Senior Test Manager

Aviva; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Test Manager, where you'll lead transformation efforts in quality engineering. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, mentoring team members, and implementing best practices that drive efficiency and innovation. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of our products and services. With a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a culture that values inclusivity and flexibility, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits including cycle to work

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in implementing Quality Engineering metrics.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specific projects and work on transformation activities.
• Mentor team members and advocate for quality engineering.

Skills

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Quality Engineering (QE)

SQL

Python

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Master Data Management (MDM)

Functional Testing

Non-Functional Testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Data Warehousing Solutions

Cloud-Based Environments

Job description

Senior Test Manager

Salary: National circa £60,000 / London circa £70,000

We have an opportunity for a Senior Test Manager to join the Quality Engineering Centre of Excellence. We have a multi-site team working in a range of roles/assignments, across projects and platforms.

The role requires candidates with a broad insight across products and systems used in our Aviva business whilst having previous experience and possessing deep knowledge in Customer Data and Analytics change. This role requires an individual who will work with stakeholders to influence and change the current way of working.

A bit about the job:

• This role is working as a Senior Test Manager within the Quality Engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering specific projects and working across the platform on transformation & innovation activities in collaboration with other teams
• The quality engineering team is embarking on a period of transformation and requires a personality at the forefront of this process to advocate for quality engineering
• The role involves representing QE into senior business stakeholders,working collaboratively with all disciplines within IT and understanding the impact of change on users & our customers is essential
• Mentoring other members of the team, leading through coaching and developing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the estate

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven expertise in System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies with a strong track record of implementing Quality Engineering (QE) metrics that drive efficiency, automation, and measurable quality improvements
• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and governance, with a focus on establishing QE standards, patterns, best practices, reusable asset libraries, test data frameworks, and tooling strategies
• Strong technical proficiency in SQL, with working knowledge of programming languages such as Python, and hands-on experience in data analysis techniques
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) systems, data warehousing solutions, and cloud-based environments. Skilled in both functional and non-functional testing, including performance, security, and accessibility
• Deep understanding of risk, issue, and interdependency management within the context of QE frameworks and delivery patterns

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £60,000 for National based or circa £70,000 for London based (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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