Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the test strategy, test plans and approach across the project
- Lead, mentor and coordinate a team of test analysts and engineers
- Introduce and embed BDD practices, running three amigos sessions and writing clear Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then) that turn acceptance criteria into executable specifications
- Promote TDD within delivery teams, working with developers on unit and integration test coverage and a test-first mindset
- Oversee manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, performance and UAT
- Drive test automation and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines
- Manage defect triage, risk reporting and quality metrics
- Report test progress, risks and release readiness to stakeholders
- Embed best practice and continuous improvement in testing processes
- Work within Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) alongside cross-functional teams
Essential skills and Experience
- Proven track record as a Test Engineer or Test Lead in a software delivery environment
- Strong experience building test strategies and leading test teams
- Hands-on experience implementing BDD using tools such as Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave or Karate
- Solid understanding of TDD principles and experience working with developers using frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, xUnit, Jest or pytest
- Hands-on knowledge of test automation frameworks (eg Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar)
- Experience with test management tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr or TestRail
- Good understanding of CI/CD tooling (eg Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab)
- Experience testing APIs and integrations (eg Postman, REST Assured)
- Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging senior stakeholders
- Comfortable leading and motivating a team in a remote setting
Desirable
- ISTQB certification
- Performance testing experience (JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar)
- Cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
- Experience coaching teams in moving from traditional testing to BDD/TDD
- Experience in Telecommunications
Contract Details
- Duration: 6 months
- Determination: Outside IR35
- Day Rate: £300 Per Day - £400 Per Day (Outside IR35)
- Start Date: ASAP
Rate:
£400/day
Location:
United Kingdom
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Not Specified