Hands-On Test Lead – Loans, UI & APIs (Hybrid)

Hastings Insurance Services; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Annual performance bonus (4Cs)

Life assurance and matched pension

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a dedicated testing specialist for the Loans business, focusing on end-to-end testing across customer journeys, APIs, integrations, and data. You will define the testing approach, perform testing hands-on, build pragmatic automation and lead defect management while providing clear release risk insights.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement within the UK and opportunities to shape the testing capability as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Experience personally owning end-to-end testing across multiple systems.
• Strong hands-on UI, API, backend and data-testing capability.
• The confidence to listen, influence and challenge stakeholders and suppliers constructively.
• The ability to communicate technical quality risks clearly.
• The ability to learn complex customer journeys, systems and business processes quickly.
• Adaptability across different projects, delivery approaches and levels of test maturity.

Responsibilities

• Own test planning, execution, evidence, defect triage and reporting.
• Test across customer journeys, APIs, integrations and data.
• Build maintainable automated smoke and regression coverage.
• Coordinate testing by business SMEs and technology suppliers.
• Assess coverage and residual risk, making clear release recommendations.
• Improve testing maturity without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.

Skills

End-to-end testing

UI testing

API testing

Backend testing

Data testing

Stakeholder communication

Test automation

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a dedicated testing specialist for the Loans business, focusing on end-to-end testing across customer journeys, APIs, integrations, and data. You will define the testing approach, perform testing hands-on, build pragmatic automation and lead defect management while providing clear release risk insights.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement within the UK and opportunities to shape the testing capability as the business grows.