QA Test Lead

As our next Test Lead, you’ll provide professional and comprehensive management and oversight in the management of change from a testing perspective. You will be ensuring the quality of our products for YBS and our customers. With a proven track record as a Test Manager (or similar), you will understand test methodologies for the delivery of IT change and be able to adapt to different ways of working, such as DevOps, Waterfall or iterative methodologies.

This exciting role leads a team of Test Engineers. You’ll have excellent test skills, with the ability to engage in IT change at all levels, manage activities during the test lifecycle, building, preparing and executing Test Plans. You’ll need strong stakeholder management and the ability to manage and support the work of your Test Engineers. You’ll have a good knowledge of shift-left techniques, automation and how it is used to facilitate high-quality delivery.

This is a hybrid role with working from home and some time in our Bradford & Leeds offices.

About the role

As Test Lead, you’ll drive the understanding of and provide expertise in test frameworks for the delivery of IT change and adapt to different ways of working, such as DevOps, Waterfall or iterative methodologies. You’ll have task management of a test team, which could include a combination of YBS and externally supplied resources ensuring the best use of skills and driving the progress of the team against a detailed plan. You will

• Establish the appropriate test delivery model, governance and structure for key initiatives to enable successful delivery of required business outcomes ensuring compliance with YBS Change Lifecycle Governance

• Have oversight of and manage the delivery of testing across YBS, in collaboration with partners and Service Stakeholders and the wider business

• Build or verify the change plan and build a Test Plan to drive activities for testing at YBS, identifying risk and building appropriate approaches, ensuring the testing tasks are correctly defined and resourced

• Influence and support others and provide advice on both process and technical knowledge to assure test solutions facilitate high quality delivery

• Promote the use of test automation and guide the team in the delivery of this objective, looking for opportunities for reuse

• Ensure the quality of all testing is fit for purpose and meets pre-set quality criteria.

• Provide clear direction as to the expected level of quality of testing deliverables, coaching and mentoring to achieve it when required

About you

You’ll have extensive experience of leading and managing IT Testing as a Test Manager (or similar), having played leading roles in the successful design and implementation of test plans for a range of projects. You’ll have the ability to lead and motivate small teams to deliver sustained high performance. In addition, you will have

• Good level of understanding of Test Management and testing techniques and lifecycle methodologies

• Effective communication, engagement and influencing skills

• Knowledge and experience of planning testing in accordance with organisational Test Policies & Test Strategies

• Working knowledge of relevant testing practices for technologies and applications: Java, COBOL, Oracle, NET, SOA

• Ability to apply an understanding of the wider testing principles, such as Automation, Performance, Device Compatibility testing, OAT and Security Testing in the management of risk