scale Modernisation Programme. The role requires deep expertise in modern quality engineering practices, with the ability to guide delivery teams, implement QA standards, and ensure compliance with the full testing lifecycle. Technology Environment Cloud & Platform: HCP (Kubernetes-based) on AWS, with potential migration to Azure Monitoring: Kibana, Grafana, Splunk, PagerDuty (transitioning to Dynatrace) CI/CD: GitLab pipelines Databases … Oracle RDS, SQL, MongoDB (limited use) Languages & Frameworks: Java 21, Spring Boot/Spring Batch Testing & Automation: Playwright, WireMock, OWASP ZAP (SAST, DAST, SCA), Gatling Key Responsibilities Define and implement QA principles within the workstream, aligned with programme strategy Collaborate with stakeholders to establish automation patterns and repeatable testing approaches Direct delivery teams to adopt QA practices and … quality Testing Responsibilities Developer-Level Testing: Unit, Component, and Component IntegrationTestingSystem-Level Testing: Functional and SystemIntegrationTesting (SIT) End-to-End Business Testing: Business Process Testing (BPT) Specialist Testing: Performance, Security, Accessibility, and Operational Acceptance Testing Secure Development: Oversight of SAST/DAST in More ❯
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
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will lead the quality assurance function across internal and client projects, managing QA resources and coordinating partner teams as required. This role is responsible for driving best practices in testing, including manual, automation, performance, and security testing, while ensuring adherence to established standards throughout the software development lifecycle. The Test Manager will actively participate in test planning, execution … and defect resolution, championing quality engineering principles and supporting successful project delivery. Key Responsibilities • Manage and lead the testing team, including direct line management and matrix management of client and partner resources as required.• Collaborate with clients to ensure effective utilisation of the test team in line with business objectives.• Drive the implementation of best practices across all internal … full end-to-end testing lifecycle. • Expertise in modern software engineering practices and quality engineering principles. • In-depth knowledge of all test levels, including Unit, Component, System, SIT, E2E, UAT, and Non-Functional Testing (NFT). Desirable Skills and Experience • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitLab.• Understanding of automation frameworks and tools such as Playwright More ❯
have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, learn from experienced colleagues, and make a meaningful impact on the solutions we deliver. Your Skills & Experience: Experience with API testing and tools such as Postman. Familiarity with functional or systemintegration testing. Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, JUnit). Knowledge of stubbing … tools like Wiremock. Understanding of non-functional testing, including load and performance testing. Experience using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or other backlog/test management platforms. Exposure to iterative or incremental software delivery practices. Ability to maintain and execute automated testing cycles. Familiarity with version control systems such as Git. Understanding of Agile methodologies and ways of working. … able and willing to be onsite in Shropshire 3 days per week. Recruiters Notes: SC eligible. Must be able to work as part of agile team. When happy with testing/level of quality - they will start test build and test analysis - will need test skills - need to be able to de-compose requirements/understand partitions need to More ❯
access; support migration from Ingres to the agreed target RDBMS while retaining VB6 UI where required. Quality & Release readiness: Deliver thoroughly tested fixes and enhancements that are verifiable in SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT/NFR phases, supporting traceability and sign?off. Knowledge transfer: Produce clear documentation and handover notes to the clients live support teams. Responsibilities Analyse VB6 … to optimise SQL (procs/queries) post?migration. Build and execute test plans with QA: unit/functional/regression, non?functional (reliability, performance), and defect lifecycle management across SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT. Contribute to release documentation and change approvals; support rehearsals and cutovers where needed. Work within the clients MU governance for security, data protection, and auditability … or similar RDBMS; comfort working with DBAs on schema, queries, and performance while preserving behaviour. Quality engineering: practical test design, defect triage, and readiness for multi?phase test models (SIT/E2E/UAT/OAT). Delivery habits: version control (Git/TFS), lightweight design documentation, and effective stakeholder communication. More ❯
access; support migration from Ingres to the agreed target RDBMS while retaining VB6 UI where required. Quality & Release readiness: Deliver thoroughly tested fixes and enhancements that are verifiable in SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT/NFR phases, supporting traceability and sign?off. Knowledge transfer: Produce clear documentation and handover notes to the clients live support teams. Responsibilities Analyse VB6 … to optimise SQL (procs/queries) post?migration. Build and execute test plans with QA: unit/functional/regression, non?functional (reliability, performance), and defect lifecycle management across SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT. Contribute to release documentation and change approvals; support rehearsals and cutovers where needed. Work within the clients MU governance for security, data protection, and auditability … or similar RDBMS; comfort working with DBAs on schema, queries, and performance while preserving behaviour. Quality engineering: practical test design, defect triage, and readiness for multi?phase test models (SIT/E2E/UAT/OAT). Delivery habits: version control (Git/TFS), lightweight design documentation, and effective stakeholder communication. More ❯
