Lead Test Analyst
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Job Summary
Job Title: Test Lead
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh or Alderley Park
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 16th of February 2026
Overview:
The Test Lead coordinates and manages planning of the system and acceptance tests within a specialist team or supporting Agile squads. You will take responsibility for integrity of testing and acceptance activities and coordinate the execution of these activities. Provide authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test approach planning and execution. Define and communicate the test strategy for the project or specialist team. Manage all test processes including test plans resources costs timescales test deliverables and traceability. Manage client relationships with respect to testing matters. Identifies process improvements and contributes to corporate testing standards and definition of best practice.
About the role:
- Takes responsibility for the management of the testing activities.
- Plans or oversees the planning of the system and acceptance tests and co-ordinates the execution of these plans. Takes responsibility for early life-cycle validation and verification.
- Takes responsibility for the production and approval of testing deliverables and achievement of testing milestones.
- Co-operates with clients/third parties/users and senior staff as required to agree the testing strategy to be employed. Maintains awareness of testing alternatives at a level where they can be analysed and the most effective testing strategy selected and agreed.
- Directs and carries out investigations to assess and advise on the practicality of testing process alternatives. Identifies improvements to the process and assists in their implementation.
- Ensures that any risks associated with test strategy and the system test plan are clearly documented and described to the clients/users and colleagues. Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes preventative action when any risks become unacceptable.
- Provides authoritative advice and guidance to colleagues on any aspect of test planning and execution.
- Plans arranges controls meetings workshops and relations with client/user staff during test planning and throughout subsequent development and testing activities. Takes responsibility for the proper conduct of such relations.
- Establishes and plans the automated testing strategy for the project or programme providing a platform for the testing team to automate previously manual scripts.
- Mentors Test Analysts in the team.
- Champions the use of automation and other test methods like static testing exploratory testing.
- Liase with the Non functional performance and security testers to ensure they are included in a project or a specialist team.
About you:
- Proficient in the collection analysis and application of historical test measurements and future estimation.
- Proficient in the principles methods techniques and tools for the effective management of the testing process and the execution of tests throughout the lifecycle of development projects.
- Expert in specific standards practices appraisal and certification programs associated with testing.
- Experience of using and leading teams using automated test tools.
- Experience of an application process or product that benefits the test team.
- Specialist knowledge and skills in one or more function technology or automation tool.
About Royal London
Were the UKs largest mutual life pensions and investment company offering protection long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Weve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here -Our Benefits
Inclusion diversity and belonging
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Test Cases
- Order Management System
- SQL
- Functional Testing
- Jira
- Software Testing
- System Testing
- Test Automation
- HP ALM
- Cucumber
- Selenium
- Wiki Systems
About Company
From Pensions to Retirement, Savings, Investments and Life Insurance, Royal London has been helping people plan for life’s financial milestones since 1861.
