I''m working with a small boutique Consultancy who are looking to hire a highly technical experienced Senior/Lead Automation Engineer. You''ll be joining a small passionate team that build software that sits at the heart of major organisations and helps them meet complex regulatory demands. The team are remote first so you can be based anywhere in the UK for this role.They have one more Junior Tester and are now looking for a experienced Senior/ Lead QA experienced with automation to be the senior figure within the team. They want someone who can build a proper QA strategy and help them get better processes in place, collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD and QA practices, and drive staged, holistic improvements and also support and mentor their more Junior QA. You''ll be shaping quality from the very start, challenging requirements, spotting risks early, and ensuring what gets released is robust, secure, and built to last.This role also has a consultative edge. You''ll work closely with some of their larger enterprise clients, helping define sensible test strategies that fit their systems and business goals. You''ll review code, guide teams on quality best practice, and communicate clearly with both technical and non technical stakeholders. Ideally you''ll have experience testing complex platforms, particularly in regulated or high risk environments such as finance, compliance, or similar enterprise domains etc where its critical to get things right. along with strong automation s