Job Title: AI Technical Lead Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week Salary: 80,000- 100,000 + benefits Why Apply? This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal Technical Lead role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll shape architecture, engineering standards, and delivery outcomes across high-impact projects while working with modern AI/ML tooling, cloud technologies, and scalable engineering practices. Technical Lead - AI Responsibilities Lead AI-focused architecture, design, and engineering delivery across client engagements. Oversee end-to-end implementation of AI/ML solutions, from concept through to production. Act as the senior engineering authority, ensuring high-quality outputs across wider teams. Establish best-practice engineering ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, developer tooling and QA methodologies. Maintain expertise across modern tech stacks, cloud platforms and industry trends, including LLMs and classic ML approaches. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into actionable engineering plans. Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing guidance and thought leadership throughout delivery. Technical Lead - AI Requirements Strong commercial experience with AI and ML tools, frameworks, and delivery methods. Confident acting as the "first engineer on the ground" to drive direction and standards. Hands-on proficiency with cloud platforms and modern engineering patterns. Full-stack technical capability across front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Vue, Flutter, C#, Java, Python, Node, Go). Broad exposure to CI/CD tooling, automation technologies, and test engineering. Strong understanding of agile principles with experience embedding best practice across teams. Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder engagement skills. Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with complexity and evolving AI landscapes. What's in it for me? Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare. Hybrid/remote working options for improved work-life balance. Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities. Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape high-value digital solutions. Exposure to a broad portfolio of impactful projects across multiple industries. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
12/12/2025
Full time
Job Title: AI Technical Lead Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week Salary: 80,000- 100,000 + benefits Why Apply? This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal Technical Lead role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll shape architecture, engineering standards, and delivery outcomes across high-impact projects while working with modern AI/ML tooling, cloud technologies, and scalable engineering practices. Technical Lead - AI Responsibilities Lead AI-focused architecture, design, and engineering delivery across client engagements. Oversee end-to-end implementation of AI/ML solutions, from concept through to production. Act as the senior engineering authority, ensuring high-quality outputs across wider teams. Establish best-practice engineering ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, developer tooling and QA methodologies. Maintain expertise across modern tech stacks, cloud platforms and industry trends, including LLMs and classic ML approaches. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into actionable engineering plans. Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing guidance and thought leadership throughout delivery. Technical Lead - AI Requirements Strong commercial experience with AI and ML tools, frameworks, and delivery methods. Confident acting as the "first engineer on the ground" to drive direction and standards. Hands-on proficiency with cloud platforms and modern engineering patterns. Full-stack technical capability across front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Vue, Flutter, C#, Java, Python, Node, Go). Broad exposure to CI/CD tooling, automation technologies, and test engineering. Strong understanding of agile principles with experience embedding best practice across teams. Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder engagement skills. Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with complexity and evolving AI landscapes. What's in it for me? Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare. Hybrid/remote working options for improved work-life balance. Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities. Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape high-value digital solutions. Exposure to a broad portfolio of impactful projects across multiple industries. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Job Description: Trainee Software Tester Location: Meriden, Coventry Salary: 25,000 per annum Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm (fully office based) The Opportunity Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Trainee Software Tester with commercial experience, either through a previous role, industrial placement, or graduate scheme. You will be joining a growing development team near Coventry. In this role, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software products. You will be involved in the full testing lifecycle, including test case design, bug reporting, regression testing, and contributing to team discussions about quality and improvements. This is an ideal opportunity if you have taken your first steps in testing and now want to be part of a collaborative Agile team where you can continue to develop technically while gaining exposure to modern testing practices and tools. Key Responsibilities of the Trainee Software Tester: Design and execute test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria Document and report bugs, helping to troubleshoot issues with developers Contribute to functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities Support software releases by validating features and identifying risks early Assist in reviewing requirements and identifying test scenarios Maintain clear and detailed test documentation Requirements to be considered for the Trainee Software Tester: A degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or a related field Experience or Knowledge of software testing or QA role (including placements) Understanding of testing principles and software development lifecycles Strong attention to detail with a structured and analytical approach Ability to work collaboratively in Agile or fast-paced delivery environments Familiarity with test management or bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail) Desirable Attributes: Experience running manual tests across desktop or web applications Exposure to SQL or basic database validation Awareness of automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright Interest in performance or non-functional testing A proactive approach to learning and improving testing practices If you are looking for an opportunity which involves training and development as a Trainee Software Tester and you are based in or around the Coventry area then click "Apply" now to be considered. You will have an opportunity to learn and grow with a Senior Software Tester, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of software products for the business.
09/12/2025
Full time
Job Description: Trainee Software Tester Location: Meriden, Coventry Salary: 25,000 per annum Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm (fully office based) The Opportunity Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Trainee Software Tester with commercial experience, either through a previous role, industrial placement, or graduate scheme. You will be joining a growing development team near Coventry. In this role, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software products. You will be involved in the full testing lifecycle, including test case design, bug reporting, regression testing, and contributing to team discussions about quality and improvements. This is an ideal opportunity if you have taken your first steps in testing and now want to be part of a collaborative Agile team where you can continue to develop technically while gaining exposure to modern testing practices and tools. Key Responsibilities of the Trainee Software Tester: Design and execute test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria Document and report bugs, helping to troubleshoot issues with developers Contribute to functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities Support software releases by validating features and identifying risks early Assist in reviewing requirements and identifying test scenarios Maintain clear and detailed test documentation Requirements to be considered for the Trainee Software Tester: A degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or a related field Experience or Knowledge of software testing or QA role (including placements) Understanding of testing principles and software development lifecycles Strong attention to detail with a structured and analytical approach Ability to work collaboratively in Agile or fast-paced delivery environments Familiarity with test management or bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail) Desirable Attributes: Experience running manual tests across desktop or web applications Exposure to SQL or basic database validation Awareness of automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright Interest in performance or non-functional testing A proactive approach to learning and improving testing practices If you are looking for an opportunity which involves training and development as a Trainee Software Tester and you are based in or around the Coventry area then click "Apply" now to be considered. You will have an opportunity to learn and grow with a Senior Software Tester, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of software products for the business.
Test Manager Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits Where the job is based: Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Current Security Clearance or immediate eligibility to achieve Security Clearance is required for this role Who we are: Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for: You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams. You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You ll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required. You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands-on testing activities as and when required Main Duties and Expectations: Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well Able to handle a medium-large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team. Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring Supports recruitment activities when required A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives Required Skills & Experience: 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead ISTQB Foundation as a minimum Solid hands-on testing experience, across functional and non-functional testing, including but not limited to; API, Data Migrations, Accessibility Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties and responsibilities of the role, as above Extensive experience of planning and carrying out testing activities of all types and levels in a Disciplined Agile / Scrum methodology Experience managing QA activities across multiple projects and workstreams leading, prioritising, escalating, supporting, coaching and mentoring Educating, implementing and enforcing best practice in testing Ability to define and implement Test Strategies and plans assessing the need for functional, non-functional, manual and automated testing Ability to produce test and defect related reporting and an ability to identify the right data to monitor test, defect and quality metrics in order to manage the project, suggest and / or implement change where required Ability to recognise how test and bug management tooling on a project could be configured and adjusted to allow for improved management, ways of working and reporting where required and be familiar with configuring tools such as ADO & JIRA in this way Ability to articulate risk, and provide clear and concise escalation and reporting Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, internally and with clients Ensuring quality standards are met across projects Experience reviewing and continuously improving testing practises and processes Experience of using Azure Dev Ops Test Plan module as the project test and defect management tool Desirable Experience: Experience in Microsoft products such as Dynamics, Power Pages, Power Apps Hands-on Test Automation experience, extending into automation practices and frameworks and not just the ability to create an automated test Hands on experience of API testing Non-functional testing specialisms, such as performance and security Experience in testing of AI or utilisation of AI to improve or make efficient, testing tasks and practices We re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; • happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed • an obvious attention to detail • ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly • ability to work effectively with remote and geographically spread teams • ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales • Is able to understand, live and breathe the Kerv Values What we can do for you: We re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: Real Flexibility we re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we re a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can t get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don t just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Don t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews More on equality: At Kerv, we re building something special and we re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions togethe r.
05/12/2025
Full time
Test Manager Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits Where the job is based: Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Current Security Clearance or immediate eligibility to achieve Security Clearance is required for this role Who we are: Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for: You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams. You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You ll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required. You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands-on testing activities as and when required Main Duties and Expectations: Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well Able to handle a medium-large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team. Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring Supports recruitment activities when required A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives Required Skills & Experience: 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead ISTQB Foundation as a minimum Solid hands-on testing experience, across functional and non-functional testing, including but not limited to; API, Data Migrations, Accessibility Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties and responsibilities of the role, as above Extensive experience of planning and carrying out testing activities of all types and levels in a Disciplined Agile / Scrum methodology Experience managing QA activities across multiple projects and workstreams leading, prioritising, escalating, supporting, coaching and mentoring Educating, implementing and enforcing best practice in testing Ability to define and implement Test Strategies and plans assessing the need for functional, non-functional, manual and automated testing Ability to produce test and defect related reporting and an ability to identify the right data to monitor test, defect and quality metrics in order to manage the project, suggest and / or implement change where required Ability to recognise how test and bug management tooling on a project could be configured and adjusted to allow for improved management, ways of working and reporting where required and be familiar with configuring tools such as ADO & JIRA in this way Ability to articulate risk, and provide clear and concise escalation and reporting Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, internally and with clients Ensuring quality standards are met across projects Experience reviewing and continuously improving testing practises and processes Experience of using Azure Dev Ops Test Plan module as the project test and defect management tool Desirable Experience: Experience in Microsoft products such as Dynamics, Power Pages, Power Apps Hands-on Test Automation experience, extending into automation practices and frameworks and not just the ability to create an automated test Hands on experience of API testing Non-functional testing specialisms, such as performance and security Experience in testing of AI or utilisation of AI to improve or make efficient, testing tasks and practices We re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; • happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed • an obvious attention to detail • ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly • ability to work effectively with remote and geographically spread teams • ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales • Is able to understand, live and breathe the Kerv Values What we can do for you: We re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: Real Flexibility we re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we re a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can t get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don t just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Don t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews More on equality: At Kerv, we re building something special and we re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions togethe r.
