QA Team Manager

ClearCourse is a fast-growing, people-first technology group helping small and medium-sized businesses thrive through sector-specific software, integrated payments, and smart business solutions. Founded in 2018, it employs 900+ people across the UK and internationally, offering roles across specialist teams and industry sectors with strong career progression, a collaborative culture, and a focus on work-life balance and benefits.

• 2+ years leading or managing a QA or test engineering team
• 5+ years in test automation — Playwright or Selenium essential
• Strong knowledge of test strategies — regression, integration, black box, unit testing
• SQL (SQL Server, SQLite) or NoSQL experience
• SaaS application testing in microservices and client-server architectures
• Test management process experience
• Agile environment experience
• Strong English communication skills

Bonus:

• Deep Microsoft Playwright expertise
• Cross-platform testing (iOS, Android, Windows, Linux)
• Payment systems testing experience

• Lead, hire and develop a team of 7–10 QA engineers
• Hands-on test design, automation and test management — up to 80% of your time
• Own the QA Centre of Excellence — standards, practices, test strategy
• Champion automated testing and emerging QA platforms
• Work directly with clients and stakeholders across the business