Testing Lead: Quality Strategy & 9-Day Fortnight Champion

AWE; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AWE is seeking a Testing Lead to oversee testing across our digital and data delivery initiatives in Berkshire. You will define and maintain enterprise-wide testing standards, lead the testing team, and ensure all solutions meet quality, security, and performance expectations before deployment.

You will champion modern testing practices, support CI/CD integration, and drive shift-left methodologies across programs while reporting progress and risks to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading testing across digital projects.
• Ability to define and maintain testing standards.
• Knowledge of quality, security, and performance testing.
• Strong team leadership and governance capabilities.

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.
• Evaluate and implement testing tools and environments that improve efficiency, coverage, and traceability.
• Coordinate test data management and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, architecture, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure quality is a shared responsibility.
• Provide regular reporting on test progress, quality metrics, and risk indicators to senior stakeholders.
• Manage third-party testing vendors or offshore teams, ensuring alignment with internal standards and delivery expectations.
• Maintain a repository of reusable test assets and best practices to support continuous improvement.

Skills

Testing leadership

Quality assurance

CI/CD

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

AWE is seeking a Testing Lead to oversee testing across our digital and data delivery initiatives in Berkshire. You will define and maintain enterprise-wide testing standards, lead the testing team, and ensure all solutions meet quality, security, and performance expectations before deployment.

You will champion modern testing practices, support CI/CD integration, and drive shift-left methodologies across programs while reporting progress and risks to senior stakeholders.