Technical Manager Location: Haverhill Salary: £60k + excellent benefits Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Are you an experienced technical leader ready to shape the future of innovative engineering and software-driven products? This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior management role where you will guide the entire technical function of a well-established technology business with a global footprint. We are seeking a Technical Manager to oversee all engineering, software development, IT infrastructure, product development and technical strategy. This is a pivotal position with genuine influence over product quality, operational performance and long-term technology direction. About the Role As Technical Manager, you will lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across software, electronics, mechanical engineering, IT systems and cybersecurity. You'll ensure products from embedded systems and firmware to PC-based weighing, labelling and industrial automation technology are developed, maintained and delivered to world-class standards. Working closely with senior leadership and international colleagues, you'll drive technical innovation, oversee mission-critical projects, and strengthen the company's engineering capability. Your work will directly impact product reliability, customer satisfaction and overall business success. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Product Development Lead engineering, software, electronics and IT teams across all technical functions. Oversee development of embedded, PC-based and server-linked applications (Pascal/Delphi, C, C#, Assembler, MicroPascal, .NET). Manage full firmware lifecycles and ensure software is robust, maintainable and version-controlled. Provide high-level escalation support for complex technical issues. Drive continuous improvement for hardware systems including scale bases, conveyors, scanners and automation components. Lead root-cause investigations and long-term engineering corrective actions. Project & Programme Management Own full lifecycle of major engineering and product development projects. Create technical roadmaps, resource plans and cross-functional delivery schedules. Manage international engineering collaboration, ensuring on-time, compliant and cost-effective delivery. IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Oversee servers, networks, backups, DR/BC plans and overall IT resilience. Govern systems including Windows Server, Hyper-V, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, VPN/RADIUS, SQL and ERP platforms. Implement cybersecurity policies, MFA, password standards and security baselines. Work with external IT and security partners to maintain strong defence across the organisation. Compliance, Testing & Quality Ensure compliance with relevant industry and regulatory standards (e.g. NMi, WELMEC, MID, EMC, R51). Oversee type approvals, verification and conformity assessments. Provide technical approval for engineering changes, QA escalations and supplier submissions. Team Leadership & Development Line manage skilled engineers, developers and technical specialists. Mentor team members to build capability and encourage professional growth. Lead performance reviews, objective setting and succession planning. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. Customer & Commercial Support Provide expert technical support for customer escalations, field challenges and tender requirements. Work closely with Sales, Retail, Industrial and Service divisions on feasibility assessments. Support strategic customer projects and product demonstrations. Working Environment A mix of office, lab, testing and production environments. Hands-on work with equipment, tools and test systems. Occasional UK and international travel, including to global headquarters. About You We're looking for someone who brings: Technical Skills Strong leadership across multi-disciplinary technical teams. Expertise in embedded and PC-based systems (Pascal/Delphi, C, C#, MicroPascal, SQL). Understanding of electronics design, microcontrollers, DSP and industrial automation. Solid IT infrastructure and cybersecurity knowledge. Experience delivering large-scale technical projects and managing cross-border collaboration. Qualifications & Experience Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or IT Systems. Proven experience managing engineering or software development teams. Hands-on involvement in product development and multi-discipline technical delivery. Experience with industrial equipment, weighing systems, embedded hardware or automation is advantageous. Strong knowledge of IT, cybersecurity, ERP/SQL systems and business-critical applications. If you're ready to lead a capable technical team, shape innovative products and influence future technology strategy, we'd love to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ
05/12/2025
Full time
Technical Manager Location: Haverhill Salary: £60k + excellent benefits Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Are you an experienced technical leader ready to shape the future of innovative engineering and software-driven products? This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior management role where you will guide the entire technical function of a well-established technology business with a global footprint. We are seeking a Technical Manager to oversee all engineering, software development, IT infrastructure, product development and technical strategy. This is a pivotal position with genuine influence over product quality, operational performance and long-term technology direction. About the Role As Technical Manager, you will lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across software, electronics, mechanical engineering, IT systems and cybersecurity. You'll ensure products from embedded systems and firmware to PC-based weighing, labelling and industrial automation technology are developed, maintained and delivered to world-class standards. Working closely with senior leadership and international colleagues, you'll drive technical innovation, oversee mission-critical projects, and strengthen the company's engineering capability. Your work will directly impact product reliability, customer satisfaction and overall business success. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Product Development Lead engineering, software, electronics and IT teams across all technical functions. Oversee development of embedded, PC-based and server-linked applications (Pascal/Delphi, C, C#, Assembler, MicroPascal, .NET). Manage full firmware lifecycles and ensure software is robust, maintainable and version-controlled. Provide high-level escalation support for complex technical issues. Drive continuous improvement for hardware systems including scale bases, conveyors, scanners and automation components. Lead root-cause investigations and long-term engineering corrective actions. Project & Programme Management Own full lifecycle of major engineering and product development projects. Create technical roadmaps, resource plans and cross-functional delivery schedules. Manage international engineering collaboration, ensuring on-time, compliant and cost-effective delivery. IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Oversee servers, networks, backups, DR/BC plans and overall IT resilience. Govern systems including Windows Server, Hyper-V, Microsoft 365, Azure AD, VPN/RADIUS, SQL and ERP platforms. Implement cybersecurity policies, MFA, password standards and security baselines. Work with external IT and security partners to maintain strong defence across the organisation. Compliance, Testing & Quality Ensure compliance with relevant industry and regulatory standards (e.g. NMi, WELMEC, MID, EMC, R51). Oversee type approvals, verification and conformity assessments. Provide technical approval for engineering changes, QA escalations and supplier submissions. Team Leadership & Development Line manage skilled engineers, developers and technical specialists. Mentor team members to build capability and encourage professional growth. Lead performance reviews, objective setting and succession planning. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. Customer & Commercial Support Provide expert technical support for customer escalations, field challenges and tender requirements. Work closely with Sales, Retail, Industrial and Service divisions on feasibility assessments. Support strategic customer projects and product demonstrations. Working Environment A mix of office, lab, testing and production environments. Hands-on work with equipment, tools and test systems. Occasional UK and international travel, including to global headquarters. About You We're looking for someone who brings: Technical Skills Strong leadership across multi-disciplinary technical teams. Expertise in embedded and PC-based systems (Pascal/Delphi, C, C#, MicroPascal, SQL). Understanding of electronics design, microcontrollers, DSP and industrial automation. Solid IT infrastructure and cybersecurity knowledge. Experience delivering large-scale technical projects and managing cross-border collaboration. Qualifications & Experience Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or IT Systems. Proven experience managing engineering or software development teams. Hands-on involvement in product development and multi-discipline technical delivery. Experience with industrial equipment, weighing systems, embedded hardware or automation is advantageous. Strong knowledge of IT, cybersecurity, ERP/SQL systems and business-critical applications. If you're ready to lead a capable technical team, shape innovative products and influence future technology strategy, we'd love to hear from you. JBRP1_UKTJ
Job Title: Technical Manager - SaaS Location: Bedford Hybrid after probation (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) Salary: £70k - £80k Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Bolt Technical are exclusively recruiting for an innovative and fast-growing SaaS provider specialising in cloud-based platforms. Established over a decade ago and scaling significantly in recent years, the organisation thrives on great customer experience whilst offering a fun internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, leading a growing development function, influencing the technical roadmap, and playing a key role in the evolution of a widely adopted industry platform. With a culture that is dynamic and collaborative this position offers the chance to make meaningful impact in a business that values innovation and autonomy. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & People Development Lead, manage and mentor a team of developers and QA engineers (4 direct reports, with scope to grow). Conduct regular 1-to-1s and drive Personal Development Plans (PDPs). Handle HR-related matters with support from external HR consultants. Shape team structure, recruitment strategy and long-term capability planning. Foster a high-performing, inclusive technical culture. Technical Leadership Lead architectural decisions and ensure technical alignment with senior leadership. Oversee code reviews, engineering standards and technical specification writing. Contribute to development tasks where required. Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to platform evolution. Ensure system maintainability, scalability and adherence to security best practice. Project & Sprint Management Own sprint planning, workload allocation and technical delivery timelines. Maintain momentum across the team while balancing business priorities. Collaborate closely with Product to deliver roadmap milestones. Ensure that all releases meet high quality standards (9 planned for 2026). Operations & Infrastructure Oversee deployment processes and ensure smooth, reliable releases. Monitor system performance and implement improvements. Maintain strong, consistent security practices in all development work. Oversee technical support ticket management and ensure team coverage. Continuous Improvement & Growth Strategy Challenge existing processes and promote continuous improvement. Contribute to post-launch customer support excellence. Support the enhancement of QA practices and standards. Engage in quarterly business-wide meetings to drive collaboration. What Theyre Looking For Essential Skills & Experience Previous experience in software development with progression into senior positions Proven experience managing software development teams Strong expertise in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX, Python, and core web technologies. Expert data modelling capabilities. Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns. Skilled in Agile methodologies and sprint management. Experience with DevOps practices, deployment automation and secure coding. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Strong emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Experience in a scaling tech business or similar management role. Budget management and cost optimisation awareness. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field. Professional leadership or management qualifications. What They Offer Salary up to £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience. Annual discretionary bonus. EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Cycle-to-work scheme. Smart Health online GP service. 25 days holiday + bank holidays + full Christmas shutdown. 8% employer pension contribution (matched when employee contributes 8%). 3 days office-based hybrid working after probation. A fun, progressive culture featuring arcade machines, darts, chess lunches, autonomy, modern tech and real career development opportunities. A chance to genuinely influence the future direction of a fast-growing tech platform By applying to this job advertisement, you confirm you have read and understood our Data Privacy Statement and give Bolt Technical authorisation to hold your provided data. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by Bolt Technical, who are acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within five working days. JBRP1_UKTJ
04/12/2025
Full time
Job Title: Technical Manager - SaaS Location: Bedford Hybrid after probation (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) Salary: £70k - £80k Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Bolt Technical are exclusively recruiting for an innovative and fast-growing SaaS provider specialising in cloud-based platforms. Established over a decade ago and scaling significantly in recent years, the organisation thrives on great customer experience whilst offering a fun internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, leading a growing development function, influencing the technical roadmap, and playing a key role in the evolution of a widely adopted industry platform. With a culture that is dynamic and collaborative this position offers the chance to make meaningful impact in a business that values innovation and autonomy. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & People Development Lead, manage and mentor a team of developers and QA engineers (4 direct reports, with scope to grow). Conduct regular 1-to-1s and drive Personal Development Plans (PDPs). Handle HR-related matters with support from external HR consultants. Shape team structure, recruitment strategy and long-term capability planning. Foster a high-performing, inclusive technical culture. Technical Leadership Lead architectural decisions and ensure technical alignment with senior leadership. Oversee code reviews, engineering standards and technical specification writing. Contribute to development tasks where required. Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to platform evolution. Ensure system maintainability, scalability and adherence to security best practice. Project & Sprint Management Own sprint planning, workload allocation and technical delivery timelines. Maintain momentum across the team while balancing business priorities. Collaborate closely with Product to deliver roadmap milestones. Ensure that all releases meet high quality standards (9 planned for 2026). Operations & Infrastructure Oversee deployment processes and ensure smooth, reliable releases. Monitor system performance and implement improvements. Maintain strong, consistent security practices in all development work. Oversee technical support ticket management and ensure team coverage. Continuous Improvement & Growth Strategy Challenge existing processes and promote continuous improvement. Contribute to post-launch customer support excellence. Support the enhancement of QA practices and standards. Engage in quarterly business-wide meetings to drive collaboration. What Theyre Looking For Essential Skills & Experience Previous experience in software development with progression into senior positions Proven experience managing software development teams Strong expertise in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX, Python, and core web technologies. Expert data modelling capabilities. Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns. Skilled in Agile methodologies and sprint management. Experience with DevOps practices, deployment automation and secure coding. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Strong emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Experience in a scaling tech business or similar management role. Budget management and cost optimisation awareness. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field. Professional leadership or management qualifications. What They Offer Salary up to £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience. Annual discretionary bonus. EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Cycle-to-work scheme. Smart Health online GP service. 25 days holiday + bank holidays + full Christmas shutdown. 8% employer pension contribution (matched when employee contributes 8%). 3 days office-based hybrid working after probation. A fun, progressive culture featuring arcade machines, darts, chess lunches, autonomy, modern tech and real career development opportunities. A chance to genuinely influence the future direction of a fast-growing tech platform By applying to this job advertisement, you confirm you have read and understood our Data Privacy Statement and give Bolt Technical authorisation to hold your provided data. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by Bolt Technical, who are acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within five working days. JBRP1_UKTJ
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: 85,000 - 95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing (url removed). If this email address has been removed by the job board, our full contact details are available on our website.
