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Head of Engineering and AI

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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.
If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

TPBN1_UKTJ
Location:
Nottingham
Salary:
£100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering;IT

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