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# Test Strategy Lead

- **Company:** Fruition Group
- **Location:** Ipswich, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), JIRA, Digital Assets, Regression Testing, Blockchain, Selenium, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Execution Engine, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Cypress (Programming Language), Playwright, Devsecops
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/strategy-lead/fruition-group-job107876256

## About the Role

* 5+ years' experience within software testing, including 2+ years in a leadership or senior testing position.
 * Strong experience across test planning, execution, regression testing and UAT.
 * Experience leading testers across multiple projects or delivery teams.
 * Good understanding of test automation frameworks and modern QA practices.
 * Experience with JIRA, Xray or similar test management platforms.
 * Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * A proactive approach to quality, with the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes.

Nice to Have

 * Experience within financial services, FinTech or another highly regulated environment.
 * Knowledge of DevSecOps and secure software development practices.
 * Experience within blockchain or digital asset environments.
 * ISTQB or equivalent testing qualification.
 * Experience with tools such as Selenium, Cypress or Playwright., If you're a Testing Lead who wants to move beyond simply managing test execution and have a real influence on engineering quality, delivery and people, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

## Description

We're looking for an experienced Testing Lead to take ownership of the quality strategy across a range of delivery projects. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys setting standards, developing people and embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle - rather than simply overseeing testing at the end of a project.

You'll work closely with engineering, product, business analysis and DevSecOps teams to ensure quality is built into everything that gets delivered.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Own and evolve the organisation's overall testing strategy, standards and approach.
 * Lead and coordinate testing across multiple delivery projects.
 * Manage and develop testers working across delivery teams, supporting performance and career growth.
 * Ensure test environments are ready and work closely with DevSecOps to resolve issues.
 * Partner with Business Analysts, Developers and Product teams to ensure requirements are clear, testable and built with quality in mind.
 * Monitor and report on testing performance, defects, risks and release readiness.
 * Help shape the automation strategy, including the evaluation and adoption of appropriate tooling.
 * Lead root-cause analysis for significant defects and quality issues.
 * Champion a culture where quality is owned across the entire engineering and delivery lifecycle.


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