QA Team Manager - Fintech

Ocho People; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech scale-up in Northern Ireland is seeking a QA Team Manager to define and own the quality strategy across teams. This leadership role emphasizes influencing engineering practices and ensuring quality is embedded throughout the development process. Candidates should possess a strong background in test engineering and be comfortable working in a fully remote setup. The position offers a competitive salary up to £100k plus bonuses, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to impact a growing organization.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fully remote working

Opportunity to shape QA strategy

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a QA Lead or QA Manager role within a software engineering environment.
• Strong background in test engineering, ideally within Java‑based systems.
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, automation strategies, and BDD/TDD practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall QA and testing strategy across multiple systems and teams.
• Lead, mentor and support QA engineers, fostering a strong quality culture.
• Establish and maintain test processes, standards and best practices aligned with Agile delivery.

Skills

QA Lead experience

Test engineering background

QA methodologies knowledge

Automation strategies

Communication skills

Tools

JMeter

K6

CI/CD tools

Job description

QA Team Manager - Fintech

At a Glance

• Join an established team
• High degree of autonomy
• Fully-Remote working
• Competitive salary up to £100k plus bonus

Company Overview

Our client is an innovative fintech scale‑up transforming digital payment infrastructure. Following significant growth and investment, they are building out a new Engineering Productivity function focused on accelerating delivery while embedding quality across their platforms.

This is a high‑impact leadership role for an experienced QA professional who wants to shape how quality is approached across teams, processes and technology, rather than sitting solely at feature level.

Role Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for a QA Manager or QA Lead to take ownership of quality strategy within a modern, engineering‑led environment. You will be responsible for defining testing standards, guiding QA practices, and working closely with Engineering, DevOps and Product teams to ensure quality is built in from the outset.

While this is not a purely hands‑on testing role, a strong technical background is essential. You will lead by example, influence engineering practices, and help teams scale safely and sustainably.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall QA and testing strategy across multiple systems and teams
• Lead, mentor and support QA engineers, fostering a strong quality culture
• Establish and maintain test processes, standards and best practices aligned with Agile delivery
• Oversee functional and non‑functional testing, including regression, integration and performance
• Collaborate with Engineering and DevOps to strengthen CI/CD pipelines and test automation
• Influence architectural and delivery decisions to improve quality, reliability and scalability
• Champion a proactive, prevention‑focused approach to quality across the SDLC

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a QA Lead or QA Manager role within a software engineering environment
• Strong background in test engineering, ideally within Java‑based systems
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, automation strategies and BDD/TDD practices
• Experience testing APIs, web applications and backend services
• Comfortable working closely with engineers, product managers and senior stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and drive change

Desirable Skills

• Experience working in fintech or other highly regulated environments
• Exposure to performance and reliability testing tools such as JMeter or K6
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling, Linux environments and cloud‑based systems
• Previous involvement in scaling QA practices within growing teams

Why Apply?

• Competitive salary up to £100k plus bonus
• Fully remote working
• Opportunity to shape QA strategy within a growing fintech scale‑up
• High trust environment with real ownership and influence
• Strong focus on engineering excellence and professional growth

For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.