Test Manager

Vanquis

Bradford (IA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

17 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Working

Up to 10% Pension Contribution

25–30 Days Annual Leave

Learning & Wellbeing

Job summary

Vanquis is modernising its technology landscape and seeks a Test Manager to lead the quality engineering practice across Salesforce, MuleSoft integrations and enterprise data flows.

You will own test strategy, governance and automation, while coaching Test Leads and Engineers. The role emphasizes risk-based decision making and collaboration with product, engineering and risk teams in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

Substantial quality engineering and test management experience across complex, integrated enterprise delivery.
Proven people leadership, including coaching, development, performance management and workforce planning.
Expertise in risk-based test strategy, planning, estimation, governance, defect management and release-readiness support.
Strong Salesforce, MuleSoft, API, integration and data-testing experience, with automated regression via CI/CD.
Advanced experience of Copado Robotic Testing or equivalent modern test-automation tooling.
Confident senior-stakeholder communication, translating technical evidence into business impact and decisions.
Awareness of regulated environments, UK GDPR, secure data handling and ITIL/ITSM change controls.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the Quality Engineering strategy, standards, controls, quality gates and metrics.
Lead portfolio-level planning across test demand, resources, environments, data and dependencies.
Set the automation roadmap for Copado Robotic Testing, API testing, integration and data assurance.
Provide evidence-based recommendations through governance, release-readiness and risk forums.
Partner across product, engineering, architecture, delivery, operations, risk and business teams.
Line manage, coach and develop Test Leads and Test Engineers.

Skills

QA leadership

Test management

Risk-based testing

Stakeholder comms

Mentoring

Tools

Copado Robotic Testing

Salesforce

MuleSoft

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Lead quality engineering across the platforms shaping the next chapter of Vanquis.

We’ve invested heavily in modernising our technology landscape. The opportunity now is to strengthen quality engineering across Salesforce, MuleSoft integrations and enterprise data flows, giving our teams clear, risk-based evidence that every change is ready.

As a Test Manager, you’ll lead test strategy, portfolio planning, quality governance, automation and people leadership across the testing practice. You’ll protect customer, colleague and regulatory outcomes while helping our teams deliver change with confidence.

There’s More to the Story

This role is just one part of a much bigger transformation. Explore our Technology & Change careers page to meet the teams, discover our technology journey and see how you can help share what's next.

How you’ll make an impact

You’ll...

Own and evolve the Quality Engineering strategy, standards, controls, quality gates and metrics.
Lead portfolio-level planning across test demand, resources, environments, data and dependencies.
Set the automation roadmap for Copado Robotic Testing, API, integration and data assurance.
Provide evidence‑based recommendations through governance, release‑readiness and risk forums.
Partner across product, engineering, architecture, delivery, operations, risk and business teams.
Line manage, coach and develop Test Leads and Test Engineers.

So that

Testing is consistent, auditable and aligned to customer, regulatory and delivery risk.

Concurrent initiatives have credible plans, clear priorities and the right capability at the right time.

Automation investment improves speed, reliability, coverage and release confidence.

Senior stakeholders can make clear, accountable decisions on quality and residual risk.

Quality is embedded earlier and cross‑team constraints are resolved transparently.

The practice builds an inclusive, accountable and sustainable pipeline of testing capability.

Why this role matters

Technology & Change is a strategic priority for Vanquis. This role is central to release confidence and production quality, ensuring risks are identified, evidenced and managed before change reaches customers and colleagues.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering, architecture, delivery, operations, risk, security, data and business teams, translating technical quality evidence into clear decisions and accountable residual‑risk recommendations.

Our Quality Engineering approach

Risk‑based quality

Coverage, evidence and controls are proportionate to customer impact, regulatory exposure and business criticality.

Automation with purpose

Reusable automation targets valuable journeys and is integrated into CI/CD quality gates.

Quality built in

Testing starts early, with traceability and ownership from requirements through to release.

Evidence‑led decisions

Quality data is translated into clear business impact, recommendations and residual risk.

Continuous improvement

People, process, environments, data, observability and governance evolve through measurable outcomes.

Technology and testing stack

Core platforms

Salesforce: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Financial Services Cloud.

MuleSoft 4, Anypoint Platform and API Manager.

REST, SOAP, Platform Events and event‑driven integrations.

Enterprise data flows, JSON, XML, CSV and DataWeave.

CloudHub or Runtime Fabric environments.

Quality engineering and automation.

Copado Robotic Testing and Copado pipelines.

Azure DevOps, CI/CD quality gates and work‑item traceability.

API, integration, end‑to‑end and automated regression testing.

MUnit, SOQL, Salesforce CLI, logs and distributed tracing.

Test data, environment controls, evidence capture and quality metrics.

Essential Experience

Substantial quality engineering and test management experience across complex, integrated enterprise delivery.
Proven people leadership, including coaching, development, performance management, recruitment and workforce planning.
Expertise in risk‑based test strategy, planning, estimation, governance, defect management, quality metrics and release‑readiness decision support.
Strong Salesforce, MuleSoft, API, integration and data‑testing experience, with automated regression delivered through CI/CD.
Advanced experience of Copado Robotic Testing or equivalent modern test‑automation tooling, including reusable frameworks and quality gates.
Confident senior‑stakeholder communication, with the ability to turn technical evidence into business impact, trade‑offs and clear decisions.
Awareness of regulated environments, UK GDPR, secure data handling, audit evidence and ITIL/ITSM change controls.

Useful, but not essential

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or another relevant senior test‑management qualification.
Copado Robotic Testing accreditation or equivalent demonstrable implementation experience.
Relevant Salesforce or MuleSoft certification, or strong practical experience across their platforms.
Experience in financial services, fintech, consumer lending, cards or retail banking technology.
Experience leading managers, Test Leads or multidisciplinary test teams across a portfolio of concurrent change.

Career development

You’ll have the opportunity to shape the Quality Engineering practice, influence standards across major technology platforms, lead improvement initiatives and develop your leadership impact across a broad portfolio of change.

Why Vanquis?

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