Testing Lead — QA & CI/CD Strategy Leader

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13%)

Family leave policies

Professional development funding

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance

Job summary

AWE in Berkshire (Reading) is seeking a Testing Lead to oversee testing across digital and data delivery initiatives, embedding quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. The role will define enterprise testing standards, manage the testing team, and ensure all digital solutions meet security, performance, and quality expectations prior to deployment.

You will lead testing across programmes, champion test automation and continuous testing, and collaborate with development,

Qualifications

• Experience leading testing across digital projects.
• Ability to define testing policies and standards.
• Experience with test automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to manage third-party vendors and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain testing policies, frameworks, test plans, and quality metrics.
• Support delivery teams in developing robust test strategies, including unit, system, integration, UAT, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Champion modern testing practices such as test automation, continuous testing, and integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Review and assure the quality of test artefacts including test cases, scripts, traceability matrices, and defect reports.
• Promote early testing engagement and embed shift-left practices across the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate test data management and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality is a shared responsibility.
• Provide regular reporting on test progress, quality metrics, and risk indicators.

Skills

Testing leadership

Test strategy

CI/CD

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Job description

AWE in Berkshire (Reading) is seeking a Testing Lead to oversee testing across digital and data delivery initiatives, embedding quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. The role will define enterprise testing standards, manage the testing team, and ensure all digital solutions meet security, performance, and quality expectations prior to deployment.

You will lead testing across programmes, champion test automation and continuous testing, and collaborate with development,