Quality Engineering Test Lead: Delivery & Team Coach

Nextbase; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Family Private Medical Insurance (MHD)

Employee Assistance Program

Life Assurance

Company Pension

Charity Days

Job summary

Nextbase is seeking a hands-on Test Lead to own the day-to-day running of the testing function. You will embed with the team, lead and develop test engineers, and drive the execution of the test plan while monitoring progress to keep delivery on track.

This role closes the gap between planning and delivery, providing visible leadership, timely updates, and reliable testing status across products and releases.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading, supervising or coordinating a software testing or QA team.
• A solid technical testing background built over several years in software testing.
• Strong working knowledge of the software test lifecycle and common testing approaches.
• Hands-on experience planning and executing test cycles across multiple releases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with agile and scrum practices.
• Ability to build effective relationships with a flexible and collaborative approach.
• Highly organized and delivery-focused with a knack for tracking progress and blocking issues.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the test engineering team, including workload allocation, 1:1s, objective setting and performance management.
• Own the day-to-day execution of the test plan, breaking it down into clear tasks and priorities for the team.
• Track progress against the plan daily, chase outstanding actions, flag slippage and escalate risks to leadership.
• Identify and remove blockers, coordinating with development, product and other teams to keep testing moving.
• Run regular team check-ins to keep work coordinated and aligned on priorities.
• Maintain an up-to-date view of test status, defects and coverage, and communicate clearly to stakeholders.
• Ensure test execution follows agreed processes and quality standards, with results documented before sign-off.
• Act as the first point of contact for questions on testing progress and product readiness.
• Coach and support test engineers, raising capability and consistency over time.

Skills

People management

Test leadership

QA processes

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Stakeholder management

Delivery focus

Problem solving

Job description

Nextbase is seeking a hands-on Test Lead to own the day-to-day running of the testing function. You will embed with the team, lead and develop test engineers, and drive the execution of the test plan while monitoring progress to keep delivery on track.

This role closes the gap between planning and delivery, providing visible leadership, timely updates, and reliable testing status across products and releases.