Head of Testing & QA Transformation (Utility) - Hybrid

DCV Technologies; Reading; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DCV Technologies is seeking an experienced Head of Testing in Reading, UK, for a 6-month contract. Hybrid working 2–3 days in the office.

Lead and transform the Testing and QA function across enterprise-scale digital programs, defining strategy and governance. The role requires 12+ years in software testing, 5+ years in leadership, and extensive experience in test management, governance, and risk-based testing.

Qualifications

• Explicit experience in Utility Industry is required.
• 12+ years in Software Testing and QA.
• 5+ years in Test Management or Leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing enterprise-wide testing programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation abilities.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Strong understanding of Test Strategy & Governance.
• Quality Engineering
• Test Automation
• Agile Delivery
• DevOps Practices
• Risk-Based Testing

Responsabilités

• Define testing strategy and governance for enterprise-scale programs.
• Lead and transform QA function across digital transformation initiatives.
• Manage testing teams and ensure timely delivery of business-critical applications.
• Oversee test automation and integration with CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business units and vendors.
• Present testing progress and governance to senior leadership.

Connaissances

Utility industry experience

Software Testing

Test Management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Distributed teams

Quality assurance governance

Risk-based testing

Test strategy

Agile

DevOps

Test automation

Outils

JIRA

Azure DevOps

HP ALM

qTest

Zephyr

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Tosca

LoadRunner

JMeter

Azure

AWS

GCP

Description du poste

DCV Technologies is seeking an experienced Head of Testing in Reading, UK, for a 6-month contract. Hybrid working 2–3 days in the office.

Lead and transform the Testing and QA function across enterprise-scale digital programs, defining strategy and governance. The role requires 12+ years in software testing, 5+ years in leadership, and extensive experience in test management, governance, and risk-based testing.