21/11/2025
Full time
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: 85,000 - 95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing (url removed). If this email address has been removed by the job board, our full contact details are available on our website.
Walter Everett is a niche technical recruitment consultancy . We are currently partnering with a global consultancy to search for an Senior Automation Tester. They are looking for a natural leader and expert with Java based automation frameworks. As well as defining strategies and mentoring, you will be very hands on with contract testing. They use Pact for API testing but Gatling etc is also ok. The role is based in London and requires someone with SC clearance, or eligible. Senior Automation Tester (SC Cleared). Please Note: Due to project requirements, candidates with active SC clearance are preferred. If your clearance has lapsed or you are eligible to undergo SC clearance (which typically requires 5 years of continuous UK residency and the right to work in the UK, such as British citizenship, ILR, or other eligible status), we still encourage you to apply. Full Time - Mainly remote ( occasional visit to the London office) Detailed Spec: Our client is a global service provider that excels in delivering innovative technology and consulting solutions to a diverse and impressive international client base.They are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with experience in BDD, Automation Testing, Agile (Scrum), and scripting to join their Tech team. You must be able to code in Java! What you'll be doing: This role includes, but is not limited to: Collaborating with and leading the team, working with the product team to define acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story. Helping to build the test strategy and framework Pairing with developers to define and review the required tests, addressing all product delivery features and functions at the unit and component layers. Conducting exploratory testing at all levels. Defining tests throughout product delivery into live environments. Automating tests where necessary. Working with developers to design and test stubs. Ensuring the team defines tests to validate NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) at appropriate levels. Maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Providing regular updates on test progress and quality metrics in a format consumable by stakeholders. Raising the profile of quality across the product lifecycle. Contributing to Agile teams by designing and building automated tests to ensure effective test coverage. Providing test assurance for user stories based on acceptance test criteria in a test-first environment. Working closely with Software Engineers to meet requirements and contribute to agile delivery. Participating in estimation activities and identifying opportunities to maximise testing benefits within the team. Assuring team retrospectives and planning sessions, ensuring adherence to test best practices, continual improvement, and standards. What experience you'll bring: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in Agile delivery teams using TDD (Test-Driven Development) with Java. Ideally some experience with Springboot and dependency injection Ability to work autonomously. Experience with PACT frameworks for Consumer Contract testing is desirable. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in the Automation Testing process. Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux). Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.). Ability to unit test the frameworks you build. Qualifications and experience required: A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Expertise in API testing using Postman. Proficiency in Cypress and Docker for containerised testing. Proven track record of using Gitlab for test automation storage. Strong foundation in TDD using Junit. Familiarity with SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, Wiremock, Hamcrest, AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence. Nice to have: - Experience with mocks and stubs. - Advanced knowledge of DevOps and Agile Development. - Ability to lead projects and design test strategies. At Walter Everett and our clients, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment . We recognise that diversity enhances our collective strength and improves our ability to meet the needs of those we serve. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings to our teams. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the process, please feel free to get in touch with us. We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
03/10/2025
Full time
Walter Everett is a niche technical recruitment consultancy . We are currently partnering with a global consultancy to search for an Senior Automation Tester. They are looking for a natural leader and expert with Java based automation frameworks. As well as defining strategies and mentoring, you will be very hands on with contract testing. They use Pact for API testing but Gatling etc is also ok. The role is based in London and requires someone with SC clearance, or eligible. Senior Automation Tester (SC Cleared). Please Note: Due to project requirements, candidates with active SC clearance are preferred. If your clearance has lapsed or you are eligible to undergo SC clearance (which typically requires 5 years of continuous UK residency and the right to work in the UK, such as British citizenship, ILR, or other eligible status), we still encourage you to apply. Full Time - Mainly remote ( occasional visit to the London office) Detailed Spec: Our client is a global service provider that excels in delivering innovative technology and consulting solutions to a diverse and impressive international client base.They are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with experience in BDD, Automation Testing, Agile (Scrum), and scripting to join their Tech team. You must be able to code in Java! What you'll be doing: This role includes, but is not limited to: Collaborating with and leading the team, working with the product team to define acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story. Helping to build the test strategy and framework Pairing with developers to define and review the required tests, addressing all product delivery features and functions at the unit and component layers. Conducting exploratory testing at all levels. Defining tests throughout product delivery into live environments. Automating tests where necessary. Working with developers to design and test stubs. Ensuring the team defines tests to validate NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) at appropriate levels. Maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Providing regular updates on test progress and quality metrics in a format consumable by stakeholders. Raising the profile of quality across the product lifecycle. Contributing to Agile teams by designing and building automated tests to ensure effective test coverage. Providing test assurance for user stories based on acceptance test criteria in a test-first environment. Working closely with Software Engineers to meet requirements and contribute to agile delivery. Participating in estimation activities and identifying opportunities to maximise testing benefits within the team. Assuring team retrospectives and planning sessions, ensuring adherence to test best practices, continual improvement, and standards. What experience you'll bring: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in Agile delivery teams using TDD (Test-Driven Development) with Java. Ideally some experience with Springboot and dependency injection Ability to work autonomously. Experience with PACT frameworks for Consumer Contract testing is desirable. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in the Automation Testing process. Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux). Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.). Ability to unit test the frameworks you build. Qualifications and experience required: A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Expertise in API testing using Postman. Proficiency in Cypress and Docker for containerised testing. Proven track record of using Gitlab for test automation storage. Strong foundation in TDD using Junit. Familiarity with SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, Wiremock, Hamcrest, AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence. Nice to have: - Experience with mocks and stubs. - Advanced knowledge of DevOps and Agile Development. - Ability to lead projects and design test strategies. At Walter Everett and our clients, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment . We recognise that diversity enhances our collective strength and improves our ability to meet the needs of those we serve. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings to our teams. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the process, please feel free to get in touch with us. We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
Senior / Lead QA Engineer - Middlesbrough Automation Testing / JavaScript / Cypress / SQL / Jira Hybrid Remote in Middlesbrough - 1 day a month in the office. Salary up to £55k. 5 years + experience needed Interviews being held ASAP. WHO ARE WE? We are a Software House working on a variety of projects covering both hospitality and tech for good. We are looking for a Lead / Senior QA to join our tech team who will be working into the CTO (a former QA) and alongside on projects and will have 2 direct reports. All of our employees work extremely hard and share the same passion to do well, making for an excellent working environment with a strong culture of trust. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING? We are looking for a confident and driven Lead / Senior QA Engineer who will hit the ground running in this position. We are looking for someone with a passion for software quality and the ability to help us grow. You'll still be very hands on but will also be mentoring and leading 2 QA's. A key part of this role will be enforcing quality and dealing with defects. You will also be required to attending regular meetings. You will be involved in both manual and automation testing, as well as conducting Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End Testing. The ideal candidate for this role will have excellent communication skills and will enjoy voicing their ideas! WE NEED YOU TO HAVE Experience writing Automation tests. Previous experience in a Senior role. Strong working knowledge of JavaScript & Cypress. Experience with Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End Testing. Working knowledge of project management tooling such as JIRA. The ability to drive quality. Strong written and verbal communication skills. TO BE CONSIDERED: Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. KEY SKILLS Automation Testing / JavaScript / Cypress / SQL / Agile Call Settings Override To From Record Yes No Always use these settings
03/10/2025
Full time
Senior / Lead QA Engineer - Middlesbrough Automation Testing / JavaScript / Cypress / SQL / Jira Hybrid Remote in Middlesbrough - 1 day a month in the office. Salary up to £55k. 5 years + experience needed Interviews being held ASAP. WHO ARE WE? We are a Software House working on a variety of projects covering both hospitality and tech for good. We are looking for a Lead / Senior QA to join our tech team who will be working into the CTO (a former QA) and alongside on projects and will have 2 direct reports. All of our employees work extremely hard and share the same passion to do well, making for an excellent working environment with a strong culture of trust. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING? We are looking for a confident and driven Lead / Senior QA Engineer who will hit the ground running in this position. We are looking for someone with a passion for software quality and the ability to help us grow. You'll still be very hands on but will also be mentoring and leading 2 QA's. A key part of this role will be enforcing quality and dealing with defects. You will also be required to attending regular meetings. You will be involved in both manual and automation testing, as well as conducting Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End Testing. The ideal candidate for this role will have excellent communication skills and will enjoy voicing their ideas! WE NEED YOU TO HAVE Experience writing Automation tests. Previous experience in a Senior role. Strong working knowledge of JavaScript & Cypress. Experience with Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End Testing. Working knowledge of project management tooling such as JIRA. The ability to drive quality. Strong written and verbal communication skills. TO BE CONSIDERED: Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. KEY SKILLS Automation Testing / JavaScript / Cypress / SQL / Agile Call Settings Override To From Record Yes No Always use these settings
TypeScript developer (Frontend) - Senior - Contract - London/Hybrid - £430pd Inside IR35 12 months £430pd Inside IR35 1 day per week on site in London We are looking for a highly skilled TypeScript Developer to join our team and play a pivotal role in the implementation of a new project. You will be instrumental in shaping our shift-left testing strategy, ensuring quality and resilience are Embedded from the very beginning of development. With strong expertise in Next.js, you will work across the stack-from building modern, performant Front End experiences to designing and integrating APIs and microservices. You will take ownership of delivering secure, scalable, testable, and maintainable solutions that meet the highest engineering standards. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications using TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, and React. Champion the shift-left approach by embedding quality early in the SDLC, writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests alongside feature development. Implement and maintain automated test suites using Playwright, Jest, and React Testing Library to ensure reliability and regression coverage. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (UX/UI designers, product owners, QA, DevOps) to deliver well-scoped, high-quality features. Contribute to system architecture discussions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Build reusable components, libraries, and utilities to accelerate development across the team. Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines. Work closely with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous integration, test automation, and smooth deployments. Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack, proactively improving system resilience. Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging tools in TypeScript, Next.js, and test automation to continuously raise the bar of engineering excellence. Required Skills and Experience: Proven professional experience in Front End software development. Next.js (v14+) Gitlab pipelines Broad knowledge & practical expertise in Front End technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Strong understanding of Advanced Typescript concepts (eg Generics, Mapped & Utility types etc.) Knowledge of REST APIs and tools for testing API endpoints. Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and shift-left testing practices. Required experience in Design & developing automated tests for Front End and Back End services using TypeScript and modern test frameworks (Playwright, React-test library). Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Computer science, software engineering, or relevant technical background required. Desirable: Experience with maintaining mono-repo (eg Nx, Lerna or Turborepo) Familiarity with containerised environments (eg Docker, Kubernetes). Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (eg DataDog, Grafana). Experience in performance or accessibility testing (eg Playwright Lighthouse)
