Quality Assurance Manager

Premier Inn; Houghton Regis; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead their Infrastructure and Security Delivery Technology team. This role is pivotal in ensuring system reliability and performance, requiring collaboration with various teams to drive innovation and optimize technology investments. You'll be responsible for developing and executing test plans, managing a team of testers, and ensuring compliance with security policies. If you have extensive experience in infrastructure and security testing, along with a passion for continuous improvement, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

BUPA Healthcare

60% off Premier Inn stays

25% off restaurant brands

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing infrastructure/security testing.
• Deep understanding of industry standards and compliance assessment.
• Proven track record in developing QA strategies for digital services.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and optimize technology investments.
• Develop and execute test plans for infrastructure and security.
• Manage a team of testers and ensure clear responsibilities.

Skills

Infrastructure Testing

Security Testing

Compliance Validation

Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Scanning

CI/CD Tools

Cloud Infrastructure Security

Performance Testing

Load Testing

Incident Management

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Selenium

Appium

Cypress

Job description

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Resourcing Partner - Direct Hire at Whitbread

Our Infrastructure and Security Delivery Technology team focuses on building, testing, and maintaining technology platforms, products, and services to ensure system reliability and performance.

As a QA Manager, you'll collaborate closely with teams to achieve excellent results. Your responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and maintaining these platforms, products, and services to ensure they are reliable, high-performing, and continuously improving to meet business needs.

Role: QA Manager

Salary: Starting from £60,000.00 per annum plus up to 30% company performance bonus

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Whitbread Court, Dunstable, with a hybrid working model requiring at least 3 days in the office per week.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Healthcare: BUPA healthcare for individuals and families
• Discounts: Up to 60% off on Premier Inn stays and 25% off at our restaurant brands

See all benefits here: Whitbread Benefits

What you’ll be doing:

Drive innovation, monitor system health, resolve performance issues, and optimize technology investments. Develop and execute test plans for infrastructure, security, and EUC environments. Perform various testing types, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with security policies. Collaborate with IT and security teams to enhance system resilience. Manage a team of testers, ensuring clear responsibilities across workstreams.

What you’ll need:

• Extensive experience in managing infrastructure/security testing and compliance validation, including penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.
• Deep understanding of industry standards, regulatory frameworks, and security controls, with ongoing compliance assessment.
• Experience automating infrastructure testing using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure & security testing across platforms, including API security best practices.
• Proficiency in performance and load testing, observability platforms, disaster recovery, resilience testing, and incident management.
• Proven track record in developing end-to-end QA strategies for digital services, leading QA teams, and fostering continuous improvement culture.

Knowledge of automated testing tools such as Selenium, Appium, Cypress is also required.

Join Our Technology Team at Whitbread

Our collaborative and passionate team builds products and services used by thousands, handling billions in transactions and providing seamless experiences across hotels and restaurants, all while ensuring data security.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Retail and Airlines and Aviation