Test Lead FTC

12-month Fixed-Term Contract Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Hybrid working (approx. 3 days per week on-site)

An organisation undergoing a major technology transformation is seeking an experienced Test Lead to join its Business Change function on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

You'll take ownership of the end-to-end testing approach across multiple workstreams and suppliers, ensuring high-quality delivery and confident go-live decisions.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll set testing direction, coordinate activity across teams, and actively support planning, execution, and assurance.

As Test Lead, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering a robust testing strategy across a complex transformation programme. Working closely with internal teams, external partners, and programme leadership, you'll ensure testing activity is aligned to delivery milestones and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining and maintaining an overarching test strategy across all phases, including SIT, UAT, regression, and security testing

• Leading test planning, scope definition, entry/exit criteria, and environment planning

• Coordinating day-to-day testing activity across multiple systems and suppliers

• Managing defect triage, prioritisation, and resolution processes

• Tracking progress and providing clear reporting on risks, issues, and readiness

• Providing go-live assurance and test completion sign-off

• Driving continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, and quality standards

• Proven experience as a Test Lead or Test Manager within large-scale system implementations or transformation programmes

• Strong knowledge of SIT, UAT, regression, and non-functional testing

• Confident leading and coordinating testers and testing activity across parallel workstreams

• Solid understanding of structured testing methodologies and defect management

• Experience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, or TestRail

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities

Reasonable Adjustments:

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