02/10/2025
Contractor
TypeScript developer (Frontend) - Senior - Contract - London/Hybrid - £430pd Inside IR35 12 months £430pd Inside IR35 1 day per week on site in London We are looking for a highly skilled TypeScript Developer to join our team and play a pivotal role in the implementation of a new project. You will be instrumental in shaping our shift-left testing strategy, ensuring quality and resilience are Embedded from the very beginning of development. With strong expertise in Next.js, you will work across the stack-from building modern, performant Front End experiences to designing and integrating APIs and microservices. You will take ownership of delivering secure, scalable, testable, and maintainable solutions that meet the highest engineering standards. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications using TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, and React. Champion the shift-left approach by embedding quality early in the SDLC, writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests alongside feature development. Implement and maintain automated test suites using Playwright, Jest, and React Testing Library to ensure reliability and regression coverage. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (UX/UI designers, product owners, QA, DevOps) to deliver well-scoped, high-quality features. Contribute to system architecture discussions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Build reusable components, libraries, and utilities to accelerate development across the team. Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines. Work closely with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous integration, test automation, and smooth deployments. Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack, proactively improving system resilience. Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging tools in TypeScript, Next.js, and test automation to continuously raise the bar of engineering excellence. Required Skills and Experience: Proven professional experience in Front End software development. Next.js (v14+) Gitlab pipelines Broad knowledge & practical expertise in Front End technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Strong understanding of Advanced Typescript concepts (eg Generics, Mapped & Utility types etc.) Knowledge of REST APIs and tools for testing API endpoints. Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and shift-left testing practices. Required experience in Design & developing automated tests for Front End and Back End services using TypeScript and modern test frameworks (Playwright, React-test library). Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Computer science, software engineering, or relevant technical background required. Desirable: Experience with maintaining mono-repo (eg Nx, Lerna or Turborepo) Familiarity with containerised environments (eg Docker, Kubernetes). Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (eg DataDog, Grafana). Experience in performance or accessibility testing (eg Playwright Lighthouse)
Are you a skilled Automation Test Engineer eager to make a real impact on quality? Looking for an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company? If so, read on. We are seeking a Senior Automation Test Engineer to help reshape and scale the test function within our client's Exeter-based team. In this role, you will take ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test solutions across web and mobile platforms. You'll work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases, while driving best practices in automation and quality assurance. As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, you will: Design and execute automated test suites for functional, regression, and performance testing Work with modern JavaScript testing frameworks (Playwright or Cypress) Carry out thorough API testing using Postman Contribute to release management with strong documentation and reporting Collaborate in a cross-functional team environment, sharing insights and driving continuous improvement What we're looking for: Proven experience in a senior QA or automation testing role Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright or Cypress). Solid knowledge of API testing tools ISTQB Certification (or equivalent) As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, you will have strong communication skills and a keen eye for detail. A passion for technology is also key.
02/10/2025
Full time
Are you a skilled Automation Test Engineer eager to make a real impact on quality? Looking for an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company? If so, read on. We are seeking a Senior Automation Test Engineer to help reshape and scale the test function within our client's Exeter-based team. In this role, you will take ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test solutions across web and mobile platforms. You'll work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases, while driving best practices in automation and quality assurance. As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, you will: Design and execute automated test suites for functional, regression, and performance testing Work with modern JavaScript testing frameworks (Playwright or Cypress) Carry out thorough API testing using Postman Contribute to release management with strong documentation and reporting Collaborate in a cross-functional team environment, sharing insights and driving continuous improvement What we're looking for: Proven experience in a senior QA or automation testing role Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright or Cypress). Solid knowledge of API testing tools ISTQB Certification (or equivalent) As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, you will have strong communication skills and a keen eye for detail. A passion for technology is also key.
Exciting opportunity for a smart, can-do' minded individual to become a vital part of our technology team. Supporting and executing our growth plan will be key, making our technology smarter whilst exploring new opportunities. About Liv-ex With over 630 members worldwide, Liv-ex is today the global marketplace for the wine trade. We offer a multitude of business services covering trading opportunities, data, logistics and various automation technologies; aimed at a diverse group of wine businesses, from ambitious young start-ups to established merchants and traders. Our aim is to make the wine trade more transparent, efficient, and safe, for the benefit of our members and the market as a whole. We are hardworking, committed and action oriented, retaining a valued neutrality in the market. Founded in 2000, Liv-ex has grown to serve a growing number of members in the B2B sector, with an ever-expanding range of services. We help our members and other stakeholders to better understand the fine wine market and identify profit opportunities. Summary Purpose We're looking for a Senior Technical Lead/Technical Manager with a strong Back End focus and hands-on full-stack capability (React/TypeScript + Java/Spring Boot) to drive the delivery of scalable, high-quality web applications. In this role, you'll blend deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding both architectural direction and team delivery. You'll remain actively engaged in the engineering process spending approximately 10-20% of your time coding, 10-20% on code reviews and mentoring, and 10-15% on architecture and design. The remaining 45-70% will be dedicated to team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, including planning, stakeholder communication, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. This is a full-time, mostly office based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will oversee an in-house team comprising 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while also managing coordination and delivery from an offshore team that includes a Senior Technical Lead, 2 Technical Leads, and 6 Engineers. The position offers clear growth opportunities whether toward deeper technical and architectural leadership or into broader strategic and managerial responsibilities while giving you a key role in shaping the future of our platforms and engineering practices. Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Lead the architectural direction and technical execution of full-stack applications using React/TypeScript and Java (Spring Boot). Own and drive the adoption of best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and cloud-native engineering. Remain hands-on with 10-20% of your time dedicated to high-impact coding, architectural spikes, and technical deep dives. Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical issues, platform-level concerns, and production incidents. Team Management & Mentorship Manage and mentor an in-house team of 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while coordinating with an offshore team comprising a Senior Tech Lead, 2 TLs, and 6 Engineers. Conduct structured code reviews, drive technical knowledge sharing, and support career development for mid and senior engineers. Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture that encourages ownership, accountability, and psychological safety. Strategic & Project Thinking Oversee Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking using tools like Jira. Work closely with Product Team to align technical outcomes with business goals. Translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering plans, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output across teams. Contribute to roadmap planning, resourcing decisions, and platform-level priorities. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Continuously identify and address technical debt, promote modular and maintainable code, and evolve the system architecture. Drive DevOps practices and automation improvements using CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Docker, and AWS. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to keep engineering efforts modern and forward-looking. Encourage experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and continuous learning within the team to support long-term growth and innovation. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential: 10-15 years of total professional experience in software engineering, with substantial time spent in full-stack and Back End-heavy environments. Minimum 3-5 years in a Technical Lead or Engineering Manager capacity, leading multiple engineers and cross-functional initiatives. Proven experience overseeing distributed teams and driving consistent delivery and code quality across onshore-offshore team structures. Strong architectural acumen with a track record of designing and scaling enterprise-grade web applications. Demonstrated ability to operate in a hands-on capacity, while also guiding broader team direction and delivery health. Skilled in cloud-native development using AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM/Auth0). Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and cross-functional collaboration (Product, UX, QA). Proficient in CI/CD, Docker, Git, and test frameworks like Jest and Cypress. Strong communication skills able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with Jira for sprint planning and delivery tracking; familiarity with Figma for UI handoffs. Track record of driving technical roadmaps, resolving architecture challenges, and modernizing platforms. Passion for mentoring, continuous improvement, and adopting emerging technologies. Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field. Desirable: Experience migrating monolithic architectures to modular or micro Front End systems. Exposure to Server Side rendering (SSR) or JAMstack frameworks (eg, Next.js, Vite). Contributions to open-source projects, internal tooling, or Front End design systems. Strong UX sensibility or history of close collaboration with UI/UX design teams. Experience working within regulated, high-availability, or performance-critical environments. Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, Meta Front End Developer, or Certified JavaScript Developer To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role
04/09/2025
Full time
Exciting opportunity for a smart, can-do' minded individual to become a vital part of our technology team. Supporting and executing our growth plan will be key, making our technology smarter whilst exploring new opportunities. About Liv-ex With over 630 members worldwide, Liv-ex is today the global marketplace for the wine trade. We offer a multitude of business services covering trading opportunities, data, logistics and various automation technologies; aimed at a diverse group of wine businesses, from ambitious young start-ups to established merchants and traders. Our aim is to make the wine trade more transparent, efficient, and safe, for the benefit of our members and the market as a whole. We are hardworking, committed and action oriented, retaining a valued neutrality in the market. Founded in 2000, Liv-ex has grown to serve a growing number of members in the B2B sector, with an ever-expanding range of services. We help our members and other stakeholders to better understand the fine wine market and identify profit opportunities. Summary Purpose We're looking for a Senior Technical Lead/Technical Manager with a strong Back End focus and hands-on full-stack capability (React/TypeScript + Java/Spring Boot) to drive the delivery of scalable, high-quality web applications. In this role, you'll blend deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding both architectural direction and team delivery. You'll remain actively engaged in the engineering process spending approximately 10-20% of your time coding, 10-20% on code reviews and mentoring, and 10-15% on architecture and design. The remaining 45-70% will be dedicated to team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, including planning, stakeholder communication, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. This is a full-time, mostly office based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will oversee an in-house team comprising 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while also managing coordination and delivery from an offshore team that includes a Senior Technical Lead, 2 Technical Leads, and 6 Engineers. The position offers clear growth opportunities whether toward deeper technical and architectural leadership or into broader strategic and managerial responsibilities while giving you a key role in shaping the future of our platforms and engineering practices. Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Lead the architectural direction and technical execution of full-stack applications using React/TypeScript and Java (Spring Boot). Own and drive the adoption of best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and cloud-native engineering. Remain hands-on with 10-20% of your time dedicated to high-impact coding, architectural spikes, and technical deep dives. Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical issues, platform-level concerns, and production incidents. Team Management & Mentorship Manage and mentor an in-house team of 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while coordinating with an offshore team comprising a Senior Tech Lead, 2 TLs, and 6 Engineers. Conduct structured code reviews, drive technical knowledge sharing, and support career development for mid and senior engineers. Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture that encourages ownership, accountability, and psychological safety. Strategic & Project Thinking Oversee Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking using tools like Jira. Work closely with Product Team to align technical outcomes with business goals. Translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering plans, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output across teams. Contribute to roadmap planning, resourcing decisions, and platform-level priorities. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Continuously identify and address technical debt, promote modular and maintainable code, and evolve the system architecture. Drive DevOps practices and automation improvements using CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Docker, and AWS. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to keep engineering efforts modern and forward-looking. Encourage experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and continuous learning within the team to support long-term growth and innovation. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential: 10-15 years of total professional experience in software engineering, with substantial time spent in full-stack and Back End-heavy environments. Minimum 3-5 years in a Technical Lead or Engineering Manager capacity, leading multiple engineers and cross-functional initiatives. Proven experience overseeing distributed teams and driving consistent delivery and code quality across onshore-offshore team structures. Strong architectural acumen with a track record of designing and scaling enterprise-grade web applications. Demonstrated ability to operate in a hands-on capacity, while also guiding broader team direction and delivery health. Skilled in cloud-native development using AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM/Auth0). Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and cross-functional collaboration (Product, UX, QA). Proficient in CI/CD, Docker, Git, and test frameworks like Jest and Cypress. Strong communication skills able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with Jira for sprint planning and delivery tracking; familiarity with Figma for UI handoffs. Track record of driving technical roadmaps, resolving architecture challenges, and modernizing platforms. Passion for mentoring, continuous improvement, and adopting emerging technologies. Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field. Desirable: Experience migrating monolithic architectures to modular or micro Front End systems. Exposure to Server Side rendering (SSR) or JAMstack frameworks (eg, Next.js, Vite). Contributions to open-source projects, internal tooling, or Front End design systems. Strong UX sensibility or history of close collaboration with UI/UX design teams. Experience working within regulated, high-availability, or performance-critical environments. Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, Meta Front End Developer, or Certified JavaScript Developer To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role
Exciting opportunity for a smart, can-do' minded individual to become a vital part of our technology team. Supporting and executing our growth plan will be key, making our technology smarter whilst exploring new opportunities. About Liv-ex With over 630 members worldwide, Liv-ex is today the global marketplace for the wine trade. We offer a multitude of business services covering trading opportunities, data, logistics and various automation technologies; aimed at a diverse group of wine businesses, from ambitious young start-ups to established merchants and traders. Our aim is to make the wine trade more transparent, efficient, and safe, for the benefit of our members and the market as a whole. We are hardworking, committed and action oriented, retaining a valued neutrality in the market. Founded in 2000, Liv-ex has grown to serve a growing number of members in the B2B sector, with an ever-expanding range of services. We help our members and other stakeholders to better understand the fine wine market and identify profit opportunities. Summary Purpose We're looking for a Senior Technical Lead/Technical Manager with a strong Back End focus and hands-on full-stack capability (React/TypeScript + Java/Spring Boot) to drive the delivery of scalable, high-quality web applications. In this role, you'll blend deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding both architectural direction and team delivery. You'll remain actively engaged in the engineering process spending approximately 10-20% of your time coding, 10-20% on code reviews and mentoring, and 10-15% on architecture and design. The remaining 45-70% will be dedicated to team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, including planning, stakeholder communication, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. This is a full-time, mostly office based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will oversee an in-house team comprising 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while also managing coordination and delivery from an offshore team that includes a Senior Technical Lead, 2 Technical Leads, and 6 Engineers. The position offers clear growth opportunities whether toward deeper technical and architectural leadership or into broader strategic and managerial responsibilities while giving you a key role in shaping the future of our platforms and engineering practices. Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Lead the architectural direction and technical execution of full-stack applications using React/TypeScript and Java (Spring Boot). Own and drive the adoption of best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and cloud-native engineering. Remain hands-on with 10-20% of your time dedicated to high-impact coding, architectural spikes, and technical deep dives. Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical issues, platform-level concerns, and production incidents. Team Management & Mentorship Manage and mentor an in-house team of 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while coordinating with an offshore team comprising a Senior Tech Lead, 2 TLs, and 6 Engineers. Conduct structured code reviews, drive technical knowledge sharing, and support career development for mid and senior engineers. Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture that encourages ownership, accountability, and psychological safety. Strategic & Project Thinking Oversee Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking using tools like Jira. Work closely with Product Team to align technical outcomes with business goals. Translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering plans, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output across teams. Contribute to roadmap planning, resourcing decisions, and platform-level priorities. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Continuously identify and address technical debt, promote modular and maintainable code, and evolve the system architecture. Drive DevOps practices and automation improvements using CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Docker, and AWS. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to keep engineering efforts modern and forward-looking. Encourage experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and continuous learning within the team to support long-term growth and innovation. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential: 10-15 years of total professional experience in software engineering, with substantial time spent in full-stack and Back End-heavy environments. Minimum 3-5 years in a Technical Lead or Engineering Manager capacity, leading multiple engineers and cross-functional initiatives. Proven experience overseeing distributed teams and driving consistent delivery and code quality across onshore-offshore team structures. Strong architectural acumen with a track record of designing and scaling enterprise-grade web applications. Demonstrated ability to operate in a hands-on capacity, while also guiding broader team direction and delivery health. Skilled in cloud-native development using AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM/Auth0). Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and cross-functional collaboration (Product, UX, QA). Proficient in CI/CD, Docker, Git, and test frameworks like Jest and Cypress. Strong communication skills able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with Jira for sprint planning and delivery tracking; familiarity with Figma for UI handoffs. Track record of driving technical roadmaps, resolving architecture challenges, and modernizing platforms. Passion for mentoring, continuous improvement, and adopting emerging technologies. Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field. Desirable: Experience migrating monolithic architectures to modular or micro Front End systems. Exposure to Server Side rendering (SSR) or JAMstack frameworks (eg, Next.js, Vite). Contributions to open-source projects, internal tooling, or Front End design systems. Strong UX sensibility or history of close collaboration with UI/UX design teams. Experience working within regulated, high-availability, or performance-critical environments. Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, Meta Front End Developer, or Certified JavaScript Developer To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role
28/08/2025
Full time
Exciting opportunity for a smart, can-do' minded individual to become a vital part of our technology team. Supporting and executing our growth plan will be key, making our technology smarter whilst exploring new opportunities. About Liv-ex With over 630 members worldwide, Liv-ex is today the global marketplace for the wine trade. We offer a multitude of business services covering trading opportunities, data, logistics and various automation technologies; aimed at a diverse group of wine businesses, from ambitious young start-ups to established merchants and traders. Our aim is to make the wine trade more transparent, efficient, and safe, for the benefit of our members and the market as a whole. We are hardworking, committed and action oriented, retaining a valued neutrality in the market. Founded in 2000, Liv-ex has grown to serve a growing number of members in the B2B sector, with an ever-expanding range of services. We help our members and other stakeholders to better understand the fine wine market and identify profit opportunities. Summary Purpose We're looking for a Senior Technical Lead/Technical Manager with a strong Back End focus and hands-on full-stack capability (React/TypeScript + Java/Spring Boot) to drive the delivery of scalable, high-quality web applications. In this role, you'll blend deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding both architectural direction and team delivery. You'll remain actively engaged in the engineering process spending approximately 10-20% of your time coding, 10-20% on code reviews and mentoring, and 10-15% on architecture and design. The remaining 45-70% will be dedicated to team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, including planning, stakeholder communication, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. This is a full-time, mostly office based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will oversee an in-house team comprising 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while also managing coordination and delivery from an offshore team that includes a Senior Technical Lead, 2 Technical Leads, and 6 Engineers. The position offers clear growth opportunities whether toward deeper technical and architectural leadership or into broader strategic and managerial responsibilities while giving you a key role in shaping the future of our platforms and engineering practices. Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Lead the architectural direction and technical execution of full-stack applications using React/TypeScript and Java (Spring Boot). Own and drive the adoption of best practices in code quality, performance, accessibility, and cloud-native engineering. Remain hands-on with 10-20% of your time dedicated to high-impact coding, architectural spikes, and technical deep dives. Serve as the final escalation point for complex technical issues, platform-level concerns, and production incidents. Team Management & Mentorship Manage and mentor an in-house team of 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while coordinating with an offshore team comprising a Senior Tech Lead, 2 TLs, and 6 Engineers. Conduct structured code reviews, drive technical knowledge sharing, and support career development for mid and senior engineers. Foster a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture that encourages ownership, accountability, and psychological safety. Strategic & Project Thinking Oversee Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking using tools like Jira. Work closely with Product Team to align technical outcomes with business goals. Translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering plans, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output across teams. Contribute to roadmap planning, resourcing decisions, and platform-level priorities. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Continuously identify and address technical debt, promote modular and maintainable code, and evolve the system architecture. Drive DevOps practices and automation improvements using CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Docker, and AWS. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to keep engineering efforts modern and forward-looking. Encourage experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and continuous learning within the team to support long-term growth and innovation. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential: 10-15 years of total professional experience in software engineering, with substantial time spent in full-stack and Back End-heavy environments. Minimum 3-5 years in a Technical Lead or Engineering Manager capacity, leading multiple engineers and cross-functional initiatives. Proven experience overseeing distributed teams and driving consistent delivery and code quality across onshore-offshore team structures. Strong architectural acumen with a track record of designing and scaling enterprise-grade web applications. Demonstrated ability to operate in a hands-on capacity, while also guiding broader team direction and delivery health. Skilled in cloud-native development using AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM/Auth0). Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, and cross-functional collaboration (Product, UX, QA). Proficient in CI/CD, Docker, Git, and test frameworks like Jest and Cypress. Strong communication skills able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with Jira for sprint planning and delivery tracking; familiarity with Figma for UI handoffs. Track record of driving technical roadmaps, resolving architecture challenges, and modernizing platforms. Passion for mentoring, continuous improvement, and adopting emerging technologies. Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field. Desirable: Experience migrating monolithic architectures to modular or micro Front End systems. Exposure to Server Side rendering (SSR) or JAMstack frameworks (eg, Next.js, Vite). Contributions to open-source projects, internal tooling, or Front End design systems. Strong UX sensibility or history of close collaboration with UI/UX design teams. Experience working within regulated, high-availability, or performance-critical environments. Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, AWS Solutions Architect, Meta Front End Developer, or Certified JavaScript Developer To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role
Company Description
Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.
Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.
We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.
Job Description
Are you passionate about solving complex quality-assurance challenges with test-automation throughout the SDLC, and at all levels of the test pyramid? As a Senior QA Engineer in the new Test Enablement team, you'll have the opportunity to work with your peers in product teams to help them solve their quality-assurance challenges.
You will build reusable testing tools and automation, help to make strategic tooling choices, establish quality-assurance Golden Paths, and work towards maturing our testing practices across the organisation. You will look at the big picture problems that come with testing complex, distributed applications in a regulated industry, and you will work to improve the reliability and speed of our software delivery through accelerated and optimised testing.
In this role, you’ll work in partnership with engineers in product squads to test and evolve common solutions. You will experiment with alternative strategies for solving problems and use data and analysis to make decisions. You will be highly confident engaging with subject matter experts and engineering leadership. You will be a curious and engaged listener, seeking to understand the root cause of testing challenges, but you will also be confident in challenging assumptions and promoting best practice. You will be actively tracking the latest developments in testing tools and techniques, always looking to learn and to bring new ideas to the business. You are confident engaging with a range of stakeholders to understand organisational needs and bring them back to the team for consideration.
Everyday responsibilities include:
Work with the rest of the Test Enablement team to identify areas of greatest need where the team can have the greatest impact
Collaborate with QA engineers in product squads to help them raise the bar in their testing practices
Explore different approaches to testing challenges, explore options and be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of them
Create templates, tools and Golden Paths that encapsulate best practice for use deployment the organisation
Act as a trusted mentor, coach and guide to your colleagues in the team and beyond
Lead on key decisions in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives
Advocate for the need to rethink and improve Quality Assurance to better serve the needs of the business and improve speed and reliability of releasesEssential skills and experience:
Python
Java
Selenium WebDriver
Unit Test frameworks (e.g. Pytest)
API testing (e.g. REST-assured, Postman)
BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber, Pytest-bdd, Behave)
Agile testing
CI/CD tools (GitLab/Jenkins)
Load/Performance testing (e.g. JMeter, Locust)
Experience of Test Process Improvement and Test StrategyDesirable skills and experience:
Other UI testing tools (e.g. Playwright, Cypress)
Contract testing (e.g. PACT)
Mock APIs (e.g. WireMock)
Browser compatibility tools (e.g. BrowserStack)
Test management tools (e.g. Jira X-ray)
Accessibility testing tools (e.g. Axe-core)
Security testing tools (e.g. Snyk, OWASP Zap)
AWS
Experience working in a regulated environment
Qualifications
Only relevant work experience - no particular qualifications are required
Additional Information
Salary from: £55,500
Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:
Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.
Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background.
Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.
Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to
01/06/2025
Company Description
Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.
Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.
We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.
Job Description
Are you passionate about solving complex quality-assurance challenges with test-automation throughout the SDLC, and at all levels of the test pyramid? As a Senior QA Engineer in the new Test Enablement team, you'll have the opportunity to work with your peers in product teams to help them solve their quality-assurance challenges.
You will build reusable testing tools and automation, help to make strategic tooling choices, establish quality-assurance Golden Paths, and work towards maturing our testing practices across the organisation. You will look at the big picture problems that come with testing complex, distributed applications in a regulated industry, and you will work to improve the reliability and speed of our software delivery through accelerated and optimised testing.
In this role, you’ll work in partnership with engineers in product squads to test and evolve common solutions. You will experiment with alternative strategies for solving problems and use data and analysis to make decisions. You will be highly confident engaging with subject matter experts and engineering leadership. You will be a curious and engaged listener, seeking to understand the root cause of testing challenges, but you will also be confident in challenging assumptions and promoting best practice. You will be actively tracking the latest developments in testing tools and techniques, always looking to learn and to bring new ideas to the business. You are confident engaging with a range of stakeholders to understand organisational needs and bring them back to the team for consideration.
Everyday responsibilities include:
Work with the rest of the Test Enablement team to identify areas of greatest need where the team can have the greatest impact
Collaborate with QA engineers in product squads to help them raise the bar in their testing practices
Explore different approaches to testing challenges, explore options and be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of them
Create templates, tools and Golden Paths that encapsulate best practice for use deployment the organisation
Act as a trusted mentor, coach and guide to your colleagues in the team and beyond
Lead on key decisions in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives
Advocate for the need to rethink and improve Quality Assurance to better serve the needs of the business and improve speed and reliability of releasesEssential skills and experience:
Python
Java
Selenium WebDriver
Unit Test frameworks (e.g. Pytest)
API testing (e.g. REST-assured, Postman)
BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber, Pytest-bdd, Behave)
Agile testing
CI/CD tools (GitLab/Jenkins)
Load/Performance testing (e.g. JMeter, Locust)
Experience of Test Process Improvement and Test StrategyDesirable skills and experience:
Other UI testing tools (e.g. Playwright, Cypress)
Contract testing (e.g. PACT)
Mock APIs (e.g. WireMock)
Browser compatibility tools (e.g. BrowserStack)
Test management tools (e.g. Jira X-ray)
Accessibility testing tools (e.g. Axe-core)
Security testing tools (e.g. Snyk, OWASP Zap)
AWS
Experience working in a regulated environment
Qualifications
Only relevant work experience - no particular qualifications are required
Additional Information
Salary from: £55,500
Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:
Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.
Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background.
Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.
Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to
Vacancy Name Senior Data QA Engineer Employment Type Permanent Location London Role Details We re looking for a Senior Data QA Engineer About Brit At Brit, we believe that the uncertainty of the future should never stand in the way of progress. That s why we exist. To help people and businesses face the future and thrive. We are change-makers enabled by a global workforce who collaborate to deliver a risk service. A team empowered to help our customers not only to survive the risks they face, but to stay on the front foot and keep moving forward. We believe the uncertainty of tomorrow isn t something to fear but to seize; that it s full of potential. Not only for our customers but our employees too. We might write the future of risk for our brokers and clients, but we would love to help you write your future at Brit: a future based on not just progressing but on thriving - both professionally and emotionally. If you re looking for a place to make a real difference read on. What you ll be doing You ll join a vibrant and collaborative Tech team as Senior Data Quality Assurance Engineer writing testing plans and routines, managing continuous integration and regression testing processes, and being the point person for clearing data for release according to delivery specifications. You ll thrive working in a high-volume, rapid delivery environment and consider yourself to be an excellent team player who radiates positivity! This positive mindset will assist in enabling you to play a critical part in supporting Brit to continue our journey to develop the data platform on next-generation technology and in turn catapult your career to the next level and beyond. As Senior Data QA Engineer... You ll be working with development leads and data engineers to create testing strategies. Defining, building, automating, execute testing for code in an agile practice and according to the sprint planning. Also key to the day to day is the design, monitor and maintenance of QA reports, KPIs & quality trends for the internal data systems. Designing and building test automation framework for data pipelines and execute and automate test cases, and performing bug tracking will all be par for the course given your prior experience in QA and testing multiple integrated data systems and Azure data lake. You ll help us create and implement quality processes and requirements and we, in turn will help drive your career forward enabling you to reap the rewards of success We welcome everyone wholeheartedly We ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we ll be respected, valued and accepted whoever we are. Our Employee Resource groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things.
24/09/2022
Full time
Vacancy Name Senior Data QA Engineer Employment Type Permanent Location London Role Details We re looking for a Senior Data QA Engineer About Brit At Brit, we believe that the uncertainty of the future should never stand in the way of progress. That s why we exist. To help people and businesses face the future and thrive. We are change-makers enabled by a global workforce who collaborate to deliver a risk service. A team empowered to help our customers not only to survive the risks they face, but to stay on the front foot and keep moving forward. We believe the uncertainty of tomorrow isn t something to fear but to seize; that it s full of potential. Not only for our customers but our employees too. We might write the future of risk for our brokers and clients, but we would love to help you write your future at Brit: a future based on not just progressing but on thriving - both professionally and emotionally. If you re looking for a place to make a real difference read on. What you ll be doing You ll join a vibrant and collaborative Tech team as Senior Data Quality Assurance Engineer writing testing plans and routines, managing continuous integration and regression testing processes, and being the point person for clearing data for release according to delivery specifications. You ll thrive working in a high-volume, rapid delivery environment and consider yourself to be an excellent team player who radiates positivity! This positive mindset will assist in enabling you to play a critical part in supporting Brit to continue our journey to develop the data platform on next-generation technology and in turn catapult your career to the next level and beyond. As Senior Data QA Engineer... You ll be working with development leads and data engineers to create testing strategies. Defining, building, automating, execute testing for code in an agile practice and according to the sprint planning. Also key to the day to day is the design, monitor and maintenance of QA reports, KPIs & quality trends for the internal data systems. Designing and building test automation framework for data pipelines and execute and automate test cases, and performing bug tracking will all be par for the course given your prior experience in QA and testing multiple integrated data systems and Azure data lake. You ll help us create and implement quality processes and requirements and we, in turn will help drive your career forward enabling you to reap the rewards of success We welcome everyone wholeheartedly We ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we ll be respected, valued and accepted whoever we are. Our Employee Resource groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things.
