Lead SDET

Job description

What you'll bring to the team Lead SDET Location: London/Hybrid: Hours: 37.5 hours per week: Contract: Permanent - Salaried: We’re hiring a Lead SDET to lead quality engineering across Merlin Technology, driving automation strategy and embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle. You will work across engineering, product, and platform teams to scale test automation, integrate quality into CI/CD, improve reliability and performance, and coach teams on engineering best practice. Responsibilities: - Lead and evolve an automation-first test strategy aligned to engineering and business goals. - Build and scale automated testing across UI, API, and integration layers. - Embed quality early in the software development lifecycle through shift-left testing and strong engineering practices. - Own and improve test frameworks to ensure they are modern, maintainable, and effective. - Integrate automated and performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to support fast, reliable releases. - Use observability, monitoring, and telemetry to identify issues and improve user journeys. - Set and drive standards for performance, reliability, and frontend quality. - Coach engineers and pr...