You will build and lead a new Digital Testing Centre of Excellence (CoE). This new CoE will define the testing strategies, models and ways of working to ensure that the Digital platforms are supported by robustly tested, resilient technology.

Benefits Include

• Hybrid working (3 days/wk on site)
• Car / Allowance
• Bonus
• Flexible Benefits Scheme

This role will play a key role in the wider modernisation of the IT function and as such you will have a strong background in establishing and running digital test functions based on modern technologies and industry best practice and shaping new ways of working supported by automation and tooling to maximise throughput and reliability

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Line management of team members including performance management and the development and retention of the team
• Resource and recruit a new Digital Test CoE to include capabilities around test management and operation, , user acceptance testing and end to end testing
• Create testing strategies, standards, processes, tooling and reference solutions for the engineering and technical work performed in the department in conjunction with the Head of Engineering
• Identify and engage partners and internal teams with best practise around test strategy and operation, automation testing, incorporation of CI/CD principles, security standards and performance testing.
• Work with the Senior Digital Support Manager to establish clear processes and strategies for the safe and efficient handover of code from product and project teams into support operations including Operational Acceptance Testing,
• Work with project and product teams to estimate and resource initiatives and proactively engage to continuously improve operational effectiveness, cost and agility, whilst also removing and mitigating challenges to ensure successful delivery

Experience Required:

• In depth knowledge of testing practice within the Software Delivery Lifecycle, an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognised Best Practices
• Experience of various project development methodologies. Flexibility to work in Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments
• Understanding of automated quality pipelines and how testing can and should be incorporated
• Experience of managing third party suppliers to agreed test strategies and have evidence of increasing value received
• Experience and knowledge of data governance with strong understanding of data dependencies and structures
• Experience of testing across a range of core technologies
• Web
• App
• Integration's and APIs
• Customer Data platforms