Test Lead - End-to-End (E2E) Testing

Test Lead - End-to-End (E2E) Testing

Posted 1 week ago by N Consulting Global

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Application Lifecycle Management Application Programming Interface (API) Automation Commercial Insurances General Insurance Integration Testing JIRA JSON Management Selenium (Software) SoapUI Software Testing Automation Framework Stakeholder Management Test Management Test Management Tools Test Planning Testrail Test Strategy Verification And Validation

Summary: Seeking a Test Lead for a 6-month fixed-term contract in London, UK, to oversee end-to-end testing for a commercial insurance program. The role demands hands-on experience in integration and API/web service testing, along with strong stakeholder management skills. A deep understanding of commercial insurance concepts is essential, and experience with automation tools like Selenium is advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own E2E test strategy, planning, execution, and release readiness across multiple component teams.
  • Define and drive integration testing approach between services/systems and ensure coverage for cross-team flows.
  • Design, develop and execute functional, regression and integration test suites; ensure defects are tracked, triaged, and closed.
  • Validate APIs and message formats using JSON and SOAP; create and execute tests with SoapUI (or equivalent).
  • Coordinate with product owners, architects, developers, and operations to identify and resolve system-level issues and manage dependencies.
  • Establish test metrics, dashboards and quality gates for release decisions and continuous improvement.
  • Mentor and guide manual and automation testers; review test artifacts and ensure best practices.
  • Participate in release planning, risk assessments and post-release validation.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience leading E2E/integration testing across multiple component teams in a complex program.
  • Strong hands-on experience with API/web service testing (JSON, SOAP).
  • Proficient with SoapUI (or similar tools) for SOAP and REST testing.
  • Solid understanding of commercial insurance concepts and common product flows.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and cross-team coordination skills.
  • Experience in test planning, defining test strategy, and driving execution to meet timelines.
  • Experience with defect lifecycle and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, HP ALM, or equivalent).
  • Good to Have: Experience with S360 or similar insurance platform(s).
  • Hands-on automation experience using Selenium and automation frameworks.
  • Experience with JSON schema validation, contract testing, or API mocking tools.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role : Test Lead End-to-End (E2E) Testing (Commercial Insurance)

Location : London, UK

6 Months FTC

Work Mode : Hybrid

Role Summary

Seeking a Test Lead to take end-to-end ownership of testing across multiple component teams for a commercial insurance program. The role requires hands-on experience in integration testing, API/web service testing (JSON/SOAP), and strong stakeholder management. Deep understanding of basic commercial insurance concepts is mandatory. Automation experience with Selenium is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own E2E test strategy, planning, execution, and release readiness across multiple component teams.
  • Define and drive integration testing approach between services/systems and ensure coverage for cross-team flows.
  • Design, develop and execute functional, regression and integration test suites; ensure defects are tracked, triaged, and closed
  • Validate APIs and message formats using JSON and SOAP; create and execute tests with SoapUI (or equivalent).
  • Coordinate with product owners, architects, developers, and operations to identify and resolve system-level issues and manage dependencies.
  • Establish test metrics, dashboards and quality gates for release decisions and continuous improvement.
  • Mentor and guide manual and automation testers; review test artifacts and ensure best practices.
  • Participate in release planning, risk assessments and post-release validation.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience leading E2E/integration testing across multiple component teams in a complex program.
  • Strong hands-on experience with API/web service testing (JSON, SOAP).
  • Proficient with SoapUI (or similar tools) for SOAP and REST testing.
  • Solid understanding of commercial insurance concepts and common product flows.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and cross-team coordination skills.
  • Experience in test planning, defining test strategy, and driving execution to meet timelines.
  • Experience with defect lifecycle and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, HP ALM, or equivalent).
  • Good to Have
  • Experience with S360 or similar insurance platform(s).
  • Hands-on automation experience using Selenium and automation frameworks
  • Experience with JSON schema validation, contract testing, or API mocking tools.
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