Test Lead (End-to-End (E2E) Testing)

Technopride Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance technology provider is seeking a skilled Test Lead to oversee end-to-end testing for a commercial insurance program. The ideal candidate will have profound expertise in API/web service testing and strong stakeholder management skills. This role involves defining integration testing approaches and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure quality in releases. Experience with testing tools like SoapUI and automation frameworks like Selenium is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end and integration testing.
• Strong hands-on expertise in API/web service testing.
• Excellent communication and cross-team coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test strategy, planning, execution.
• Define and implement integration testing approaches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify issues.

Skills

End-to-end testing leadership

API/web service testing

Stakeholder management

Integration testing approach

Test automation with Selenium

Tools

SoapUI

JIRA

TestRail

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Lead to take end-to-end ownership of testing across multiple component teams for a commercial insurance program. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in integration testing, API/web service testing (JSON/SOAP), and excellent stakeholder management skills. A solid understanding of commercial insurance concepts is essential, and experience with Selenium automation will be considered an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end test strategy, planning, execution, and release readiness across multiple component teams.
• Define and implement the integration testing approach between services and systems, ensuring comprehensive cross-team test coverage.
• Design, develop, and execute functional, regression, and integration test suites. Ensure defects are logged, tracked, triaged, and resolved efficiently.
• Validate APIs and message formats using JSON and SOAP, leveraging SoapUI or equivalent tools.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, architects, developers, and operations teams to identify and resolve system-level issues and manage dependencies.
• Establish and maintain test metrics, dashboards, and quality gates to inform release decisions and promote continuous improvement.
• Mentor and guide both manual and automation testers, reviewing test artifacts to ensure adherence to best practices.
• Participate in release planning, risk assessments, and post-release validation activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading end-to-end and integration testing across multiple teams in a complex program environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise in API/web service testing using JSON and SOAP protocols.
• Proficiency in tools such as SoapUI (or similar) for REST and SOAP API validation.
• Solid understanding of commercial insurance concepts, workflows, and common product flows.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-team coordination skills.
• Demonstrated experience in test planning, strategy definition, and driving execution to meet delivery timelines.
• Familiarity with defect lifecycle management and test management tools such as JIRA, TestRail, or HP ALM.

Good to Have

• Experience with S360 or other commercial insurance platforms.
• Hands-on experience with test automation using Selenium and related frameworks.
• Exposure to JSON schema validation, contract testing, or API mocking tools.