Testing and Quality Engineering Manager

Nottingham Building Society; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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Job summary

Nottingham Building Society is seeking a Testing and Quality Engineering Manager at our Head Office in Nottingham with hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week). You will lead enterprise testing, define strategy, drive automation, and ensure quality across delivery, partnering with Technology, Delivery, Data and business leaders to elevate testing maturity and speed of delivery.

You will shape governance, develop a high-performing team, and advocate continuous improvement in testing practices

Qualifications

• Testing and quality engineering leadership: extensive experience leading an enterprise testing function with a strong record of defining/testing strategies
• Transformation experience: delivered significant testing transformation and automation programmes
• Broad testing knowledge: knowledge of integrated, system, end-to-end, regression, automation, and UAT
• Automation and CI/CD expertise: understanding of QA engineering, automation frameworks, CI/CD, continuous testing and governance
• Agile and DevOps understanding: knowledge of Agile, DevOps and product-led delivery
• Strategic and data-driven: ability to use metrics and risk-based approaches to influence delivery
• Senior stakeholder influence: comfortable in executive and governance forums
• People leadership: experience building capability and succession in testing teams
• Collaborative approach: able to build relationships across Technology, Delivery, Data and business teams
• Continuous improvement mindset: focused on innovation and better ways of working

Responsibilities

• Shape our testing strategy: define and own organisation-wide testing across integrated, system, end-to-end, regression and UAT
• Lead automation journey: develop a roadmap to increase automated test coverage and efficiency
• Embed quality throughout delivery: partner with Technology, Delivery, Data and business leaders to integrate quality
• Modernise testing capability: drive continuous testing, CI/CD-integrated testing, API testing and performance testing
• Strengthen testing governance: establish standards, controls and quality measures across delivery
• Lead effective UAT: create enterprise UAT standards and strengthen engagement
• Develop a high-performing team: lead, coach and develop Test Leads, Analysts and Automation Engineers
• Manage capability and capacity: oversee resources, recruitment and supplier relationships
• Provide clear delivery assurance: report on quality, risks, defects and readiness
• Drive continuous improvement: identify opportunities to improve efficiency and cost

Job description

About The Role

Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours
Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

At Nottingham Building Society, our talent acquisition approach is rooted in openness and inclusive hiring. Even if you do not feel you tick every box, we would still genuinely love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Testing and Quality Engineering Manager to join our team.

We are on an important journey at NBS, moving away from relying predominantly on packages provided by other companies towards building and owning more of our own platforms, supported by a smaller and more focused number of integrated solutions.

We need an experienced testing and quality engineering leader to help us take the next step. You will drive our journey towards greater automation while recognising the important role of manual testing and user acceptance testing. Your work will help us become more efficient, improve safety and quality, and deploy changes more quickly and confidently.

We have already made a great start, but we are looking for someone with the leadership, experience and ambition to help us write the next chapter.

Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as our Testing and Quality Engineering Manager:

• Shape our testing strategy: Define and own our organisation-wide testing and quality engineering strategy, covering integrated, system, end-to-end, regression and user acceptance testing.

• Lead our automation journey: Develop and deliver an automation-first roadmap that increases automated test coverage, reduces unnecessary manual effort and improves the speed and quality of delivery.

• Embed quality throughout delivery: Work closely with Technology, Delivery, Data and business leaders to ensure quality is considered throughout the delivery lifecycle, rather than only at the final testing stage.

• Modernise our testing capability: Drive the adoption of continuous testing, CI/CD-integrated testing, API testing, performance testing and AI-assisted testing capabilities.

• Strengthen testing governance: Establish clear testing standards, frameworks, controls and quality measures, applying appropriate challenge and risk assessment across the delivery portfolio.

• Lead effective user acceptance testing: Create consistent enterprise UAT standards and strengthen business engagement, ownership and accountability throughout the testing process.

• Develop a high-performing team: Lead, coach and develop Test Leads, Test Analysts and Automation Engineers, supporting regular feedback, career development and succession planning.

• Manage capability and capacity: Oversee testing resources, recruitment, capability planning and supplier relationships to ensure the right skills and support are available across the portfolio.

• Provide clear delivery assurance: Report on quality, risks, defects, release readiness and testing effectiveness, helping senior stakeholders make informed decisions.

• Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, optimise costs and create a safer, faster and more effective testing function.

About You

• Testing and quality engineering leadership: You will bring extensive experience of leading an enterprise testing or quality engineering function, with a strong record of defining and implementing testing strategies.

• Transformation experience: You have successfully delivered significant testing transformation and automation programmes, improving quality and efficiency while reducing reliance on manual processes.

• Broad testing knowledge: You have deep knowledge of integrated, system, end-to-end, regression, automation and user acceptance testing.

• Automation and CI/CD expertise: You understand quality engineering, automation frameworks, CI/CD, continuous testing and test governance within modern technology environments.

• Agile and DevOps understanding: You have a strong understanding of Agile, DevOps and product-led delivery models, and know how testing can be successfully embedded within them.

• Strategic and data-driven: You can use metrics, evidence and risk-based approaches to assess quality, challenge decisions and influence delivery outcomes.

• Senior stakeholder influence: You are comfortable operating within executive, leadership and portfolio governance forums, communicating complex quality and testing considerations clearly.

• People leadership: You have experience building capability, developing talent and creating succession plans within testing and quality engineering teams.

• Collaborative approach: You can build effective relationships across Technology, Delivery, Data and business teams, bringing people together around a shared commitment to quality.

• Continuous improvement mindset: You are forward-thinking, outcome-focused and passionate about innovation, automation and finding better ways of working.

Reward and Benefits

• Competitive Package: Fair salary benchmarked against market data, annual discretionary bonus, and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Health & Wellbeing: Access to Medicash, mental health first aiders, and a suite of wellbeing resources to support you inside and outside of work.
• Work-Life Balance: 35-hour working week for full-time roles, with flexibility to help you perform at your best.
• Career Growth: Ongoing personal and professional development, we’ll support your ambitions and help you grow your potential.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a friendly, values-led team that genuinely cares about doing the right thing for colleagues and customers.
• Giving Back: Use two paid volunteering days each year to support causes close to your heart, through our Samuel Fox Foundation.
• Sustainability Focus: Join a business committed to reducing its carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the environment.
• Free access to Octopus Money: Financial coaching & tools that help you plan, manage, and make the most of your money.

Embracing Diversity Together

We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our internal culture to the way we approach advertising and engage with our customers.

Our commitment means actively working to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation. We strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of background, have an equal chance to thrive and advance in their careers.

We acknowledge that diversity is not just a goal to be achieved but a continuous journey toward creating an environment that embraces differences and promotes equal opportunities for all. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community.

About Us

We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and – well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members.

Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.