Non-Functional Test Lead
Posted 1 day ago by Brio Digital
£700 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Leeds, UK
Summary: The Non-Functional Test Lead will oversee the non-functional testing strategy for a large-scale enterprise transformation programme, focusing on performance and operational acceptance testing. This leadership role requires collaboration with engineering and delivery teams to ensure the platform's resilience and scalability. The position is based in Leeds and requires an ASAP start, with a contract lasting until March 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and own the end-to-end non-functional testing strategy across the programme.
- Lead the Volume & Performance Testing and Operations Acceptance Testing (OAT) teams.
- Establish performance test plans, scenarios and success criteria aligned to business and technical requirements.
- Monitor, analyse and report on performance metrics, providing clear recommendations to stakeholders.
- Drive performance optimisation by identifying bottlenecks and working with engineering teams to resolve issues.
- Champion resilience testing, including the adoption of chaos engineering practices.
- Ensure operational readiness through effective OAT planning and execution.
- Work closely with development, infrastructure and DevOps teams throughout the delivery life cycle.
- Produce regular reporting on testing progress, risks, defects and quality metrics.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading non-functional testing on large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
- Strong background in Performance, Volume and Operations Acceptance Testing.
- Experience defining and implementing performance testing strategies.
- Hands-on experience with JMeter and/or LoadRunner.
- Experience monitoring application performance using New Relic.
- Strong understanding of performance analysis, bottleneck identification and optimisation.
- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Salary (Rate): £700/day
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Non-Functional Test Lead
£700/day Inside IR35 | Until March 2027 | Leeds (3 days per week) | ASAP Start
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Non-Functional Test Lead to join a large-scale enterprise transformation programme, taking ownership of the non-functional testing strategy across multiple workstreams. You'll lead the Performance Testing and Operations Acceptance Testing (OAT) teams, ensuring the platform is resilient, scalable and ready for production.
This is a key leadership role, working closely with engineering, architecture and delivery teams to drive performance, operational readiness and continuous improvement throughout the programme life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the end-to-end non-functional testing strategy across the programme.
- Lead the Volume & Performance Testing and Operations Acceptance Testing (OAT) teams.
- Establish performance test plans, scenarios and success criteria aligned to business and technical requirements.
- Monitor, analyse and report on performance metrics, providing clear recommendations to stakeholders.
- Drive performance optimisation by identifying bottlenecks and working with engineering teams to resolve issues.
- Champion resilience testing, including the adoption of chaos engineering practices.
- Ensure operational readiness through effective OAT planning and execution.
- Work closely with development, infrastructure and DevOps teams throughout the delivery life cycle.
- Produce regular reporting on testing progress, risks, defects and quality metrics.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience leading non-functional testing on large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
- Strong background in Performance, Volume and Operations Acceptance Testing.
- Experience defining and implementing performance testing strategies.
- Hands-on experience with JMeter and/or LoadRunner.
- Experience monitoring application performance using New Relic.
- Strong understanding of performance analysis, bottleneck identification and optimisation.
- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Apply now or email for more information.