Test Lead

Test Lead with at least 4 years recent Selenium experience is sought by an innovation house based in Sheffield. With large scale investment in technical innovation this Test Lead will be joining a dynamic, autonomous team and take the lead on a manual to automated testing environment change that will facilitate the organisations commitment to cutting edge automation over the coming years.

This Test Lead will be joining a highly skilled team that embodies an autonomous knowledge share driven culture allowing this individual the chance to work on greenfield projects using the latest technology.

This role would suit a Tester who has operated at a senior or lead level for at least four years plus brings at least 3 years' experience writing test scripts and integrating automation tools utilised to test large scale, complex systems and who is happy to work closely with the Test Manager to help define a new automated QA process alongside mentoring the team in automation best practice.

This Test Lead based near Sheffield should have most of the following key skills:

- Extensive experience writing automated testing scripts at a senior level
- Very strong recent selenium experience
- Team mentorship/ leadership capabilities with the ability to lead the team through a shift from manual to automated testing
- Proven experience testing complex application or systems across performance, stress & accessibility
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Exposure to testing new features within a product led, tech driven environment
- Impeccable communication skills as internal stakeholder management between technical teams will form a large part of this role
- Any experience helping a company move from manual to automated testing would be really usual
- Experience executing tests from Azure DevOps would be a plus
- A real can-do attitude and a passion for technology in general
- ISTQB Foundation is desirable

The benefits for this role include:

- Generous starting salary
- Flexible, hybrid working (two days a week in the office)
- One on one training scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Private healthcare
- Private pension scheme
- Annual pay reviews
- Flexible working hours

So if you are a Test Lead based near Sheffield and want to join a tech driven market leading organisation that is committed to ensuring they stay ahead of the tech curve then please apply now to be considered.

Please only apply if you live a commutable distance from Sheffield (under 30 miles) and can work permanently in the UK without sponsorship.

Sheffield
Quality Assurance, automated testing scripts, Postman, Java, Selenium, Azure DevOps, Manual, test planning