Senior Test Manager

Aviva plc; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10% of salary

Generous pension

29 days holiday

Job summary

Aviva plc in the UK is seeking a Senior Test Manager to shape how teams deliver quality across multiple projects and platforms. You’ll lead testing strategies, drive automation initiatives, and partner with stakeholders to embed best practices that improve efficiency and outcomes for customers.

You will work in a hybrid model across Norwich and other UK locations, guiding teams through both waterfall and agile delivery while inspiring a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality releases.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Test Manager with hands-on test automation experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with stakeholder engagement.
• Willingness to learn and explore new automation tools and approaches.
• Solid understanding of waterfall and agile delivery methodologies.
• Excellent planning, organisation, communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing strategies and approaches across multiple projects.
• Embed best practices and influence quality across teams.
• Ensure rigorous testing of products and systems and drive automation.

Skills

Senior Test Manager

Test automation

Analytical skills

Learning mindset

Waterfall & Agile

Planning & communication

Job description

Senior Test Manager

Salary circa £70,000 subject to skills and experience

Locations: Norwich/Perth/ Glasgow/Bristol

This is a great job for someone who thrives on shaping how teams deliver quality, enjoys influencing ways of working, and is energised by driving meaningful change. Are you someone who loves solving complex problems, guiding others, and exploring innovative ways to improve testing across a business? This role could suit someone experienced in Quality Engineering or Test Management who is ready for a step up, or someone who brings strong test automation expertise and is excited to make an impact across multiple projects and platforms.

About the Role

As a Senior Test Manager in our GI Quality Engineering team, you’ll play a key role in delivering critical projects while driving forward our wider transformation and innovation work. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across Aviva to shape testing approaches, embed best practices, and influence how our teams think about quality. This role exists to ensure our products and systems are rigorously tested, efficient, and continually improving, helping us deliver great outcomes for our customers. You’ll be accountable for test oversight, strategic input at platform level, and championing modern automation practices.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Test Manager, with strong hands‑on expertise in test automation frameworks and tool
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• A continuous desire to learn, experiment, and explore new automation tools, technologies, and ways of working
• Solid understanding of both waterfall and agile delivery methodologies, with the ability to adapt depending on context
• Excellent planning, organisation, communication, and attention to detail

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.

• Salary: circa £70,000 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

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.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.