We are looking to for an experienced Azure senior software engineer to support our growing customer base on many large, innovative development projects with well-known high street brands. You will be remarkable, with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. As a team player, you will fit straight into our open, collaborative, no-fear, egoless working environment. The main purpose of this role is to take responsibility for designing, developing, testing and maintaining software for our customers in line with REPLs guidelines and best practices. You will be part of the Development Services team where you will be working with a varied set of colleagues ranging from developers, QA's, SDETs to PO's, PM's, BA's while also interacting directly with customer teams. About REPL As a client-led, ever-changing market, the retail industry demands innovative and inspiring tech solutions. REPL, part of Accenture, solves business critical problems as a technology consultancy specialising in workforce management, supply chain and in-store technology. We'll nurture your talent, working in highly collaborative teams on a variety of projects and products, all focused on delivering cutting-edge, market-leading solutions for large global brands. We follow a people-first approach and invest in our employees to keep them up to date with the latest innovations and certifications and can offer a flexible working environment. REPL is an equal opportunity employer, and we know the value of a diverse and supportive workforce. We are a certified Great Place to Work, having active communities including Women in Tech, Pride, and Ethnic Diversity and Active Inclusion (EDAI). As a responsible employer we run various wellbeing initiatives and all employees can use three days in a year for volunteering. Show more Show less Qualifications Required skills/experience: Commercial experience developing with Azure cloud technologies i.e. Functions, Service Bus, Data Factory etc. Object oriented development experience using C#. DevOps delivery experience including the use of automation tools to deliver CI/CD pipelines. Comfortable taking responsibility for building and testing features that will be delivered to end users. Analytical thinking, good decision-making skills. Desirable skills/experience: Experience of any of the following programming languages JavaScript/TypeScript, Python or Java. Database design and development (e.g. SQL) DevOps platforms such as Azure DevOps etc. Experience using version control frameworks such as Git or Mercurial or TFS. Experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure Boards etc. Containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes. Locations Henley-in-Arden,London,Manchester
24/09/2022
Full time
We are looking to for an experienced Azure senior software engineer to support our growing customer base on many large, innovative development projects with well-known high street brands. You will be remarkable, with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. As a team player, you will fit straight into our open, collaborative, no-fear, egoless working environment. The main purpose of this role is to take responsibility for designing, developing, testing and maintaining software for our customers in line with REPLs guidelines and best practices. You will be part of the Development Services team where you will be working with a varied set of colleagues ranging from developers, QA's, SDETs to PO's, PM's, BA's while also interacting directly with customer teams. About REPL As a client-led, ever-changing market, the retail industry demands innovative and inspiring tech solutions. REPL, part of Accenture, solves business critical problems as a technology consultancy specialising in workforce management, supply chain and in-store technology. We'll nurture your talent, working in highly collaborative teams on a variety of projects and products, all focused on delivering cutting-edge, market-leading solutions for large global brands. We follow a people-first approach and invest in our employees to keep them up to date with the latest innovations and certifications and can offer a flexible working environment. REPL is an equal opportunity employer, and we know the value of a diverse and supportive workforce. We are a certified Great Place to Work, having active communities including Women in Tech, Pride, and Ethnic Diversity and Active Inclusion (EDAI). As a responsible employer we run various wellbeing initiatives and all employees can use three days in a year for volunteering. Show more Show less Qualifications Required skills/experience: Commercial experience developing with Azure cloud technologies i.e. Functions, Service Bus, Data Factory etc. Object oriented development experience using C#. DevOps delivery experience including the use of automation tools to deliver CI/CD pipelines. Comfortable taking responsibility for building and testing features that will be delivered to end users. Analytical thinking, good decision-making skills. Desirable skills/experience: Experience of any of the following programming languages JavaScript/TypeScript, Python or Java. Database design and development (e.g. SQL) DevOps platforms such as Azure DevOps etc. Experience using version control frameworks such as Git or Mercurial or TFS. Experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Azure Boards etc. Containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes. Locations Henley-in-Arden,London,Manchester
Software Development Manager Internationally recognised and awarding winning SaaS R&D team have an exciting opportunity for a Software Development Manager to manage, lead and build a team of passionate, tech savvy Agile .NET Software Engineers. The general technical environment is DevOps rich where TDD and Agile development is encouraged. Main tasks will be look after everything that is Software Development from QA, project planning, managing resources and expectations of the senior members of the R&D team. Even though the core technology ecosystem is Microsoft and .NET, the senior tech management team are happy to see CV's from Java and other opensource backgrounds. Core tech environment includes a predominately Microsoft stack, .NET Core, SQL Server, Azure, C#, TFS, Git, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet, AWS, big on SOLID, Agile, TDD. We are looking for a tech driven, proactive, highly motivated collaborative Software Development Manager who has a proven track-record of delivering software projects and leading software development teams to success. Even though this is not a hands-on role, you may remain hands on if you wish. What is important is you must share a practical appreciation and understanding of software engineering principles in a high enterprise environment. You will need to be able to analyse requirements and on occasions take on the role of architecture for complex software projects. Background must be software development as you need to be familiar with object-oriented development, QA principles, test automation and deployment techniques. Excellent salary available, capped with no ceiling for progression and career development, self-improvement and offsite training encouraged.
23/09/2022
Full time
Software Development Manager Internationally recognised and awarding winning SaaS R&D team have an exciting opportunity for a Software Development Manager to manage, lead and build a team of passionate, tech savvy Agile .NET Software Engineers. The general technical environment is DevOps rich where TDD and Agile development is encouraged. Main tasks will be look after everything that is Software Development from QA, project planning, managing resources and expectations of the senior members of the R&D team. Even though the core technology ecosystem is Microsoft and .NET, the senior tech management team are happy to see CV's from Java and other opensource backgrounds. Core tech environment includes a predominately Microsoft stack, .NET Core, SQL Server, Azure, C#, TFS, Git, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet, AWS, big on SOLID, Agile, TDD. We are looking for a tech driven, proactive, highly motivated collaborative Software Development Manager who has a proven track-record of delivering software projects and leading software development teams to success. Even though this is not a hands-on role, you may remain hands on if you wish. What is important is you must share a practical appreciation and understanding of software engineering principles in a high enterprise environment. You will need to be able to analyse requirements and on occasions take on the role of architecture for complex software projects. Background must be software development as you need to be familiar with object-oriented development, QA principles, test automation and deployment techniques. Excellent salary available, capped with no ceiling for progression and career development, self-improvement and offsite training encouraged.
About The Role A highly experienced and technically proficient Developer in Test who has expert knowledge of Test Automation, Automation Frameworks, & Testing Services - ReadyAPI to help maintain, improve and move forward our existing test automation capability. This individual will have led automation teams and have the skills to assess the automation capability currently in operation at CBS, suggesting process improvements from best practice. With a deep knowledge of industry testing practices, technologies and processes this key individual will act as an internal reference point to other key stakeholder and 3rd parties, they will develop and drive forward innovation in test practices, focusing on optimisation, whilst seeking and implementing continuous improvements and actively ensuring that all testing activities are undertaken in line with the internal standards and policies. Work is primarily delivered through an agile framework working in multi-skilled product teams that deliver a wide range of hardware, infrastructure, or applications. Liaising and working with a multi-disciplined teams and the CIDO (Change and IT) organisation at large. This individual will also be a key member of our Automation Centre of Excellence (ACoE) helping to deliver internal initiatives, log and manage issues across QE, and promote Automation within the society. This expert will share their knowledge, providing coaching, training, & mentoring to colleagues to meet the strategic goals with IT Quality Engineering and to support others to reach their potential CIDO = Chief Information Digital Office About You An experienced coach and mentor who is a subject matter expert / expert in field, experience of researching and implementing new methodologies, tools and approaches to improve personal and / or team performance. Technically proficient, with proven experience in software Testing, with expert knowledge of testing practices, technologies and processes specifically in the area of automation and testing services (API). Experience of designing and undertaking the testing phase of technically complex IT solutions. A Strong team player, with excellent communication with experience in working, managing and governing of partner / 3rd party Testing providers, developing working relationships both internally and externally (RFP / RFI experience advantageous) Advocate for continuous improvements, seeks opportunities and delivers quality outcomes, keeping abreast of the latest technologies and helping to contribute to wider CIDO Strategy and Goals. And You Will Hav e - Required Skills and Experience: Agile and other SDLC's Expert in leading Test Automation teams ReadyAPI TestNG Understanding of Frameworks and associated DevOps tooling TDD/ BDD API Automation Test planning, analysis, design, and execution Mentoring/ Coaching/ Training with the ability to create training plans catered to individuals Well versed in industry best patterns and practices around automated QA testing and have the ability to define new Automation process and procedures Strong team player with excellent communication skills and stakeholder management Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales Desirable Skills and Experience: Experience of using JIRA and Confluence Experience of working in financial services Familiar with Scaled Agile ways of working About The Company Coventry Building Society has grown into the second largest building society in the UK. Despite being a national Society, it keeps its local values and loyalty, and its caring family ethos. The best way to judge a company is based on what the people who work there say and our recent employee survey has resulted in us being named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing by Great Place to Work. We offer not only fulfilling jobs and exciting career opportunities but a place where everyone can be long and feel proud to work. What makes us such a rich and progressive place to work is the huge variety of people that make up our workforce. And of course, we don't pretend that what you do for us is all there is to you. We want you to bring your whole self to work - parent, carer, artist, triathlete, introvert... whatever it is that makes you YOU. We offer the balance to make sure you have plenty of time to do the things you need or want to do alongside work, because we know that's how you are able to be your best.
