Lead Test Engineer

Vanquis; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% Pension Contribution

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Vanquis is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead quality assurance across Salesforce, MuleSoft, and enterprise data initiatives. You will shape quality engineering standards, drive automation-first testing and provide objective assurance that solutions are secure, resilient and fit for purpose.

You'll mentor Test Engineers, partner with product owners and engineers, and embed quality throughout Agile delivery while delivering evidence-based release recommendations and residual-risk

Qualifications

• Hands-on quality engineering experience assuring complex, integrated enterprise solutions.
• Proven leadership of risk-based test strategy, planning and reporting.
• Advanced experience with test automation and CI/CD quality gates.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based quality assurance across Salesforce, MuleSoft and data initiatives.
• Drive automation-first testing to strengthen regression coverage and delivery confidence.
• Embed quality throughout Agile delivery with product, architecture, engineering and analytics.
• Provide evidence-based release readiness recommendations and residual risk assessments.
• Mentor Test Engineers and promote reusable standards and continuous improvement.
• Ensure solutions are functional, secure, resilient and fit for purpose.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test strategy

Test automation

Leadership

Tools

Copado Robotic Testing

Salesforce

MuleSoft

CI/CD

Git

Azure DevOps

Job description

Drive quality across the platforms powering the next chapter of Vanquis

We've invested heavily in modernising our technology landscape and building strong cloud foundations. The opportunity now is to evolve, optimise and scale those capabilities.

As a Senior Test Engineer, you'll lead quality assurance across complex change spanning Salesforce, MuleSoft integrations and enterprise data flows. You'll shape quality engineering standards, drive automation-first testing and provide objective assurance that solutions are secure, resilient and fit for purpose. You'll make a visible impact, influence platform evolution and help shape what comes next.

There's More to the Story

Vanquis is evolving.

We're investing in our people, modernising how we work, strengthening customer experiences, and building new capabilities across the business.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead risk-based quality assurance across Salesforce, MuleSoft and enterprise data initiatives.
• Drive automation-first testing using Copado Robotic Testing to strengthen regression coverage and delivery confidence.
• Embed quality throughout Agile delivery by partnering with product owners, architects, engineers and analysts.
• Provide evidence-based quality reporting, release-readiness recommendations and clear residual-risk assessments.
• Mentor Test Engineers and promote reusable standards, patterns and continuous improvement across teams.
• Help protect customer and colleague outcomes by ensuring solutions are functional, secure, resilient and fit for purpose.

Why this role matters:

Technology & Change is a strategic priority for Vanquis. We've modernised core platforms and invested significantly in technology capabilities. This role sits at the heart of that journey, providing risk-based assurance across Salesforce, MuleSoft and enterprise data change so solutions are functional, secure, resilient, performant and fit for purpose.

You'll work closely with Product Owners, Architects, Software Engineers, Business Analysts, Data Engineers, Operations and Business Testers, seeing how your work contributes to meaningful outcomes.

The Engineering Principles we build around:

• Automation First - Focus on innovation, not manual effort.
• Secure by Design - Build trust into every solution.
• Shared Ownership - Success is a team sport.
• Continuous Improvement - Challenge. Improve. Evolve.
• Continuous Learning - Grow your skills while helping shape ours.

The tools helping us shape what’s next:

• Quality Engineering - Copado Robotic Testing, automated regression and quality gates.
• Enterprise Platforms - Salesforce, MuleSoft and enterprise data technologies.
• Integration & APIs - REST, SOAP, event-driven interfaces and end-to-end testing.
• Engineering Tooling - Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, logs, monitoring and diagnostics.

• Strong hands-on quality engineering experience assuring complex, integrated enterprise solutions.
• Proven leadership of risk-based test strategy, planning, estimation, execution, defect management and quality reporting.
• Advanced experience with test automation, ideally Copado Robotic Testing, and integration with CI/CD quality gates.
• Strong experience testing Salesforce solutions, MuleSoft integrations, APIs, data flows and distributed systems.
• Ability to provide clear, evidence-based release recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Useful, but not essential

• Relevant test certification, such as ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst or Test Manager.
• Copado Robotic Testing accreditation, badge or equivalent implementation experience.
• Relevant Salesforce certification or practical experience across Sales, Service or Financial Services Cloud.
• MuleSoft qualification or practical experience with MUnit, Anypoint Platform, API Manager or CloudHub.
• Experience in fintech, consumer lending, cards or retail banking technology within a regulated environment.

As Vanquis continues to strengthen its quality engineering capability, you'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise in automation, Salesforce, MuleSoft and enterprise testing, influence engineering standards, lead improvement initiatives and develop towards senior quality engineering, specialist or leadership pathways.

Why Vanquis?

• Up to 10% Pension Contribution
• LinkedIn Learning

The Next Chapter Starts with You.

If you're looking for an opportunity to lead quality engineering across strategic technology initiatives, influence engineering standards and help shape the future of Technology & Change at Vanquis, we'd love to hear from you.