Test Team Leader

Julie Rose Recruitment is looking for a Test Team Leader to join a market leader within the loans market, where your strengths can add a unique perspective to the team in terms of identifying potential road blocks and dependencies early in the process.

Hours:           35hrs p.w. on a

Location:      Dartford           

Salary:           Up to £40,000

Benefits:       Pension, insurances, Perkbox and annual/quarterly bonus

Holidays:      23 days (rising to 28 following 5 years’ service)

Duties for the Test Team Leader:

• Work with development and business teams to identify appropriate test coverage and create test data as necessary
• Test interactive applications on various browsers and platforms
• Test native applications on iOS and Android
• Perform business requirements on proposed changes to ensure that all dependencies, issues and risk have been
• correctly identified and are proactively monitored and managed
• Work with the management team to identify and facilitate the delivery of test environment requirements
• Play an active part in the continuous improvement of the software delivery approach
• Escalate as necessary any causes for concern that may impact the quality of the end product
• Provide test results with supporting data to facilitate go live decision making
• Actively promote QA activities across the team and relevant business functions
• Coach and develop the testing team, identifying development areas, and key skills
• Anticipate problems and identify long term implications of decisions and actions
• Create and maintain the testing lifecycle documentation to ensure its suitability
• Play at active role in company projects, promoting the IT and testing service
• Actively get involved in company projects, and provide assistance where required
• Conduct regular review and modifications to test scripts and plans
• Carry out User Acceptance Testing
• Perform triage, troubleshooting and analysis of issues and failures reported by team members to determine if the
• Produce and communicate test reports

Personal Specification for the Test Team Leader:

• Previous experience with documentation of processes
• Proven experience working as a Testing Team Leader or Manager
• Knowledge and working experience of using test case systems (such as Zephyr etc.))
• Excellent analytic skills