Senior Test Manager

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK insurance company is seeking a Senior Test Manager to drive quality and innovation in testing practices. This role includes shaping testing approaches and ensuring rigorous testing of products. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in test automation and agile methodologies, along with excellent problem-solving skills. Benefits include a starting salary of circa £60,000, a bonus opportunity, generous holidays, and a supportive working environment. Join a company committed to inclusion and flexible working.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity up to 10%

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools, ideally experienced in setting up automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of both waterfall and agile delivery methodologies.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Shape testing approaches and embed best practices across teams.
• Accountable for test oversight and strategic input at platform level.
• Ensure products and systems are rigorously tested and continually improving.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Agile methodologies

Communication

Analytical problem-solving

Job description

Senior Test Manager

Salary: circa £60,000

Locations: Perth/ Norwich

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.

A bit about the job

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 and experience we’re looking for

• Strong, practical knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools, ideally with hands‑on experience setting up automation frameworks
• 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
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels

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 (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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