Quality Engineering - Associate Manager - London
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The Role
We’re looking for a Test Automation Associate Manager who is still very much in the code every day, while also stepping up to own tooling strategy, framework definition, and team leadership across client engagements. This is a role for a senior practitioner making the transition into management – someone who leads by doing, earns credibility through technical contribution, and is beginning to shape quality strategy at the account level.
What You’ll Do
Hands-on every day – writing automation scripts, building and evolving frameworks, reviewing code, and setting the technical standard for your team through active contribution
Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across your client accounts, ensuring they are scalable, fit-for-purpose, and aligned to delivery goals
Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations, identifying gaps and producing clear recommendations and improvement roadmaps
Lead and support a team of QE automation engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and day-to-day management
Support the development and execution of Quality Engineering strategies in collaboration with senior managers
Manage client relationships at the project level, communicating progress, risks, and recommendations confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Drive adoption of GenAI tooling within the team, including Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Claude
Contribute to internal QE community initiatives and help define team standards and best practices
What We’re Looking For
A strong hands-on technician first – you are still writing and reviewing code daily, and your technical credibility is what makes you an effective leader at this level
Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C# – and the ability to build and assess automation frameworks, not just use them
Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
Proven ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks, and to conduct structured QE assessments across client environments
Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team, with a growing focus on people development
Several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering practices including automated testing
Good client-facing skills – able to manage delivery relationships and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
A collaborative, egoless approach and a passion for quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
Comfortable with the variety consulting brings – you adapt your stack and approach to meet client needs
What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Qualifications
- A strong hands-on technician first – you are still writing and reviewing code daily, and your technical credibility is what makes you an effective leader at this level
- Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C# – and the ability to build and assess automation frameworks, not just use them
- Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
- Proven ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks, and to conduct structured QE assessments across client environments
- Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team, with a growing focus on people development
- Several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering practices including automated testing
- Good client-facing skills – able to manage delivery relationships and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative, egoless approach and a passion for quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
- Comfortable with the variety consulting brings – you adapt your stack and approach to meet client needs
- What’s in it for you
- At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
- Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
- We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Responsibilities
- Hands-on every day – writing automation scripts, building and evolving frameworks, reviewing code, and setting the technical standard for your team through active contribution
- Define and own tooling strategies and automation frameworks across your client accounts, ensuring they are scalable, fit-for-purpose, and aligned to delivery goals
- Conduct QE framework assessments and maturity evaluations, identifying gaps and producing clear recommendations and improvement roadmaps
- Lead and support a team of QE automation engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and day-to-day management
- Support the development and execution of Quality Engineering strategies in collaboration with senior managers
- Manage client relationships at the project level, communicating progress, risks, and recommendations confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Drive adoption of GenAI tooling within the team, including Playwright with MCP, GitHub Copilot, and Claude
- Contribute to internal QE community initiatives and help define team standards and best practices
- A strong hands-on technician first – you are still writing and reviewing code daily, and your technical credibility is what makes you an effective leader at this level
- Proficiency in at least one OOP language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, or C# – and the ability to build and assess automation frameworks, not just use them
- Hands-on experience with GenAI in a QE context (e.g. Playwright with MCP) and AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
- Proven ability to define tooling strategies and automation frameworks, and to conduct structured QE assessments across client environments
- Experience leading or mentoring a QE or automation engineering team, with a growing focus on people development
- Several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering practices including automated testing
- Good client-facing skills – able to manage delivery relationships and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative, egoless approach and a passion for quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
- Comfortable with the variety consulting brings – you adapt your stack and approach to meet client needs
- What’s in it for you
- At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
- Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
- We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
About Accenture
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