Telecom Quality & Test Strategy Lead

Cambridge Consultants; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an experienced Quality & Test Lead to provide strategic leadership across large telecoms programmes. This client-facing role requires defining and implementing effective quality and test strategies, guiding delivery decisions, and leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure release readiness.

You will establish governance, metrics and standards, collaborate with project and technical leaders, and act as a trusted advisor on quality matters to customers and senior

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading quality and test functions within complex technology, communications, or engineering programmes.
• Ability to define and implement effective quality and test strategies that support successful programme delivery.
• Experience leading and developing teams while fostering a culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to provide assurance on quality, risk, and release readiness, enabling informed delivery decisions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders, customers, and technical teams.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Experience working in customer-facing, contractual, or commercial delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead quality and test strategies for complex telecoms programmes.
• Provide assurance on product quality, programme risk, and release readiness.
• Establish governance, reporting, metrics, and quality standards across programmes.
• Collaborate with project and technical leaders to deliver successful customer outcomes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and senior stakeholders on quality and testing matters.
• Lead and develop high-performing quality and test teams.
• Drive automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support business development through bids, proposals, and customer engagement.

Skills

Quality leadership

Test strategy

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Automation testing

DevOps

Education

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager

ISTQB Test Analyst

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computing

Tools

CI/CD

Automation frameworks

Job description

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an experienced Quality & Test Lead to provide strategic leadership across large telecoms programmes. This client-facing role requires defining and implementing effective quality and test strategies, guiding delivery decisions, and leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure release readiness.

You will establish governance, metrics and standards, collaborate with project and technical leaders, and act as a trusted advisor on quality matters to customers and senior