284 Test Lead jobs in the United Kingdom

About the job you're considering:

We work closely with clients and partners to take full advantage of the opportunities of technology. We mobilize expert teams that create custom solutions from existing and emerging technology to deliver viable outcomes at speed. We call this 'Value in the making.' 
Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti is currently looking for a Test Lead to join our Quality Engineering and Test Practice, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving impactful value creation for our clients. 

 
Hybrid working : The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time. 

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service) 

Your role:

• Define and implement testing strategies based on holistic risk analysis. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions align with delivery goals. 
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence without authority. 
• Manage, mentor and coach team members, helping to cover knowledge gaps and foster a collaborative testing environment. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. 
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels to communicate test strategies, progress, and outcomes effectively. 
• Comprehensive understanding of the testing lifecycle, including test generation, analysis, reporting, and defect management. 
• Proficiency in a modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.) and familiarity with software engineering practices. 
• Ability to develop and improve frameworks and automation suites. 
• Experience working in agile environments and applying shift-left principles, including CI/CD pipelines.  
• Support the development and maintenance of automated test solutions using tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Tricentis Tosca, or Keysight EggPlant. 
• Manage and version control test assets using GIT and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps). 
• Contribute to the evolution of testing practices in Agile, DevOps, and Waterfall environments. 

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, stiving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone. 

Your skills and experience

• Proficiency in at least one OOP language (Java, Python, C#). 
• Hands-on experience with functional and automation testing across web, API, and mobile platforms. 
• Familiarity with test management tools (Jira, TFS, ALM). 
• ISTQB Foundation certification (or willingness to obtain it with company support). 
• Experience in continuous testing and test optimization in CI/CD environments. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. 
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align testing efforts with business objectives. 

What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Management or, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more. 
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance.  Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people.  All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. 

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.  By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is. 

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

Engineering Test Lead

This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape the testing strategy, working closely with collaborative teams. You'll have the freedom to build a testing framework from scratch, with the backing to grow your own team and make a real impact across the business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the charge in designing and implementing a scalable, modern testing framework.
• Own and evolve the testing strategy - manual, automated, UAT, and security testing.
• Mentor others and lay the foundation for a future testing team

What You'll Bring

• A proven track record in both manual and automation testing.
• Experience with tools like Cypress, Selenium, and ideally Playwright (Microsoft's framework).
• Familiarity with Microsoft tech stack: Blazor & Angular, C#, SQL
• A solid grasp of UAT, security testing, and enterprise-level systems.
• Bonus points if you've worked in finance systems!

This is an excellent greenfield opportunity to build something meaningful from scratch.

Interested? Please get in touch today for further details.

Engineering Test Lead

This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape the testing strategy, working closely with collaborative teams. You'll have the freedom to build a testing framework from scratch, with the backing to grow your own team and make a real impact across the business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the charge in designing and implementing a scalable, modern testing framework.
• Own and evolve the testing strategy - manual, automated, UAT, and security testing.
• Mentor others and lay the foundation for a future testing team

What You'll Bring

• A proven track record in both manual and automation testing.
• Experience with tools like Cypress, Selenium, and ideally Playwright (Microsoft's framework).
• Familiarity with Microsoft tech stack: Blazor & Angular, C#, SQL
• A solid grasp of UAT, security testing, and enterprise-level systems.
• Bonus points if you've worked in finance systems!

This is an excellent greenfield opportunity to build something meaningful from scratch.

Interested? Please get in touch today for further details.

Job Title

ETL Test Lead (Python/Pyspark/DataBricks)

GET THE FUTURE YOU WANT!

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Your Role

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases for Manual, ETL, and Visualization projects
• Automate test scenarios and ensure end-to-end testing coverage
• Track defects, publish test results, and communicate risks/issues
• Collaborate with BAs, Developers, and Designers for issue resolution
• Create and maintain QA artifacts as per defined processes
• Ensure quality assurance through planning, testing, and defect management
• Lead or contribute to Agile-based development and testing cycles
• Drive continuous improvement in testing practices and automation

Your Profile

• Strong expertise in ETL/DWH testing and SQL scripting
• Skilled in testing structured and unstructured data sets
• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Cosmos DB
• Proficient in Python/PySpark for test automation
• Familiar with Azure-based data projects and cloud testing
• Knowledge of insurance domain is a plus
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Experience in Agile methodologies and test automation frameworks

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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Role Title: Test Lead
Location: Birmingham - Hybrid, 2/3 days onsite per week
Duration: until 30 April 2026
Rate: 250 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only

Role Description:
Test Lead - for WMS implementations (SAP EWM)
Background/Context - Test Lead in Warehouse Management System (WMS):

• We're looking for a hands-on Test Lead with solid experience in Warehouse Management Systems.
• Someone who's not just leading from a desk, but willing to be on-site (Birmingham), coordinating testing activity across multiple teams, including 3rd parties and business users.

