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# Test Lead

- **Company:** Douglas, Isle Of Man
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Automation of Tests, Gherkin
- **Published:** July 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.orchardrecruitment.com/job/test-lead-douglas-isle-of-man/2916

## About the Role

* Minimum 5 years experience of testing, with at least 3 years in a senior/lead role
 * ISTQB Foundation certificate in Software Testing is essential, ISTQB Advanced level is desirable
 * Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to manage multiple workloads concurrently
 * Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
 * Excellent communication skills , ability to engage positively with & gain support from senior management/stakeholders
 * Ability to work collaboratively, or on your own initiative, and deliver to tight deadlines
 * Strong understanding of Gherkin syntax, peer reviews and formal reviews
 * Experience of the Finance domain, and Life & Pensions in particular, is an advantage
 * Experience of test automation is an advantage
 * A genuine interest in technology and software testing

## Description

The Test Lead will be responsible for the adoption, design, implementation and maintenance of the frameworks, artefacts and tooling required to facilitate automated quality assurance across the company's application paths to live. The primary focus is on creating robust automation frameworks and maintaining test suites to support the software development lifecycle.

Duties will include:

 * Defining and executing test plans that ensure comprehensive coverage and quality, adhering to departments strategy and processes & implementing test standards and best practices across teams
 * Collaborating with Development, Change and business teams to align testing with delivery objectives. Proactively helping with testing to ensure team deadlines are achieved
 * Monitoring and reporting on test results, identifying trends and driving improvements, continuous improvement through adoption of new tools, techniques and automation opportunities
 * Managing test environments and data to support accurate and efficient testing
 * Coordination & support of UAT/BVT testing activities
 * Performance management and support of direct reports


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