Quality Engineering Lead – Automation & AI Testing

Halfords Group PLC; Hawkesley; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Car allowance

Bonus scheme

Pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Zusammenfassung

Halfords is seeking a Test & Quality Lead to build a modern testing capability for large technology programmes. You’ll establish strategy, standards and tooling, embedding quality across the delivery lifecycle and working with an outsourced partner to drive automation and modern Quality Engineering practices.

This highly visible role places you as the authority on testing and quality across Halfords, influencing stakeholders and shaping the company’s technology transformation.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale testing, quality assurance or Quality Engineering functions.
• Strong experience managing third-party suppliers or outsourced testing partners within a complex technology environment.
• Experience implementing test automation and embedding quality controls within Agile and DevOps delivery models.

Aufgaben

• Define and implement the Technology-wide Test and Quality Engineering strategy.
• Establish testing standards, governance, quality gates and best practices across projects, programmes and platforms.
• Lead the transformation towards greater automation, AI-enabled testing and modern Quality Engineering practices.
• Manage and oversee outsourced testing teams and partners, ensuring quality, performance and value delivery.
• Assess the testing landscape across applications and platforms, identifying opportunities for improvement and standardisation.
• Provide independent quality assurance and risk assessment for major technology releases and programmes.
• Deliver meaningful reporting and insight on quality, testing effectiveness, automation coverage and delivery risk.

Kenntnisse

Enterprise-scale testing

QA leadership

Outsourced testing

Test automation

Agile & DevOps

Stakeholder management

AI in testing

Jobbeschreibung

Halfords is seeking a Test & Quality Lead to build a modern testing capability for large technology programmes. You’ll establish strategy, standards and tooling, embedding quality across the delivery lifecycle and working with an outsourced partner to drive automation and modern Quality Engineering practices.

This highly visible role places you as the authority on testing and quality across Halfords, influencing stakeholders and shaping the company’s technology transformation.