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 IT solutions provider in the UK is looking for a Test Lead to oversee testing processes for a commercial insurance program. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in integration and API/web service testing, strong stakeholder management skills, and familiarity with tools such as SoapUI. This role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure release readiness and quality standards in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end and integration testing across multiple teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in API/web service testing using JSON and SOAP protocols.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-team coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end test strategy and execution across multiple teams.
• Design and execute functional, regression, and integration test suites.
• Collaborate with product owners and teams to resolve system-level issues.

Skills

Integration testing

API/web service testing (JSON/SOAP)

Stakeholder management

Test planning

Selenium automation

Tools

SoapUI

JIRA

TestRail

HP ALM

Job description

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 21/10/2025

We provide end-to-end IT solutions and services including Applications services, Data & Analytics services, AI/ML Technologies and Professional services in the UK and EU market.

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.