Programme Test Lead

La Fosse Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

La Fosse Associates is partnering with a digital banking organisation in London seeking an experienced Programme Test Lead. You will own the end-to-end testing strategy, drive the assurance framework and govern quality across a SaaS banking platform. The role demands hands-on testing expertise and strong stakeholder engagement.

The contract runs for 9 months with a London office-based cadence (3 days per week in the office). Daily rate £650–£700 outside IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking, financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong mobile app testing experience.
• Experience with integration and API testing.
• Experience implementing or scaling AI-enabled testing approaches.
• Understanding of test automation, CI/CD and quality engineering practices.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Exposure to Salesforce and MuleSoft or similar middleware.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end testing strategy for the banking platform.
• Develop and maintain the assurance framework and quality governance.
• Provide hands-on testing and tooling as required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across teams.

Skills

Mobile application testing

API testing

Test automation frameworks

CI/CD

Quality engineering

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled testing

Tools

Salesforce

MuleSoft

AWS

Snowflake

Job description

Job Benefits: contract

Programme Test Lead – London (3 days per week in the office) – £650 to £700 outside IR35

Please note: This is a 9 month contract position. Candidates will be expected to commute into the London office 3 days per week.

La Fosse are partnering with a digital banking organisation currently progressing through a critical banking mobilisation programme. As they move through a fast paced build phase, they are seeking an experienced Programme Test Lead to take ownership of the end to end testing strategy, assurance framework, and quality governance across a SaaS led banking platform. Whilst this role will be strategic, they are still seeking someone hands on with testing and tooling.

Key Requirements

• Experience working within banking, financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong experience with mobile application testing
• Experience with integration and API testing.
• Experience implementing or scaling AI enabled testing approaches.
• Understanding of test automation frameworks, CI/CD and quality engineering best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Exposure to working with Salesforce and MuleSoft (or equivalent middleware/integration platforms)

Desirable Experience

• AWS
• Snowflake
• ClearBank or payments platforms
• Digital banking / neobank environments