Type: permanent (Full-time)

Location: Sunderland

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Test Lead

A senior role in the team, reporting into Head of Engineering in either Platform and a member of the Platform Engineering LT.

## Role purpose

As well as your normal Senior Tester duties and responsibilities you will be responsible for the entire test function within platform team. You will be responsible for people management and personal development of the testers. Coaching, mentoring and leading other testers in their careers with the aim of increasing the bandwidth for the future.

Key Responsibilities

### Quality Assurance Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and testers. Coordinate with software development teams to align quality assurance strategies with development processes.

Testing Management:

Oversee the creation and execution of test plans and test cases. Ensure comprehensive testing of all software products, including unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing. Manage automated testing tools and processes.

Process Improvement:

Continuously evaluate and improve QA processes and methodologies. Implement best practices in testing and quality assurance. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions for software defects.

Collaboration and Communication:

Work closely with development teams to identify and resolve quality issues. Communicate with stakeholders regarding quality assurance activities and outcomes. Report on QA metrics and KPIs to senior management.

Risk Management:

Identify potential quality risks in software products and development processes. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance and Standards:

Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements. Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in the field of quality assurance.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Test Manager or similar role in software engineering. Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps. Proficiency in test management tools and test automation frameworks. Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. ISTQB or other relevant certifications are a plus.

About you

Good communication. It sounds clichéd but things like being able to express your ideas clearly, talking to non-technical colleagues and effective feedback during code reviews are incredibly important. A desire to learn. Our dev teams do a lot of things other companies don't, so there is a lot to learn. But that's a good thing as we don't want to stand still. We want people who want to improve themselves. Suggest improvements. We're constantly looking to improve the way we do things. From managing our workloads, to the way we deliver our code. We have an open attitude to new ideas. If you don’t like the way something is done all we ask is that you suggest a better way of doing it. Think of new and unique ways to improve our customers experience. Ultimately that is what tombola is about, giving value to customers.

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