Head of Engineering and AI

Head of Engineering & AI

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to office or client sites)
Type: Permanent
Salary: £90,000 – £100,000

We’re looking for a Head of Engineering & AI to take ownership of our engineering, test automation, and AI-led product capability. This is a senior leadership role where you’ll shape strategy, lead high-performing engineering and QA teams, and drive the development of automation frameworks, products, and services used across multiple client environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor Product Managers, Developers, and QA Automation Engineers across client-facing and remote teams

• Set the technical direction for engineering, automation, and AI initiatives

• Act as the senior escalation point for automation, QA, and engineering delivery

• Define best practices, standards, and documentation for automation services

Automation & QA Excellence

• Own and evolve automation strategies, frameworks, and service offerings

• Ensure automation coverage across UI, API, performance, accessibility, compatibility, and security testing

• Design and maintain reusable templates (e.g. automation strategies, reports, frameworks)

• Support automation assessments, proof-of-concepts, and delivery engagements

• Champion best-in-class tooling and methodologies across CI/CD pipelines

Engineering Products & R&D

• Own and develop the engineering and automation product roadmap

• Lead continuous improvement through AI-driven testing and modern automation approaches

• Design and maintain demo and proof-of-concept environments

Business Development & Partnerships

• Support bids, proposals, pilots, and client demonstrations

• Build business cases highlighting the value of automation and AI

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with tooling providers

Leadership & Delivery

• 5-7+ years leading QA automation engineers, developers, or engineering teams

• Experience managing distributed, onshore, and offshore teams

• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

• Proven experience building product roadmaps and automation strategies

Technical Experience

• Strong background in modern test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Postman, Rest Assured, JMeter, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)

• Experience implementing automation within CI/CD pipelines

• Hands-on coding experience (Java, .NET, React or similar)

• Exposure to AI-driven testing and evaluation of AI solutions

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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