Senior Testing Leader: Automate & Scale QA (Hybrid)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension: 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays + Privilege Day

Staff discount portal

Career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

DVSA is recruiting for a role focused on delivering scalable automated and manual testing capability and providing overall direction and management of software testing while ensuring standards are followed to meet users’ needs efficiently and reliably.

The role involves gap analysis of testing processes and capabilities, leading evolution of test standards, tools, and data environments, and building quality into development from the start. Hybrid working is available across listed UK sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in testing within a large-scale ICT estate, including integrating new and legacy products.
• Ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques, learn by proof of concepts and iteration.
• Ability to mentor and coach other QA/testing colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Managing all test processes, including test plans, resources, costs, timescales, test deliverables and traceability.
• Coordinating, managing, and communicating the planning of the system and/or acceptance tests within a development or integration project / programme.
• Providing authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution.
• Building tests to a standard that allows multiple use.
• Serving as coach and mentor to individuals in the service assurance team to ensure that the team is appropriately trained and up to speed regarding methodologies, policies, and tools.
• Providing input to the environment requirements, setup, manage, maintain, and ensure test data & environments are available to satisfy project and/or work package test requirements.

Skills

Large-scale ICT testing

Learn new tools

Mentor QA team

Job description

DVSA is recruiting for a role focused on delivering scalable automated and manual testing capability and providing overall direction and management of software testing while ensuring standards are followed to meet users’ needs efficiently and reliably.

The role involves gap analysis of testing processes and capabilities, leading evolution of test standards, tools, and data environments, and building quality into development from the start. Hybrid working is available across listed UK sites.