4 of 4 Defect Tracking Jobs in the Midlands

with business expectations, regulatory obligations and agreed delivery timelines. You will own the end-to-end test approach, manage test planning and execution, oversee defect and risk management, and lead the adoption of test automation and quality engineering practices to improve coverage, efficiency and repeatability. You will provide leadership … integration with the delivery lifecycle. Provide oversight of test execution progress, quality metrics, entry and exit criteria, test evidence and audit traceability. Lead defect management, including triage, prioritisation, escalation, resolution tracking and reporting using tools such as TFS, Azure DevOps or JIRA. Produce clear test status reporting, quality ...

Planning, preparing, and executing automated test activities across multiple projects and systems Creating and maintaining test data to support effective test execution Investigating, logging, tracking, and reporting defects, helping teams understand business impacts and risks Supporting continuous integration and delivery practices within an Agile environment Contributing to the growth … building, and maintaining automated test suites Understanding of software development lifecycles and testing methodologies Experience working within Agile environments Knowledge of test management and defect tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail Excellent communication and stakeholder ...

quality gates, reporting, flaky test management, and automated feedback loops to support release confidence and development speed. Promote shift-left testing practices to improve defect prevention and increase early-stage quality ownership across engineering teams. Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Embedded Validation Plan, develop, and operate HIL test environments … across hardware, firmware, and application layers. Reporting, Metrics & Release Readiness Produce clear and audience-appropriate test reporting covering execution progress, pass/fail rates, defect trends, coverage, and regression performance. Define and track quality KPIs such as test coverage, automation ratio, defect leakage, escape rate, MTTD/MTTR ...

criteria Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing Identify, log, track, and manage defects using JIRA, ensuring adherence to defect management processes Participate actively in scaled agile ceremonies (PI planning, sprint planning, retrospectives) Ensure compliance with quality, security, and regulatory standards Mentor junior automation … test execution pipelines Agile & Process Skills Proven experience working in Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe/enterprise agile) Proficient in JIRA and end-to-end defect lifecycle management Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and quality gates Experience Required 10+ years of experience in software testing with a strong focus ...