Telecoms Quality & Test Lead - Strategy & Delivery

Cambridge Consultants; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants is seeking a Senior Quality & Test Lead for telecoms programmes in the United Kingdom. You will define and drive quality strategies, lead multidisciplinary teams, and ensure release readiness with strong governance and metrics.

You will partner with customers and senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact, high-value projects, advancing automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement across complex engineering programmes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading quality and test functions within complex technology programmes.
• Ability to define and implement effective quality strategies for large telecoms programmes.
• Experience leading and developing teams with a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to provide assurance on quality, risk and release readiness for delivery decisions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management with senior leaders and customers.
• Experience across multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Experience in customer-facing, contractual or commercial delivery environments.
• Governance, quality metrics, reporting and assurance frameworks experience.
• Experience driving test automation and modern quality engineering practices.
• Knowledge of telecoms technologies and standards, including 3GPP and mobile networks.
• Experience applying DevOps, CI/CD and automation approaches.
• Knowledge of AI technologies and AI-enabled quality and testing tools.
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager, ISTQB Test Analyst or equivalent certification.

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.

Job description

Cambridge Consultants is seeking a Senior Quality & Test Lead for telecoms programmes in the United Kingdom. You will define and drive quality strategies, lead multidisciplinary teams, and ensure release readiness with strong governance and metrics.

You will partner with customers and senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact, high-value projects, advancing automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement across complex engineering programmes.