Quality Engineering Team Lead

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies Recruitment seeks a Quality Engineering Test Lead for a prestigious Financial Services client in Farnborough. This 6-month contract role centers on driving software quality, aligning testing across systems, and ensuring initiatives are ready for launch.

The role requires hands-on test strategy, risk management, leadership of junior testers, and clear communication with non-technical stakeholders. Hybrid arrangement, 40 hours per week, 3 days onsite.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in test execution and management.
• Ability to define and communicate testing strategies.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategic test planning across multiple systems for technical and business use cases.
• End-to-end execution including SIT, UAT, data synchronization, and process stability.
• Risk and defect management with proactive remediation.
• Lead, mentor, and prioritize testing efforts; coordinate junior staff.
• Stakeholder engagement: translate testing topics for non-technical teams.
• Provide post-launch support during Production Acceptance and hypercare.

Skills

Test leadership

Agile

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Contract Role: Quality Engineering Test Lead (Financial Services)

• Location: Farnborough, UK (Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week)
• Contract Duration: 6 Months
• Working Hours: 40 hours/week

About the Role:

We are partnering with a highly prestigious, globally recognized organization to find an expert Quality Engineering Test Lead for their Financial Services division. In this critical 6-month contract, you will act as the key driver for software quality, ensuring upcoming customer contract initiatives are flawlessly delivered before launch. You will act as the crucial bridge between complex IT systems and everyday business operations, leading testing strategies from early preparation right through to post-launch support.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Strategic Test Planning: Design and present comprehensive testing strategies across multiple systems for both technical and business use cases.
• End-to-End Execution: Oversee SIT, Business UAT, technical data synchronization, and operational process stability.
• Risk & Bug Management: Lead defect triage calls, identify risks early, and present proactive solutions to keep testing sprints on track.
• Team Leadership: Plan, prioritize, and manage testing progress while overseeing and mentoring junior test execution staff.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex technical testing topics into clear, easy-to-understand language for non-technical business departments.
• Post-Launch Support: Provide vital support during Production Acceptance testing and Hypercare phases.

What We Are Looking For:

• Master-Level Expertise: Deep, proven experience in Test Execution and Management.
• Proactive Leader: A highly self-sufficient driver who does not require micro-management to push delivery forward.
• Exceptional Communicator: Ability to write clear, actionable test scripts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Agile Mindset: Strong experience defining user stories and managing activities on a sprint-by-sprint basis.