonstrated mastery in test automation strategy, setup, and oversight.
- Deep experience testing mobile applications built on the Flutter framework, including an understanding of widget-based architectures and cross-platform quality nuances.
- Advanced skills in building and extending automation frameworks from scratch using Maestro and/or Playwright.
- Professional experience with Postman for API testing.
- Proficiency with Git and experience defining and integrating automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions).
- Ability to define comprehensive test strategies that balance speed, quality, and risk while managing client expectations around scope and priorities.
- Experience owning key client relationships, advising stakeholders proactively, and managing tensions constructively to build trusted partnerships.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and SQL for managing and validating back-end data is highly beneficial.
Recruitment process
The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!).
After that, you’ll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.
Our values
To make the world a better place through impactful software
We take pride in delivering high quality work and seeing the impact it has. We are curious, proactive, and always learning; continuously improving ourselves and our skills. We strive for excellence in everything we do. We see every opportunity as a chance to raise the bar - for Waracle, our clients, and for our own professional growth.
We succeed together: whether we’re leading, supporting or learning. We lead with empathy, working as a unified team to understand and appreciate other people’s perspectives and experiences. This commitment to one another empowers everyone to do their best work and reach their full potential. We build trust, celebrate every contribution, and create a space where everyone has the opportunity to shine.
We have big goals, but we don’t try to do everything. We know there are a limited number of hours in a day, so we make every one of them count. We accomplish this by regularly pausing to assess the potential impact of our work, prioritising what matters most and then acting with purpose.
We are transparent in how we think and act. We seek and share context, give and accept feedback, and communicate openly. We take full ownership of what we deliver as individuals and as a team, and hold ourselves accountable. This openness and accountability gives us the clarity and purpose to deliver at our best.
We love what we do and find the fun in each day, celebrating our shared successes and the satisfaction of doing hard work well. We’re in this together, creating space for connection, laughter, and fun. When we look after our clients and each other, and do work we’re proud of, we go home happy.
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Absolutely! At Waracle, we welcome both permanent and contract applicants. Each job posting indicates if it's open to contract applications. We offer a diverse range of projects, both within and outside IR35 regulations, catering to various preferences and expertise levels.
We work on a Hybrid working model and offer flexible working hours. We're spread across 4 vibrant UK offices, but our teamwork isn't confined to those spaces, it's all about collaboration! While using the office is encouraged for our teams to work together, each of us has a home office setup, relishing the freedom of hybrid workstyles. As of now, remote work outside the UK isn't part of our standard practice.
As proud sponsors, we're geared up to provide sponsorship for eligible roles. Be sure to view the specific job listing you're interested in to make sure we are accepting applications for sponsorship. If it doesn't quite fit, consider diving into our talent pool for potential future opportunities!
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Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
