QA Test Lead

Yorkshire Building Society; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

My Benefits

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society seeks a Test Lead to provide management oversight of IT change from a testing perspective and to lead a team of Test Engineers. You will drive test plans, manage risks, and promote automation for high-quality delivery in a hybrid Bradford/Leeds setup.

You’ll engage with stakeholders across DevOps, Waterfall or iterative methodologies, coaching others to achieve quality and delivery goals.

Qualifications

• You should have extensive experience in leading IT Testing with a track record of delivering test plans for multiple projects.
• Strong ability to manage and mentor a test team and coordinate with internal and external resources.
• Knowledge of test automation and its role in high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Establish test delivery model, governance and structure for initiatives ensuring delivery and governance.
• Oversee testing across the organisation collaborating with partners and stakeholders.
• Build or verify change/test plans, identify risks and resource testing tasks appropriately.
• Influence and advise on process and technical decisions to ensure quality.
• Promote test automation and reuse opportunities within the team.
• Ensure testing outcomes meet predefined quality criteria.
• Provide direction and coaching to achieve required quality.

Skills

Test management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Automation

Tools

Java

COBOL

Oracle

.NET

SOA

Job description

As our next Test Lead, you’ll provide professional and comprehensive management and oversight in the management of change from a testing perspective. You will be ensuring the quality of our products for YBS and our customers. With a proven track record as a Test Manager (or similar), you will understand test methodologies for the delivery of IT change and be able to adapt to different ways of working, such as DevOps, Waterfall or iterative methodologies.

This exciting role leads a team of Test Engineers. You’ll have excellent test skills, with the ability to engage in IT change at all levels, manage activities during the test lifecycle, building, preparing and executing Test Plans. You’ll need strong stakeholder management and the ability to manage and support the work of your Test Engineers. You’ll have a good knowledge of shift-left techniques, automation and how it is used to facilitate high-quality delivery.

This is a hybrid role with working from home and some time in our Bradford & Leeds offices.

About the role

As Test Lead, you’ll drive the understanding of and provide expertise in test frameworks for the delivery of IT change and adapt to different ways of working, such as DevOps, Waterfall or iterative methodologies. You’ll have task management of a test team, which could include a combination of YBS and externally supplied resources ensuring the best use of skills and driving the progress of the team against a detailed plan. You will

• 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

About you

You’ll have extensive experience of leading and managing IT Testing as a Test Manager (or similar), having played leading roles in the successful design and implementation of test plans for a range of projects. You’ll have the ability to lead and motivate small teams to deliver sustained high performance. In addition, you will have

• Good level of understanding of Test Management and testing techniques and lifecycle methodologies
• Effective communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Knowledge and experience of planning testing in accordance with organisational Test Policies & Test Strategies
• Working knowledge of relevant testing practices for technologies and applications: Java, COBOL, Oracle, NET, SOA
• Ability to apply an understanding of the wider testing principles, such as Automation, Performance, Device Compatibility testing, OAT and Security Testing in the management of risk

About Us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 28 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Mike Peel on [e-mail]