Software Test Lead - Hybrid - £50,000 - £55,000 - Permanent

£50,000 – £55,000

Hybrid / Hampshire (once a week)

Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a Test Lead to join a market leading company on a permanent basis. The ideal Test lead will be a self-motivated and pro-active software tester with a commitment to delivering solutions of a high quality to time and budget, and an eagerness to learn and continuously improve.

Experience

• Proficient understanding and hands-on application of pension administration practices
• Demonstrated experience in testing web and desktop applications
• Hands-on experience establishing test automation frameworks utilising Cypress.io, Selenium, SpecFlow, or similar versatile frameworks
• Practical expertise in API testing and automation, including proficient use of tools such as Postman, Swagger, SOAP UI, or equivalents
• Competence with MS Azure Dev Ops and JIRA, including practical application
• Familiarity with XML, JSON, JavaScript, and SQL
• Commitment to delivering high-quality results
• Proactive and self-motivated approach
• Strong leadership and management abilities
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

• Crafting the team’s testing strategy
• Overseeing day-to-day management and supervision of the testing process
• Conducting both manual and automated testing of desktop and web-based applications/services
• Participating in design reviews and offering insights on requirements, product design, and potential issues
• Identifying opportunities for test automation
• Generating test cases based on specifications, requirements, and user stories
• Managing defects by logging, tracking, and addressing them through bug tracking tools
• Analysing test outcomes
• Drafting test approaches, plans, and reports
• Generating Test Metrics to facilitate reporting and quality assurance
• Maintaining regular communication with development teams and management
• Providing guidance and mentoring junior team members