QA Implementation Test Lead

Lead a QA Testing team and be part of a transformation programme for a business that leads the way in tailor made travel.

Great company culture working in state of the art offices located close to the tube and Shepherds Bush station.

If you love travel then this is the place for you, with great benefits that include reduced costs on holidays!

Some flexible working from home and visits are required to the Oxfordshire office.

Job Purpose:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic QA and Implementations lead to join the Technology team and be responsible for taking a lead role in QA, Implementation and 2nd/3rdline support of our internal developed applications.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of QA/test and Implementation processes used within the Technology team.
• Responsibility for ensuring that software development deliverables meet business requirements.
• Responsibility for ensuring that critical and large scale projects have sufficient or full test coverage.
• Planning and execution of successful delivery of new releases into the business.
• Analysing functional and design specifications to identify test requirements & creating new test cases.
• Provide and validate estimates and plans for testing new project work.
• Over time develop an extensive working knowledge of the in-house system.
• Participate in feature development from concept to design to construction in order to drive quality into the software application.

Personal requirements:

• A strong background in either a QA/test or Implementation based role along with regression testing.
• Proven experience of creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Managing and mentoring a small QA team with geographically diverse members.
• An in depth understanding of software test methodologies.
• Previous experience of working with in-house development teams with exposure to the full development lifecycle.
• Experience of using source control (TFS, SVN or GIT).
• Knowledge and use of development IDE's (Visual Studio).

If this position is of interest please contact Amanda Cager - amanda.cager@projectpeople.com - 07796 302988

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