Lead Test Engineer

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has previously operated at a senior level and can provide the strategic oversight, standards and best practice needed to mature a QA function., * Provide QA leadership and direction across testing activities

• Define and embed best practice for testing standards, processes and governance
• Plan and execute hands-on functional, regression, integration and system testing
• Improve test planning, defect management, traceability and release readiness
• Collaborate closely with developers, BAs, Product Owners and Project Managers
• Provide clear reporting on quality, risks and release readiness to senior stakeholders
• Help shape the future direction and maturity of the QA function

• Excellent experience in manual software testing, ideally in a leadership capacity
• The ability to confidently assess an existing QA approach, identify what’s missing and put robust standards and processes in place
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and the experience in collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A strong understanding of CI/CD and Agile/hybrid methodologies
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar test management tools
• A professional testing certification (e.g. ISTQB)
• Experience in introducing an automated testing suite, or knowledge of test automation would be a bonus

This is a great opportunity for an experienced QA Engineer who wants to define testing strategy and best practice, while remaining hands-on in testing.