• Prior experience leading testing for WMS implementations (SAP EWM).
• Comfortable working on-site at the warehouse (Birmingham) and being between Blakelands and Birmingham as needed.
• Strong coordination skills - must be able to drive testing across fragmented teams and environments.
• Able to identify gaps, align dependencies, and get people to take ownership of their testing.
• Confident communicator who can represent testing in planning or readiness meetings.
• Flexible, proactive, and not afraid to escalate blockers early.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy for the SAP EWM project, including integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT) and Day in Depot (DiD) testing.
• Create detailed test plans that define the scope, objectives, resources, and timelines for all local testing activities. Work with the EWM programme team, business process experts and key-users to develop test cases and test scripts that cover all SAP EWM functionality and business process scenarios. Ensure that test cases are aligned with business requirements and include both positive and negative test scenarios.

• Coordinate and manage the execution of all test cases, ensuring that testing is conducted according to the test plan and within established timelines. Monitor and report on the progress of testing activities, including the tracking of test cases, defects, and issues.
• Identify, log, and prioritise defects discovered during testing, ensuring that they are addressed and resolved before go-live. Work closely with the EWM Programme team to ensure timely resolution of defects and retesting of fixed issues.
• Coordinate UAT activities, including the preparation of UAT environments, scheduling of UAT sessions, and support for key-users during testing. Collect feedback from UAT participants and ensure that all critical issues are resolved prior to go-live.
• Ensure that local system test environments are properly configured and maintained to support all testing activities. Coordinate with IT teams to manage data refreshes, system patches, and other environment-related tasks.
• Generate regular test reports and dashboards to communicate testing progress, defect status, and overall test coverage to project stakeholders. Maintain detailed documentation of all testing activities, including test cases, test scripts, defect logs, and test results.
• Ensure that all testing activities adhere to established quality standards and best practices. Conduct post-test reviews to identify areas for improvement and incorporate lessons learned into future testing efforts.
• Lead and mentor a team of testers/key-users, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful execution of testing activities. Coordinate with the EWM Programme and local project team to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the testing process.
• This deliverable will detail the findings made from the test execution in terms of tests performed, defects raised and include details of whether test phase exit criteria have been met.
• Ensure that any pre-existing regression test packs are updated following the completion of testing on a particular project OR ensure that a suitable regression test pack is created ready for re-use on subsequent projects.
• Produce and refine resource estimates necessary to deliver the agreed test activities as outlined in the approach and feed this back to the Project Manager and Test & Quality Manager.

Role Title: Test Lead
Location: Birmingham - Hybrid, 2/3 days onsite per week
Duration: until 30 April 2026
Rate: 250 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only

Role Description:
Test Lead - for WMS implementations (SAP EWM)
Background/Context - Test Lead in Warehouse Management System (WMS):

• We're looking for a hands-on Test Lead with solid experience in Warehouse Management Systems.
• Someone who's not just leading from a desk, but willing to be on-site (Birmingham), coordinating testing activity across multiple teams, including 3rd parties and business users.

• Prior experience leading testing for WMS implementations (SAP EWM).
• Comfortable working on-site at the warehouse (Birmingham) and being between Blakelands and Birmingham as needed.
• Strong coordination skills - must be able to drive testing across fragmented teams and environments.
• Able to identify gaps, align dependencies, and get people to take ownership of their testing.
• Confident communicator who can represent testing in planning or readiness meetings.
• Flexible, proactive, and not afraid to escalate blockers early.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy for the SAP EWM project, including integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT) and Day in Depot (DiD) testing.
• Create detailed test plans that define the scope, objectives, resources, and timelines for all local testing activities. Work with the EWM programme team, business process experts and key-users to develop test cases and test scripts that cover all SAP EWM functionality and business process scenarios. Ensure that test cases are aligned with business requirements and include both positive and negative test scenarios.

