QA/Testing Lead

Summary: This role is responsible for end-to-end testing and quality assurance across an ERP implementation, ensuring the solution is robust, integrated, and business-ready. The QA/Testing Lead will lead the testing strategy, manage stakeholders, and oversee QA resources throughout the programme life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver the overall testing strategy across functional, integration, data, UAT, and go-live phases
• Act as Testing PMO, managing planning, governance, and reporting
• Coordinate testing activities with business, technical teams, vendors, and integration partners
• Lead QA resources and manage defect resolution
• Produce testing documentation, dashboards, and risk reporting
• Support UAT, cutover testing, and go-live readiness
• Use tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps for test and defect management

Key Skills:

• 8+ years in QA/testing, with 3+ years in a QA Lead or Test Manager role
• ERP testing experience (IFS preferred or similar complex ERP environments)
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes (finance, supply chain, projects, etc.)
• Proven stakeholder management within large transformation programmes
• Relevant degree or professional certifications (eg ISTQB, PMP)

Salary (Rate): £400 per day

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Advertisement: QA/Testing Lead

Role Summary
This role is responsible for end-to-end testing and quality assurance across an ERP implementation, ensuring the solution is robust, integrated, and business-ready. You will lead testing strategy, manage stakeholders, and oversee QA resources across the programme life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the overall testing strategy across functional, integration, data, UAT, and go-live phases

• Act as Testing PMO, managing planning, governance, and reporting

• Coordinate testing activities with business, technical teams, vendors, and integration partners

• Lead QA resources and manage defect resolution

• Produce testing documentation, dashboards, and risk reporting

• Support UAT, cutover testing, and go-live readiness

• Use tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps for test and defect management

Essential Experience

• 8+ years in QA/testing, with 3+ years in a QA Lead or Test Manager role

• ERP testing experience (IFS preferred or similar complex ERP environments)

• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes (finance, supply chain, projects, etc.)

• Proven stakeholder management within large transformation programmes

Desirable

• Relevant degree or professional certifications (eg ISTQB, PMP)