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# Test Lead

- **Company:** Correla
- **Location:** West Midlands, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £52,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Databases
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2847387901-test-lead

## About the Role

* Extensive experience implementing enterprise automation frameworks.
 * Strong understanding of model based test automation principles. Proven experience governing third-party suppliers delivering automation.
 * Deep understanding of regression optimisation and automation strategy.
 * Experience establishing enterprise automation standards and technical governance.
 * Strong knowledge of API, UI and database automation.
 * Experience automating complex end-to-end business processes.
 * Excellent understanding of Risk Based Testing.

## Description

* Own the Tricentis Tosca automation framework for Managed Services, ensuring it remains scalable, maintainable and reusable.
 * Define automation architecture, standards and best practices across all suppliers delivering automated testing.
 * Act as Technical Authority for automation, reviewing supplier solutions and ensuring compliance with Correla automation standards.
 * Build and maintain reusable Tosca modules, libraries and business components that maximise script reusability.
 * Ensure suppliers deliver automation in accordance with agreed coding standards, naming conventions and governance. Review supplier automation deliverables, challenging poor quality implementations before acceptance.
 * Ensure automated regression packs achieve maximum coverage of business-critical journeys using Risk Based Testing principles.
 * Work alongside Test Leads and suppliers to identify regression candidates and automation priorities to continually improve automation maturity, increasing regression coverage whilst reducing execution effort.


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