Hybrid QA Test Lead - Automation & Team Leadership

Yorkshire Building Society; Aberford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Bonus: up to 15% on target (7% typical

Pension: up to 11%

Private medical insurance

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Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Test Lead to drive testing across IT change, establish test delivery models, and ensure quality deliverables. You will manage a team of Test Engineers, collaborate with partners and stakeholders, and guide the adoption of shift-left and automation techniques.

The role is hybrid with home working and time in our Bradford/Leeds offices; you will define test plans, oversee risk, and coach others to achieve high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading IT Testing as a Test Manager (or similar).
• Ability to lead and motivate small teams to deliver sustained high performance.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing test plans for diverse projects.
• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish the appropriate test delivery model, governance and structure for key initiatives to enable successful delivery of required business outcomes ensuring compliance with YBS Change Lifecycle Governance
• Have oversight of and manage the delivery of testing across YBS, in collaboration with partners and Service Stakeholders and the wider business
• Build or verify the change plan and build a Test Plan to drive activities for testing at YBS, identifying risk and building appropriate approaches, ensuring the testing tasks are correctly defined and resourced
• Influence and support others and provide advice on both process and technical knowledge to assure test solutions facilitate high quality delivery
• Promote the use of test automation and guide the team in the delivery of this objective, looking for opportunities for reuse
• Ensure the quality of all testing is fit for purpose and meets pre-set quality criteria.
• Provide clear direction as to the expected level of quality of testing deliverables, coaching and mentoring to achieve it when required

Skills

Test Management

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Test Strategy

Automation

Agile & DevOps

Tools

Java

COBOL

Oracle

NET

SOA

Job description

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Test Lead to drive testing across IT change, establish test delivery models, and ensure quality deliverables. You will manage a team of Test Engineers, collaborate with partners and stakeholders, and guide the adoption of shift-left and automation techniques.

The role is hybrid with home working and time in our Bradford/Leeds offices; you will define test plans, oversee risk, and coach others to achieve high-quality outcomes.