UAT Test Manager

Up to £750 per day

Inside IR35

Initial six-month engagement

A leading London Market insurer is looking for a senior test Manager to take charge of User Acceptance Testing on a significant change programme.

You will own the end-to-end UAT function, from defining the approach and mobilising business participants through to managing execution, resolving defects and securing confidence for release. The successful contractor will be comfortable operating across a complex insurance landscape with several workstreams and external delivery partners.

Key experience

• Extensive test leadership experience on large-scale programmes in insurance or financial services
• A track record of creating and delivering UAT strategies, plans and completion activities
• Demonstrable ability to engage, organise and support business testers through repeated UAT phases
• Thorough knowledge of governance, risk oversight, defect workflows and status reporting
• Clear and credible communication with senior stakeholders from both business and technology teams
• Experience coordinating test delivery across concurrent workstreams and third-party suppliers

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Overview

We are looking for an AI Automation Tester to support IBM on a major programme of work

The role will focus on designing and executing automated testing across an AI-enabled solution, covering traditional functional and integration testing alongside the additional challenges involved in validating AI-generated responses and behaviours.

You’ll work as part of the wider delivery team to ensure the solution is reliable, performs as expected and continues to meet requirements as it develops.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated tests across the AI solution
• Execute functional, integration and regression testing
• Develop and maintain automated test suites
• Perform API testing across integrated services
• Validate AI-generated responses and system behaviours
• Design appropriate test scenarios for AI functionality
• Manage and maintain test data required across different testing activities
• Test integrations between the AI solution and wider systems/services
• Support performance testing and identify potential issues or bottlenecks
• Analyse test results, identify defects and work with technical teams through resolution
• Support continuous testing throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Ensure appropriate regression coverage as the solution evolves
• Work closely with developers, engineers and wider delivery stakeholders

Key Skills & Experience

We’re looking for candidates with strong experience across:

• Test Automation
• API Testing
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Performance Testing
• Automated test frameworks and scripting
• Test data management
• Continuous testing / CI/CD environments
• Defect identification, investigation and management

Experience testing AI, Generative AI or LLM-based solutions would be particularly valuable, including experience evaluating the quality, consistency and accuracy of AI responses.

AI Testing

Alongside traditional automation testing, an important part of the role will be understanding how to effectively test an AI-enabled solution.

Relevant experience could include:

• AI response evaluation and validation
• Testing non-deterministic AI outputs
• Developing test scenarios and evaluation criteria for AI responses
• Testing AI APIs and integrations
• Automated evaluation of AI functionality
• Identifying unexpected, inconsistent or inappropriate model responses
• Building AI-specific testing into wider automated test suites

Candidates don’t necessarily need to come exclusively from an “AI Tester” background, but should have strong automation testing fundamentals and ideally some practical exposure to testing AI/LLM-enabled applications.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Programme Test Lead

London – Largely remote

6-month initial contract – scope to extend

£700 – £800 per day – Umbrella engagement

Sanderson recruitment is currently partnered with a insurance business who require a Programme Test Lead to coordinate testing teams and 3^rd parties across a number of workstreams in a large pricing engine transformation.

• Lead the development and execution of end-to-end test strategies and plans aligned to project objectives.
• Oversee all phases of testing including system, integration, Penetration, performance data and user acceptance testing
• Foster clear and effective communication between testing teams and key stakeholders, including project managers, developers, and business analysts.
• Monitor testing progress, track key quality metrics, and manage defect lifecycles to ensure transparency and timely resolution.
• Uphold compliance with quality standards and industry best practices, proactively identifying and mitigating risks that could impact timelines or deliverables.
• Develop contingency plans to address potential testing issues and maintain delivery confidence throughout the project lifecycle.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

SDET

6 Month contract

£450 – £500 per day Outside IR35

London/Hybrid – 2x days a week in London

• Design and develop automated testing frameworks and strategies with Cypress and Playwright using Javascript/Typescript.
• Create and maintain test scripts utilising WebDriver, Selenium, Gherkin, and Cucumber
• Performance testing using JMeter
• Write clear and concise test cases and scenarios using JSON data structures to validate application features.
• Conduct thorough testing of user interfaces, ensuring compliance with HTML and CSS standards.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams to define testing requirements and assist with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices.
• Utilise Fetch API to automate interactions with web services and validate data flows.
• Perform exploratory testing and contribute to the overall improvement in quality assurance processes.
• Identify and document defects and work closely with engineering teams to drive resolution.
• Mentor junior team members and provide expertise in test automation best practices.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.