Release QA Coordinator

Release QA Coordinator

Posted 2 weeks ago by Colossus Recruitment

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£53 Per hour
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Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Release QA Coordinator will play a crucial role in a multi-year Quality Assurance transformation programme, acting as the key connector between test execution and release governance in a fast-paced SAFe Agile environment. This hands-on position involves ensuring all QA signals are ready before go-live, managing test phase readiness, quality gates, and release documentation. The role requires strong coordination skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Experience in managing complex, multi-phase releases is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Validate test completion, entry/exit criteria and sign-off readiness across QA phases
  • Align SIT / OAT / NFT / Regression / UAT outcomes with release planning
  • Own release readiness checklists, defect triage tracking, rollback plans and QA confidence signals
  • Support business readiness, live proving and final QA handoffs
  • Act as QA’s voice in governance forums—highlighting risks, blockers and gaps
  • Produce clear, audit-ready release documentation and sign-off artefacts
  • Work directly with Release Managers, Test Managers and governance boards

Key Skills:

  • Experience coordinating QA for complex, multi-phase releases
  • Strong situational awareness—knowing when to pause, escalate or progress
  • Proven ability to track and align multiple QA streams toward release
  • Highly organised, with excellent documentation and communication skills
  • Confidence presenting QA readiness and risk in stakeholder forums
  • Understanding of Agile / SAFe release processes
  • Must-have tools: qTest, Jira, Xray, Allure, Confluence, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git, Gradle, NeoLoad, JMeter, BlazeMeter, OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Burp Suite, Nmap, Lighthouse, Selenium, Playwright, Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Postman, REST Assured
  • Nice to have: AI/ML QA tools: TestGPT, Testim

Salary (Rate): £53.00/hr

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Release QA Coordinator – Quality / Governance / Release Readiness

Glasgow / Edinburgh (Hybrid)

Outside IR35

Clearance: BPSS essential

We are hiring multiple Release QA Coordinators to join a multi-year Quality Assurance transformation programme for a major client. As part of a fast-paced SAFe Agile delivery, you will act as the key connector between test execution and release governance—tracking and ensuring all QA signals are ready before go-live. This is a hands-on role, not an admin position: you will own test phase readiness, quality gates, release documentation and escalation pathways.

What you'll do:

  • Validate test completion, entry/exit criteria and sign-off readiness across QA phases
  • Align SIT / OAT / NFT / Regression / UAT outcomes with release planning
  • Own release readiness checklists, defect triage tracking, rollback plans and QA confidence signals
  • Support business readiness, live proving and final QA handoffs
  • Act as QA’s voice in governance forums—highlighting risks, blockers and gaps
  • Produce clear, audit-ready release documentation and sign-off artefacts
  • Work directly with Release Managers, Test Managers and governance boards

What you'll bring:

  • Experience coordinating QA for complex, multi-phase releases
  • Strong situational awareness—you know when to pause, escalate or progress
  • Proven ability to track and align multiple QA streams toward release
  • Highly organised, with excellent documentation and communication skills
  • Confidence presenting QA readiness and risk in stakeholder forums
  • Understanding of Agile / SAFe release processes

Tech environment:

Must-have:

  • Test & Reporting: qTest, Jira, Xray, Allure, Confluence
  • CI/CD & Build: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Git, Gradle
  • Tooling: NeoLoad, JMeter, BlazeMeter, OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Burp Suite, Nmap, Lighthouse
  • Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Postman, REST Assured

Nice to have:

  • AI/ML QA tools: TestGPT, Testim

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