About the position
My client based in Woodstock is currently looking for a Test Team Lead to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years in software testing / quality engineering.
- 2+ years in a test lead, test management, or QA leadership role.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) and Playwright for test management and automation.
- Proven experience testing complex integrations across multiple systems.
- Experience supporting high-traffic or peak events, ensuring system stability under load.
- Retail, eCommerce, supply chain, or warehouse management systems (WMS).
- Experience in OMS/WMS integration testing and end-to-end operational processes.
- Test planning, defect management, and reporting in ADO.
- CI/CD pipeline integration for automated tests.
- API testing using Postman or other REST clients.
- Basic SQL and log analysis for troubleshooting.
- Strong planning, prioritisation, and organizational skills.
- Clear and confident communication with stakeholders at all levels.
- Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving.
- Calm, decisive, and effective under pressure (e.g., during peak events).
Responsibilities
- Define and own the test strategy for WMS and eCommerce portfolios.
- Establish risk-based testing aligned to business priorities and peak events.
- Own test governance: test plans, estimates, entry/exit criteria, defect severity models, and release readiness.
- Provide quality reporting using ADO dashboards and metrics.
- Lead test planning and execution across multiple squads and releases.
- Ensure coverage of functional, exploratory, E2E, SIT, and regression testing (manual + automated).
- Coordinate test environments, data, and dependencies.
- Manage the defect lifecycle: triage, prioritisation, root cause analysis, and production defect prevention.
- Define and evolve the automation strategy for Playwright.
- Ensure automation coverage of critical customer and operational journeys.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive shift-left testing and regression suite optimization for speed, reliability, and value.
- Lead test planning and execution for peak events (e.g., Black Friday).
- Ensure readiness for high traffic, order throughput, promotions, checkout, and fulfillment.
- Coordinate performance/load testing, dress rehearsals, and rapid triage during peaks.
- Support hypercare and post-event quality reviews.
- Coordinate performance, scalability, resilience, and integration reliability testing.
- Validate monitoring, logging, and alerts.
- Support cutovers, releases, and rollback readiness.
- Partner with business stakeholders to define UAT scope and success criteria.
- Support UAT execution, defect triage, and timely sign-off.
- Communicate quality status, risks, trade-offs, and release confidence clearly.
- Lead, coach, and mentor test analysts and automation engineers.
- Build capability in ADO, Playwright automation, and WMS/eCommerce knowledge.
- Promote a quality-first culture across delivery teams.
Competency
- Leadership: Ability to manage and develop a high-performing QA/test team.
- Strategic Thinking: Define and execute test strategies aligned with business goals.
- Technical Expertise: Automation, ADO, Playwright, CI/CD integration, API testing, SQL.
- Problem Solving: Root cause analysis, defect resolution, and operational risk management
- Communication & Stakeholder Management: Clear reporting, confident communication, and influencing decisions.
- Performance & Peak Event Readiness: Planning, coordination, and rapid response during high-load periods.
- Continuous Improvement: Automation maturity, shift-left adoption, regression suite optimization.
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Test lead
- Test management
