Software Quality Assurance Manager

Are you a seasoned Software Quality Assurance professional with a passion for leading high-performing teams and ensuring the delivery of top-notch software solutions? Do you enjoy the flexibilility of working from home? We have an exciting opportunity for a Software QA Manager who will play a pivotal role in our dynamic and innovative organization.

As a Test Manager, you will bring a unique blend of strategic thinking, coordination prowess, and hands-on expertise. The ideal candidate possesses a comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) within an agile framework and stays current with best practices in test approaches, tools, and methodologies. Your strong technical background will enable you to absorb complex information, ensuring a deep understanding of system elements and interactions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead testing efforts (for new features, regression, and performance) across multiple teams, demonstrating effective management and organizational skills.
• Actively contribute to the development and execution of test strategies, incorporating automation and environment strategies aligned with CI/CD principles and best practices.
• Provide support to Dev Leads, contribute to Project, and Test planning, and deliver high-level testing estimates.
• Allocate and plan resources, provide status reporting, and offer guidance on testing techniques and approaches to ensure thorough application testing.
• Build and lead a test team responsible for testing applications across the group of businesses, including Stonebridge and SDL Surveying.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in System Testing & Integration testing.
• Cultivate a culture of 'right the first time.'
• Take ownership of the quality, reliability, and stability of our solutions.
• Work experience in a multi-stream Agile delivery model.
• Gatekeeping software and product releases, ensuring compliance with release requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic solutions.
• Detailed estimation experience for testing effort.
• Understanding of and experience in managing a test automation strategy.
• Familiarity with automated quality pipelines and their integration into testing processes.
• Hands-on experience of Selenium or similar alternative to create automation tests for high-availability business systems
• Experience with DevOps practices.
• Proficient in producing effective management reports.
• Experience in managing expectations and conflict.
• Experience in liaising with and managing key stakeholders.
• Proficiency in resource planning and management.
• Knowledge of data governance, with a strong understanding of data dependencies and structures.
• Full understanding of the project lifecycle and experience with various project development methodologies.
• Experience in testing Web Services using tools such as Postman, SOAP UI, ReadyAPI, or Automated frameworks like Rest Assured or RestEasy.
• Expertise in risk identification, management, and mitigation.
• Mentor and contribute to the development of team members, actively participating in their performance plans.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in software testing.

Rewards Package:

• Salary banding £55,000 - £60,000
• Discretionary company bonus
• Work from home
• Buy or sell additional annual leave scheme
• Company sick pay
• Pluxee Money Saving Discounts
• Gym / wellbeing subsidy
• Free breakfast, fresh fruit, lunch and drinks when working in the office / monetary vouchers for remote workers
• 2 paid days leave for charity work, community volunteering, or fundraising
• Me Time and Team Time – 2 half days paid time off for selfcare and the same for team volunteering initiatives
• Inhouse Mental Health Therapy
• Critical Illness Cover
• Death in Service cover
• Discounted Life Insurance
• Access to inhouse mortgage brokers

If you're ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding role at the forefront of software quality assurance, apply now to join our dynamic team!

How to apply:

Please email your CV with a covering letter in support your application if you wish. If you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know within your covering letter. Individuals with different cultures, perspectives and experiences are at the heart of the way SDL Surveying, Stonebridge and Revolution works. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, and ex-offenders.