Test Lead

Were looking for an organised and delivery-focused Test Lead to coordinate and support testing across our projects and change initiatives.

This is a varied role combining test leadership and governance with practical test analysis and execution. Youll plan and coordinate testing activity, help create and execute test scripts, oversee defect management and maintain clear traceability between requirements, test cases, defects and outcomes.

Working with project teams and business colleagues, youll ensure testing is structured, proportionate and appropriately evidenced. Youll also provide clear reporting on progress, coverage, quality, risks and implementation readiness.

This is a hands-on opportunity. Youll contribute directly to testing where needed, including preparing test data, writing scripts, executing tests, reviewing evidence and helping teams demonstrate that requirements have been appropriately tested before implementation.

We welcome applications from people who can demonstrate relevant testing experience or transferable capability gained across different projects, organisations or career paths.

WhatYou’ll Be Doing

Developing test strategies, plans and approaches that reflect the risk, scope and complexity of each project

Creating, reviewing and executing functional, integration, system, regression and user acceptance test scripts

Supporting business teams to define test scenarios, expected outcomes and acceptance criteria

Maintaining clear traceability between requirements, test cases, scripts, defects and outcomes

Coordinating testing resources, schedules, environments and test data

Managing defects from identification through to resolution, retesting and closure

Facilitating defect triage sessions and ensuring issues are prioritised, assigned and escalated appropriately

Agreeing and evidencing testing entry and exit criteria with project teams

Providing clear reports on testing progress, coverage, quality, risks, issues and readiness

Identifying gaps in test coverage and working with project teams to address them before implementation

Supporting business colleagues with test preparation and execution where guidance or additional capacity is needed

Ensuring testing evidence is maintained appropriately to support governance, audit and implementation decisions

Working collaboratively with Project Managers, Business Analysts, business stakeholders, Application Support, developers and third-party suppliers

Developing reusable testing templates, standards, processes and reporting approaches

Contributing to lessons learned and continuous improvement of the Societys testing approach

Supporting service handover and early-life support by ensuring known issues, defects and testing outcomes are clearly understood where appropriate

Practical experience of planning or coordinating testing across projects or change initiatives

Experience writing, reviewing and executing test scripts and test cases

Working knowledge of test planning, design, execution, defect management and reporting

Experience supporting user acceptance testing with business stakeholders or subject-matter experts

An understanding of requirements traceability and how test coverage can be evidenced

Experience recording test outcomes, evidence and defects clearly

Knowledge of waterfall, agile or hybrid project-delivery approaches

Strong planning, analytical and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail

Clear communication skills and the ability to explain testing requirements to technical and non-technical colleagues

Confidence raising concerns and providing constructive challenge where testing is incomplete or insufficiently evidenced

Ability to prioritise testing activity across multiple pieces of work

A collaborative, practical and improvement-focused approach, ISTQB Foundation Certificate, an equivalent testing qualification or comparable practical experience

Experience creating test plans, reports and traceability documentation

Experience facilitating defect triage and supporting defects through retesting and closure

Experience working with external technology providers or third-party suppliers

Testing experience within financial services, building societies or another regulated environment

Knowledge of mortgages, savings, operational resilience, customer outcomes or regulated change

Familiarity with test-management, defect-tracking or requirements-management tools

Experience improving testing processes, templates or standards

TheOrganisation

At Leek Building Society, we pride ourselves on being aforce for good. We exist to help our communities grow, so they can do greatthings today and even better things tomorrow.

Our colleagues are one of the communities we support. That’swhy we’ve created an inclusive, engaging workplace where people have thefreedom to be themselves, develop their skills and build rewarding careers.

We’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work,based on feedback from our colleagues, and equally proud to have beenrecognised externally, winning Best Building Society and BestSpecialist Mortgage Provider at the 2026 British Bank Awards.

As a mutual organisation, our members are at the heart ofeverything we do, and every colleague plays an important role in helping usdeliver outstanding service to our customers and communities.

Why JoinUs?

We believe great people deserve great benefits. That’s whywe offer:

35-hour working week

7.5% employer pension contribution

Minimum 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Holiday purchase and sale scheme

Free health screening

24/7 GP access for you and your close family

Comprehensive mental health support, including counsellingand Mental Health First Aiders

Enhanced sick pay and family leave from day one

Up to 6 months’ guaranteed sick pay for major illnesses

Life assurance worth four times your annual salary

Workplace savings account with a £100 bonus for regularsavers

Continuous learning and development opportunities

Retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Onsite gym at our Head Office

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities