QA Lead Engineer / QA Manager

QA Lead Engineer / QA Manager

Perth - Hybrid working

6 Month Contract

£600/day inside IR35

Lorien's Utilities client are currently recruiting for a QA Lead Engineer / QA Manager to join on a 6 month initial contract, inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain comprehensive QA strategies, test plans and test cases aligned with product goals and project timelines.
• Define and establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and communicate testing progress, results and overall product quality.
• Identify and implement appropriate testing frameworks and tools to optimise the QA process.
• Contribute to risk assessment and mitigation strategies from a quality perspective.
• Oversee the execution of testing, whether that be internal or external, including functional, integration, regression, performance and security testing.
• Analyse test results, identify defects and work closely with developments teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Utilise and manage bug tracking systems effectively.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated test suites where appropriate.
• Collaborate effectively with delivery leads, developers, product owners, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Communicate clearly and concisely on testing progress, risk and issues to team management and stakeholders.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives and other team activities providing valuable quality insights.
• Continuously evaluate and promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the team.
• Recommend and stay up-to date with the latest testing methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance the quality and efficiency of testing activities.

The successful candidate will have the following skills/knowledge:

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and agile methodologies.
• Solid experience with various testing techniques and methodologies.
• Strong planning and organisation skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills. Being able to effectively communicate to stakeholders and third parties is a must.
• Solid experience of leading and managing testing projects.
• Hands on experience of using test management tools.
• Hands on experience with bug tracking systems.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools and frameworks. (For example, Ranorex Studio, Postman, Playwright, Selenium and NUnit/JUnit/MSTest.)
• Experience of using Azure DevOps is preferable but not essential.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies. (For example, Scrum and Kanban.)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration of testing within these pipelines.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
• Experience in Energy Trading and Risk Management preferable
• AI testing experience preferable

Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact as required.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.