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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Test Lead - **Company:** Indra Group UK & Ireland - **Location:** Redhill, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £90,775.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Software Bug Management, Payment Systems, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, System Testing, Systems Integration, Test Execution Engine, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Information Technology, Testrail - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5879527890 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science/ software engineering/ Electronic Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). * Minimum 8+ years of software and/or hardware experience including at least 3 years of proven experience in leading day-to-day System Test activities within complex software or systems integration programmes. * Mandatory Certifications: ISTQB Foundation * Strong experience preparing, reviewing and executing System Test plans, test cases and test procedures. * Experience coordinating small technical teams and allocating testing activities. * Strong understanding of functional testing, defect management, software testing methodologies and quality assurance principles. * Experience working with test management tools such as TestRail, Jira, Confluence or equivalent. * Experience supporting test environments, laboratory equipment, PCI equipment and engineering test facilities. * Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Desirables: * Transportation or Mobility system domain knowledge/ Payment system knowledge. Systems integration and multi-supplier environments. * Desirable Certification: ISTQB Advanced level * Desirable Certification: Agile or Scrum Certification * Desirable non-functional testing experience such as performance and security ## Description The Test Lead is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day testing operations across transportation systems and services, ensuring that testing activities are delivered safely, effectively, efficiently, and to the required quality standards. Working under the direction of the Test Manager, the role provides technical leadership to a team of Test Engineers, coordinates test execution, supports test planning and reporting activities, and ensures the team remains aligned with project objectives, priorities, and delivery milestones. Key duties include: * Coordinate the day-to-day activities of a team of Test Engineers. * Plan, organise and monitor test execution to ensure delivery against agreed schedules. * Working within Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery environments. * Review test cases, test procedures and test evidence before execution. * Drive test automation initiatives and identify opportunities to increase automation coverage across functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. * Ensure requirements are traceable through test cases and execution results. * Support the preparation of System Test plans, Daily/Weekly Test Status Reports and progress updates. * Coordinate defect management activities and ensure issues are correctly recorded, prioritised, tracked through to resolution and perform root cause analysis. * Support the commissioning, configuration and maintenance of test environments, laboratory equipment and test assets. * Ensure testing activities comply with project processes, quality standards and safety requirements. * Provide technical guidance, mentoring and knowledge sharing to Test Engineers. * Work closely with Engineering, Development and Project teams to support successful project delivery. * Support customer demonstrations, witness testing and operational readiness activities where required. * Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools and working practices. * Supervise maintenance of test assets such as devices and technical tooling * Collaborate closely with Environment and Infrastructure teams * Coach the team in the use of management tools: Requirements, Test, Defects, Knowledge * Ensure compliance with Testing Management Plan and System Test Strategy * Analyze testing inputs in the form of technical documentation ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [42 x 2 Canvases Later: Two Years, Two Minds, Many Lessons](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1458-42-x-2-canvases-later-two-years-two-minds-many-lessons) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Testing .NET applications a Tool box for every developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/704-testing-net-applications-a-tool-box-for-every-developer) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk)