1 to 25 of 35 Test Strategy Jobs in the North of England

Test Strategy Consultant (Contract)

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £600 per day
Test Strategy Consultant (Contract) Remote (occasional travel to Manchester) £500-£600 per day - inside IR35 3-month initial contract The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Test Strategy Consultant to support a transformation programme by defining a consistent and scalable approach to testing across multiple … expected to execute testing or build automation frameworks. What You'll Be Doing Assess the current testing landscape across services and platforms Conduct test maturity and capability assessments Identify gaps, risks, and inconsistencies in existing approaches Define a target testing strategy and operating model Develop standardised frameworks, governance ...

Test Strategy Consultant (Contract)

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Description Test Strategy Consultant (Contract) Remote (occasional travel to Manchester) £500-£600 per day - inside IR35 3-month initial contract The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Test Strategy Consultant to support a transformation programme by defining a consistent and scalable approach to testing across … expected to execute testing or build automation frameworks. What You'll Be Doing Assess the current testing landscape across services and platforms Conduct test maturity and capability assessments Identify gaps, risks, and inconsistencies in existing approaches Define a target testing strategy and operating model Develop standardised frameworks, governance ...

Senior Test Systems Architect

Hiring Organisation
Guidant Global
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £60 per hour ; (Umbrella)
Senior Test Systems Architect (Missile & Complex Defence Systems) Why this role will interest senior test engineers Were supporting a long-standing UK MOD partner delivering advanced missile systems , and were looking for a Senior or Principal-level Test Engineer who wants to step into a true system … level architecture role . This position is ideal for experienced engineers from test equipment, BIT, production test, or system verification backgrounds who want greater technical authority, broader influence , and visibility across the full product lifecycle from early design through manufacture and in-service support. Youll work closely with ...

Lead Test Engineer (SC Cleared)

Hiring Organisation
scrumconnect ltd
Location
City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 55,000 Annual
leadership teams and must be comfortable operating within UK regulatory, governance, and delivery frameworks. About the Role We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to lead quality assurance and testing activities within a large-scale cloud data engineering programme operating across a modern AWS-native technology ecosystem, including … Apache Airflow, Amazon Athena, AWS Glue, S3, EMR, DynamoDB, and related cloud services. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with test strategy ownership . You will be responsible for defining and driving the overall testing approach across automated pipelines, data workflows, cloud infrastructure, and release delivery while ...

Test Development Engineer - Circuit Card Test

Hiring Organisation
MBDA UK
Location
Bolton, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Test Development Engineer, specialising in circuit card electronic test, to join our Test Development team. It is an exciting time as we begin work on a host of challenging, but rewarding projects, from concept design through to series production … treatments Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more... The opportunity: This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Test Development Engineer, specialising in Circuit Card electronic test, to join our Test Development team at our Bolton site. Working in an established ...

Software Tester Apprentice (A.N Computing)

Hiring Organisation
A N COMPUTING LTD
Location
5 Hurricane Drive, Speke, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Higher Apprenticeship
Salary
£18,000 a year
software products through rigorous testing and validation processes. Role Collaborate with the project team to understand project requirements and objectives. Develop detailed test plans that outline the scope, test objectives, and test strategies. Create and maintain comprehensive test cases, test scripts, and test data … that cover various aspects of the software, including functionality, performance, security, and usability. Execute test cases and record test results systematically. Identify defects, track them in a defect tracking system, and work with developers to ensure timely resolution. Conduct regression testing to verify that software changes and updates ...

Automation Test Lead

Hiring Organisation
Health Research Authority
Location
Manchester, M1 3BN, United Kingdom
Salary
£57528.00 to £64750.00
make a real difference to patients, the public, and the UK research community? The Health Research Authority (HRA) is looking for an Automation Test Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming how health and social care research is approved and delivered across the UK. This is a senior … Digital, working on a major national programme to build a new Integrated Research Application and Workflow system designed using microservices architecture. As Automation Test Lead, you will provide strategic and technical leadership for test automation and non-functional testing across multiple engineering squads. You will own and evolve ...

Automation Test Lead

Hiring Organisation
Health Research Authority
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4NQ, United Kingdom
Salary
£57528.00 to £64750.00
make a real difference to patients, the public, and the UK research community? The Health Research Authority (HRA) is looking for an Automation Test Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming how health and social care research is approved and delivered across the UK. This is a senior … Digital, working on a major national programme to build a new Integrated Research Application and Workflow system designed using microservices architecture. As Automation Test Lead, you will provide strategic and technical leadership for test automation and non-functional testing across multiple engineering squads. You will own and evolve ...

Lead Test Engineer – 12 month – SC Cleared – Manchester

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£640 per day
Lead Test Engineer – 12 month – SC Cleared – Manchester A highly reputable corporation that is delivering some of the countries most challenging tech projects offering service to millions of users is hiring a Lead Test Engineer with hands on automation experience using Java, Selenium and Rest Assured within AWS.You … days) and seeking up to £640 PD Inside IR 35 to start ASAP. We are only considering candidate who are located near Manchester. Test Strategy & Leadership • Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture • Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across ...

Test Manager

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Test Manager – AWS Cloud & Data Centre Migration – Contract Location: Manchester x3 days per week Rate: Up to £600 per day – Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6 Months The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to support a major AWS Cloud and Data Centre Migration programme … workstreams and third-party delivery partners during a large-scale cloud and infrastructure transformation. You will play a key role in ensuring programme-level test governance, delivery assurance, and stakeholder visibility across all phases of testing activity. Key Responsibilities Define and deliver the overall test strategy ...

Lead Test Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Location
Blackpool, Lancashire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50,000
Join Our IT & Change Team Were looking for an experienced and driven Lead Test Analyst to join our IT & Change function. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in delivering high-quality software solutions, while mentoring others and shaping the future of testing within a collaborative … Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), ensuring applications meet business and technical requirements before release. Youll also act as a deputy to the Head of Test, influencing delivery decisions and representing the testing function across projects. What Youll Be Doing In this role, youll balance hands-on testing with leadership ...

Software Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Belcan
Location
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Lead Software Test Engineer - Contract (Inside IR35) Based at one of these locations: Leeds/Manchester/Birmingham/Newcastle - Hybrid (60% onsite) Our client is delivering a major digital transformation programme and is seeking an experienced Lead Software Test Engineer/Principal SDET to play a pivotal … role in shaping quality and automation across multiple delivery teams. This is a high-impact contract role where you will define strategy, set standards and remain hands-on with modern test engineering practices. Overview As a Lead Software Test Engineer you will take ownership of an automation ...

Lead Test Engineer - 12 month - SC Cleared - Manchester

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Description Lead Test Engineer – 12 month – SC Cleared – ManchesterA highly reputable corporation that is delivering some of the countries most challenging tech projects offering service to millions of users is hiring a Lead Test Engineer with hands on automation experience using Java, Selenium and Rest Assured within AWS.You … days) and seeking up to £640 PD Inside IR 35 to start ASAP. We are only considering candidate who are located near Manchester.Test Strategy & Leadership • Define and implement an end-to-end test strategy aligned to microservices architecture • Establish standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams ...

Software Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
BELCAN
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Description Lead Software Test Engineer - Contract (Inside IR35) Based at one of these locations: Leeds/Manchester/Birmingham/Newcastle - Hybrid (60% onsite) Our client is delivering a major digital transformation programme and is seeking an experienced Lead Software Test Engineer/Principal SDET to play … pivotal role in shaping quality and automation across multiple delivery teams. This is a high-impact contract role where you will define strategy, set standards and remain hands-on with modern test engineering practices. Overview As a Lead Software Test Engineer you will take ownership ...

Data Assurance Specialist (Finance Administration)

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon Solutions
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
avoidable costs. This includes overseeing the assurance of our rating and commercial product catalogues, managing the rating catalogue change process, and leading the assurance test call strategy. You should possess a solid understanding of rating and billing, with some exposure to network architecture, call flows, and payments. Proficiency … change. Supplier/partner collaboration to deliver change to product data, running an effective change process to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Manage test call partner, shape test strategy to test new product data Ensure third-party changes are aligned with our catalogue quality standards. ...

Test Lead

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Contract Opportunity – Test Lead (Data Specialist) 📍 Location: Sheffield/London (Hybrid) 📅 Contract: 9–12 months 💰 Rate: (Inside IR35) We’re looking for an experienced Test Lead to support a major data transformation programme, leading testing strategy across complex data warehouse and migration environments. What … doing Leading the test strategy for data warehouse and migration projects Ensuring data integrity across multiple data layers Overseeing database testing and automation Collaborating with developers, product owners, and delivery teams Key skills Hands on experience with Data validation and reconciliation/ETL testing/Data Migration Microsoft ...

Test Lead

Hiring Organisation
Jackson Hogg
Location
County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Test Lead (Fully Remote – UK) Perm Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Test Lead to own and drive quality across digital products within a fully remote, cross functional delivery environment. This role combines hands on testing with leadership responsibilities, ensuring high standards across manual and automated testing. … Responsibilities Define and maintain test strategies, plans, test cases and traceability aligned to business requirements. Manage the full defect lifecycle using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps. Execute and oversee functional, integration and regression testing across web and API platforms. Build, maintain and enhance automation frameworks using ...

Integration Architect

Hiring Organisation
Queen Square Recruitment
Location
Huntington, North Yorkshire, UK
focus will be on interface architecture, particularly IDoc-based integrations, and SAP BTP/CPI middleware solutions. You will also contribute to test strategy definition, scenario design, and defect triage, working closely with stakeholders across business and technology teams. This role requires strong architectural experience, hands-on knowledge … responsibilities: Define and assure integration architecture across SAP and third-party systems Provide technical oversight of interface design, including IDoc-based integrations Support test planning, scenario definition, and test data requirements Participate in stakeholder workshops and technical working sessions Guide integration strategy across multiple functional domains Support ...

Lead Developer £57,515 - £82,430

Hiring Organisation
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Location
Borough of Oldham, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
description As part of the technical steering team the role holder will also manage the definition and implementation of departmental technical development and test strategy to drive Digital plans across all DVSA customer facing services. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Act as Technical Lead for high … value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum. Use industry best practice and knowledge to make agency policy decisions relating to technical tool selection based on analysis of requirements. Create a culture that proactively manages the risks of technical debt by ensuring continual software improvement. ...

Lead Developer £57,515 - £82,430

Hiring Organisation
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Location
City and Borough of Leeds, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
description As part of the technical steering team the role holder will also manage the definition and implementation of departmental technical development and test strategy to drive Digital plans across all DVSA customer facing services. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Act as Technical Lead for high … value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum. Use industry best practice and knowledge to make agency policy decisions relating to technical tool selection based on analysis of requirements. Create a culture that proactively manages the risks of technical debt by ensuring continual software improvement. ...

Lead Test Engineer - Microservices - Java - SC CLeared

Hiring Organisation
MORGAN PHILIPS UK LIMITED
Location
West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary, Work From Home
Salary
£600 - £640 per day
Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester … based - in the office not home based Essential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: * Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments * Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing * ( Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge ...

Lead Test Engineer - Microservices - Java - SC CLeared

Hiring Organisation
Morgan Philips Group
Location
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £640/day
Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester … based - in the office not home based Essential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: * Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments * Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing * ( Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge ...

Automation Test Lead - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Roc Search Europe Limited
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£60000 - £70000/annum Hybrid | Benefits | EV Scheme
Automation Test Lead Location: Leeds or Bradford (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits We're working with an established and forward-thinking organisation investing heavily in its engineering and quality function. They're looking for an Automation Test Lead to take ownership … testing strategy, drive automation maturity, and lead a growing QA team across a range of digital and enterprise projects. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine technical delivery with team leadership, helping shape QA best practices, improving automation frameworks, and embedding quality across the SDLC. ...

PHP Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
have a desire to grow deeper into engineering, while maintaining strong software craftsmanship and delivery discipline. As we move toward an AI-first engineering strategy with multiple autonomous squads, the Software Engineer plays a vital role in delivering reliable, secure, and modern software while developing skills that contribute … implement AI capabilities, support cloud-native services, and strengthen the squad’s engineering excellence as we scale. Key Responsibilities Software Development & Delivery: Design, build, test, and maintain high-quality software components and services across backend, frontend, or full-stack environments. Utilise AI Accelerated development tools across the SSDLC ...

Automation Engineer

Hiring Organisation
RealityMine
Location
Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, UK
from real people, collected in a privacy safe way. We’re looking for an Automation Engineer to help build, maintain and evolve RealityMine’s test automation capabilities and device farm infrastructure. The Role: You’ll sit in the Automation/Device Farm team and take responsibility for ensuring … products are thoroughly, consistently and efficiently exercised across a wide range of devices and platforms. Day to day you’ll use test automation frameworks (including our AI-assisted tools), scripting (e.g. Python and JavaScript), CI/CD tooling and our internal observability tools to design and execute automated test ...