Enterprise Testing Lead & QA Strategy

EirGrid Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid Group in Ireland seeks an experienced Senior Test Manager to define, evolve and deliver enterprise-wide testing capabilities across national grid operations, energy trading, customer engagement and regulatory reporting.

You will lead testing across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery, drive automation initiatives, and mentor a team of test professionals to ensure quality, compliance and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience managing end-to-end testing across large portfolios.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience with vendor relationships and service improvement.
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies and lifecycle practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a comprehensive testing strategy across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise delivery goals.
• Plan and manage testing capacity and capability across concurrent programmes and projects.
• Champion quality assurance as a strategic value driver, influencing senior stakeholders across operations and delivery.
• Build and maintain a scalable testing function that supports both agile and traditional delivery approaches.
• Shape the future of testing at EirGrid through automation, environment governance, and structured lifecycle practices.
• Establish and maintain testing standards, frameworks, and key performance indicators across all programs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and performance requirements throughout the testing lifecycle
• Lead service improvement planning with vendors, ensuring testing support, quality, and responsiveness are continuously enhanced.
• Lead and mentor a team of test resources (e.g. test leads, test analysts)
• Drive resource planning, capability development, and succession planning within the testing function.
• Collaborate closely with Program/Project Managers, Architects, Operational Leads and external vendors to deliver quality outcomes.
• Present test status, risks, and mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Promote the adoption of modern testing practices such as automation, shift-left testing, and DevOps integration.
• Evaluate and implement tools and technologies to enhance test efficiency and coverage.
• Proactively identify quality risks across the portfolio and ensure robust mitigation plans are in place.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions to address systemic issues.

Skills

Test management

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Test automation

Leadership

Tools

JIRA

HP ALM

Azure DevOps

Job description

EirGrid Group in Ireland seeks an experienced Senior Test Manager to define, evolve and deliver enterprise-wide testing capabilities across national grid operations, energy trading, customer engagement and regulatory reporting.

You will lead testing across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery, drive automation initiatives, and mentor a team of test professionals to ensure quality, compliance and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.