• Coordinate and manage the execution of all test cases, ensuring that testing is conducted according to the test plan and within established timelines. Monitor and report on the progress of testing activities, including the tracking of test cases, defects, and issues.
• Identify, log, and prioritise defects discovered during testing, ensuring that they are addressed and resolved before go-live. Work closely with the EWM Programme team to ensure timely resolution of defects and retesting of fixed issues.
• Coordinate UAT activities, including the preparation of UAT environments, scheduling of UAT sessions, and support for key-users during testing. Collect feedback from UAT participants and ensure that all critical issues are resolved prior to go-live.
• Ensure that local system test environments are properly configured and maintained to support all testing activities. Coordinate with IT teams to manage data refreshes, system patches, and other environment-related tasks.
• Generate regular test reports and dashboards to communicate testing progress, defect status, and overall test coverage to project stakeholders. Maintain detailed documentation of all testing activities, including test cases, test scripts, defect logs, and test results.
• Ensure that all testing activities adhere to established quality standards and best practices. Conduct post-test reviews to identify areas for improvement and incorporate lessons learned into future testing efforts.
• Lead and mentor a team of testers/key-users, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful execution of testing activities. Coordinate with the EWM Programme and local project team to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the testing process.
• This deliverable will detail the findings made from the test execution in terms of tests performed, defects raised and include details of whether test phase exit criteria have been met.
• Ensure that any pre-existing regression test packs are updated following the completion of testing on a particular project OR ensure that a suitable regression test pack is created ready for re-use on subsequent projects.
• Produce and refine resource estimates necessary to deliver the agreed test activities as outlined in the approach and feed this back to the Project Manager and Test & Quality Manager.

Who are we?

IOHK, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

About Midnight :

IOG's Midnight Tribe is a business technology provider and core contributor to the Midnight Network, a blockchain platform for developing decentralized applications that safeguard personal and commercial data. The Midnight Network is the first blockchain to offer programmable data isolation by leveraging zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to enable selective disclosure of what information is visible on-chain and is designed to help developers implement necessary business policies, such as meeting regulatory requirements.

What the role involves:

As Midnight’s Software Development Engineer in Test Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the platform through test planning, test case development, test automation, defect tracking, and test results reporting. You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and other team members to understand requirements and identify potential risks.

With a strong understanding of SDLC processes and the QA lifecycle, you play a key role in development projects and are responsible for defining, tracking, coordinating, and conducting tests before product launches to ensure software runs smoothly and meets client needs.

• Work closely with the Head of QA at Midnight to implement and consistently improve our QA Processes to achieve the high standards the company strives for.
• Collaborate with product management, project management, and development teams to develop testing objectives and strategies
• Review and analyze Product Requirements with a view to ensuring QA Feature Coverage is meeting standards
• Review Test Plans and Test Cases to ensure the coverage is including happy path AND edge/negative cases 
• Work with the QA team to ensure cross team dependencies don't allow gaps to form in our QA coverage
• Design and implement testing scenarios and scripts to address business and technical use cases
• Use existing tools and techniques to execute test cases and build/script new tools for performing testing/validation function
• Execute automated test suites and analyze test results
• Help design and execute performance strategies tests
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive toward root cause identification and resolution
• Document, track, and escalate issues as appropriate
• Support production deployment of applications
• Support technical services as escalation points for reported bugs

Requirements

Who you are:

• Higher degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related subject (Bachelor's or Above)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in testing automation
• Experience working in Blockchain Industry 
• Experience in software engineering best practices and testing methodologies
• Experience in setting up automation for integration and e2e tests from scratch would be a plus
• Expertise in libraries, tools, and procedures for the execution and automation of various types of tests (e.g. unit tests, property tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, UI tests, performance tests, security tests)
• Experience in API and end-to-end testing
• Experience in Nonfunctional Testing
• Experience with Linux and MacOS operating systems
• Experience with continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Experience working in an Agile setup (Scrum, Kanban)
• A strong understanding of SDLC.
• The ability to lead and inspire a QA team, fostering a culture of quality throughout the development process.
• Expertise in designing and implementing effective test strategies, including automation frameworks and tools.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with developers, product managers.
• The ability to analyze test results, identify root causes of defects, and propose solutions
• Experience in defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the QA process.
• A commitment to continuous improvement of the QA process, staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and methodologies.
• High attention to detail and quality oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Good communication and people skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Strong documentation skills
• Customer-oriented and user-friendly oriented mindset
• Proficient in Typescript and Python
• Proficient with Git and GitHub Actions

Are you an IOHKer?

Do you find yourself questioning the status quo? Do you tinker with ideas and long to turn those ideas into solutions? Are you able to spark thoughtful debates, bringing out the inquisitiveness in others? Does the promise of continuously growing excite you? Then get ready to reimagine everything you thought wasn’t possible because that’s what it means to be an IOHKer - we don’t set limits, we break them. 

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO

At IOHK, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.