22/09/2022
Full time
About The Role A highly experienced and technically proficient Developer in Test who has expert knowledge of Test Automation, Automation Frameworks, & Testing Services - ReadyAPI to help maintain, improve and move forward our existing test automation capability. This individual will have led automation teams and have the skills to assess the automation capability currently in operation at CBS, suggesting process improvements from best practice. With a deep knowledge of industry testing practices, technologies and processes this key individual will act as an internal reference point to other key stakeholder and 3rd parties, they will develop and drive forward innovation in test practices, focusing on optimisation, whilst seeking and implementing continuous improvements and actively ensuring that all testing activities are undertaken in line with the internal standards and policies. Work is primarily delivered through an agile framework working in multi-skilled product teams that deliver a wide range of hardware, infrastructure, or applications. Liaising and working with a multi-disciplined teams and the CIDO (Change and IT) organisation at large. This individual will also be a key member of our Automation Centre of Excellence (ACoE) helping to deliver internal initiatives, log and manage issues across QE, and promote Automation within the society. This expert will share their knowledge, providing coaching, training, & mentoring to colleagues to meet the strategic goals with IT Quality Engineering and to support others to reach their potential CIDO = Chief Information Digital Office About You An experienced coach and mentor who is a subject matter expert / expert in field, experience of researching and implementing new methodologies, tools and approaches to improve personal and / or team performance. Technically proficient, with proven experience in software Testing, with expert knowledge of testing practices, technologies and processes specifically in the area of automation and testing services (API). Experience of designing and undertaking the testing phase of technically complex IT solutions. A Strong team player, with excellent communication with experience in working, managing and governing of partner / 3rd party Testing providers, developing working relationships both internally and externally (RFP / RFI experience advantageous) Advocate for continuous improvements, seeks opportunities and delivers quality outcomes, keeping abreast of the latest technologies and helping to contribute to wider CIDO Strategy and Goals. And You Will Hav e - Required Skills and Experience: Agile and other SDLC's Expert in leading Test Automation teams ReadyAPI TestNG Understanding of Frameworks and associated DevOps tooling TDD/ BDD API Automation Test planning, analysis, design, and execution Mentoring/ Coaching/ Training with the ability to create training plans catered to individuals Well versed in industry best patterns and practices around automated QA testing and have the ability to define new Automation process and procedures Strong team player with excellent communication skills and stakeholder management Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales Desirable Skills and Experience: Experience of using JIRA and Confluence Experience of working in financial services Familiar with Scaled Agile ways of working About The Company Coventry Building Society has grown into the second largest building society in the UK. Despite being a national Society, it keeps its local values and loyalty, and its caring family ethos. The best way to judge a company is based on what the people who work there say and our recent employee survey has resulted in us being named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing by Great Place to Work. We offer not only fulfilling jobs and exciting career opportunities but a place where everyone can be long and feel proud to work. What makes us such a rich and progressive place to work is the huge variety of people that make up our workforce. And of course, we don't pretend that what you do for us is all there is to you. We want you to bring your whole self to work - parent, carer, artist, triathlete, introvert... whatever it is that makes you YOU. We offer the balance to make sure you have plenty of time to do the things you need or want to do alongside work, because we know that's how you are able to be your best.
Senior ETL Tester Permanent London £55,000 - £60,000 salary per annum plus an excellent benefits package Do you have extensive SQL Testing experience? Do you experience of setting up automation testing? Do you have testing leadership experience? Sentinel are partnered with a leading data & insight consultancy who are recruiting a Senior SQL Tester to establish a new data testing team, with a special focus on the set-up and ongoing improvement of test materials, environments, tools and resources. Duties: Produce clear test strategies and plans and appropriated documentation. Excellent communicator, able to interface with developers and the management team as well. Familiar with a range of testing tools. Mentoring and training the team covering functional, non-functional, integration, system, UAT, performance and automation testing. Representing the Test team at project meetings. Focus on automated testing implementation and performance Essential Experience: Extensive SQL database testing experience Previous testing leadership experience Strong understanding of quality assurance processes Experience of automated SQL testing Understanding of ETL processes - ideally using Talend Automation Tester/Manual Tester/QA Tester/Web Tester/SQL Tester/QA Engineer/Test Engineer/Automation Test Engineer/Quality Assurance Tester/Quality Assurance Engineer Your application with Sentinel Sentinel is an award-winning technology recruitment and consulting company with offices in the UK, Czech Republic, and Switzerland. We work with global brands, ambitious start-ups, and leading recruitment outsourcers, ensuring access to exceptional talent through permanent, contingent labour, and statement of work services. We aspire to provide great service to all applicants. If we think you're right for the role, we'll be in touch as soon as possible. To apply for this role or more information, please apply with your up to date CV below or email (see below)
21/09/2022
Full time
Senior ETL Tester Permanent London £55,000 - £60,000 salary per annum plus an excellent benefits package Do you have extensive SQL Testing experience? Do you experience of setting up automation testing? Do you have testing leadership experience? Sentinel are partnered with a leading data & insight consultancy who are recruiting a Senior SQL Tester to establish a new data testing team, with a special focus on the set-up and ongoing improvement of test materials, environments, tools and resources. Duties: Produce clear test strategies and plans and appropriated documentation. Excellent communicator, able to interface with developers and the management team as well. Familiar with a range of testing tools. Mentoring and training the team covering functional, non-functional, integration, system, UAT, performance and automation testing. Representing the Test team at project meetings. Focus on automated testing implementation and performance Essential Experience: Extensive SQL database testing experience Previous testing leadership experience Strong understanding of quality assurance processes Experience of automated SQL testing Understanding of ETL processes - ideally using Talend Automation Tester/Manual Tester/QA Tester/Web Tester/SQL Tester/QA Engineer/Test Engineer/Automation Test Engineer/Quality Assurance Tester/Quality Assurance Engineer Your application with Sentinel Sentinel is an award-winning technology recruitment and consulting company with offices in the UK, Czech Republic, and Switzerland. We work with global brands, ambitious start-ups, and leading recruitment outsourcers, ensuring access to exceptional talent through permanent, contingent labour, and statement of work services. We aspire to provide great service to all applicants. If we think you're right for the role, we'll be in touch as soon as possible. To apply for this role or more information, please apply with your up to date CV below or email (see below)
About The Role A highly experienced and technically proficient Developer in Test who has expert knowledge of Test Automation, Automation Frameworks, & Testing Services - ReadyAPI to help maintain, improve and move forward our existing test automation capability. This individual will have led automation teams and have the skills to assess the automation capability currently in operation at CBS, suggesting process improvements from best practice. With a deep knowledge of industry testing practices, technologies and processes this key individual will act as an internal reference point to other key stakeholder and 3rd parties, they will develop and drive forward innovation in test practices, focusing on optimisation, whilst seeking and implementing continuous improvements and actively ensuring that all testing activities are undertaken in line with the internal standards and policies. Work is primarily delivered through an agile framework working in multi-skilled product teams that deliver a wide range of hardware, infrastructure, or applications. Liaising and working with a multi-disciplined teams and the CIDO (Change and IT) organisation at large. This individual will also be a key member of our Automation Centre of Excellence (ACoE) helping to deliver internal initiatives, log and manage issues across QE, and promote Automation within the society. This expert will share their knowledge, providing coaching, training, & mentoring to colleagues to meet the strategic goals with IT Quality Engineering and to support others to reach their potential CIDO = Chief Information Digital Office About You An experienced coach and mentor who is a subject matter expert / expert in field, experience of researching and implementing new methodologies, tools and approaches to improve personal and / or team performance. Technically proficient, with proven experience in software Testing, with expert knowledge of testing practices, technologies and processes specifically in the area of automation and testing services (API). Experience of designing and undertaking the testing phase of technically complex IT solutions. A Strong team player, with excellent communication with experience in working, managing and governing of partner / 3rd party Testing providers, developing working relationships both internally and externally (RFP / RFI experience advantageous) Advocate for continuous improvements, seeks opportunities and delivers quality outcomes, keeping abreast of the latest technologies and helping to contribute to wider CIDO Strategy and Goals. And You Will Hav e - Required Skills and Experience: Agile and other SDLC's Expert in leading Test Automation teams ReadyAPI TestNG Understanding of Frameworks and associated DevOps tooling TDD/BDD API Automation Test planning, analysis, design, and execution Mentoring/Coaching/Training with the ability to create training plans catered to individuals Well versed in industry best patterns and practices around automated QA testing and have the ability to define new Automation process and procedures Strong team player with excellent communication skills and stakeholder management Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales Desirable Skills and Experience: Experience of using JIRA and Confluence Experience of working in financial services Familiar with Scaled Agile ways of working About The Company Coventry Building Society has grown into the second largest building society in the UK. Despite being a national Society, it keeps its local values and loyalty, and its caring family ethos. The best way to judge a company is based on what the people who work there say and our recent employee survey has resulted in us being named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing by Great Place to Work. We offer not only fulfilling jobs and exciting career opportunities but a place where everyone can be long and feel proud to work. What makes us such a rich and progressive place to work is the huge variety of people that make up our workforce. And of course, we don't pretend that what you do for us is all there is to you. We want you to bring your whole self to work - parent, carer, artist, triathlete, introvert whatever it is that makes you YOU. We offer the balance to make sure you have plenty of time to do the things you need or want to do alongside work, because we know that's how you are able to be your best. .
21/09/2022
Full time
About The Role A highly experienced and technically proficient Developer in Test who has expert knowledge of Test Automation, Automation Frameworks, & Testing Services - ReadyAPI to help maintain, improve and move forward our existing test automation capability. This individual will have led automation teams and have the skills to assess the automation capability currently in operation at CBS, suggesting process improvements from best practice. With a deep knowledge of industry testing practices, technologies and processes this key individual will act as an internal reference point to other key stakeholder and 3rd parties, they will develop and drive forward innovation in test practices, focusing on optimisation, whilst seeking and implementing continuous improvements and actively ensuring that all testing activities are undertaken in line with the internal standards and policies. Work is primarily delivered through an agile framework working in multi-skilled product teams that deliver a wide range of hardware, infrastructure, or applications. Liaising and working with a multi-disciplined teams and the CIDO (Change and IT) organisation at large. This individual will also be a key member of our Automation Centre of Excellence (ACoE) helping to deliver internal initiatives, log and manage issues across QE, and promote Automation within the society. This expert will share their knowledge, providing coaching, training, & mentoring to colleagues to meet the strategic goals with IT Quality Engineering and to support others to reach their potential CIDO = Chief Information Digital Office About You An experienced coach and mentor who is a subject matter expert / expert in field, experience of researching and implementing new methodologies, tools and approaches to improve personal and / or team performance. Technically proficient, with proven experience in software Testing, with expert knowledge of testing practices, technologies and processes specifically in the area of automation and testing services (API). Experience of designing and undertaking the testing phase of technically complex IT solutions. A Strong team player, with excellent communication with experience in working, managing and governing of partner / 3rd party Testing providers, developing working relationships both internally and externally (RFP / RFI experience advantageous) Advocate for continuous improvements, seeks opportunities and delivers quality outcomes, keeping abreast of the latest technologies and helping to contribute to wider CIDO Strategy and Goals. And You Will Hav e - Required Skills and Experience: Agile and other SDLC's Expert in leading Test Automation teams ReadyAPI TestNG Understanding of Frameworks and associated DevOps tooling TDD/BDD API Automation Test planning, analysis, design, and execution Mentoring/Coaching/Training with the ability to create training plans catered to individuals Well versed in industry best patterns and practices around automated QA testing and have the ability to define new Automation process and procedures Strong team player with excellent communication skills and stakeholder management Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight timescales Desirable Skills and Experience: Experience of using JIRA and Confluence Experience of working in financial services Familiar with Scaled Agile ways of working About The Company Coventry Building Society has grown into the second largest building society in the UK. Despite being a national Society, it keeps its local values and loyalty, and its caring family ethos. The best way to judge a company is based on what the people who work there say and our recent employee survey has resulted in us being named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing by Great Place to Work. We offer not only fulfilling jobs and exciting career opportunities but a place where everyone can be long and feel proud to work. What makes us such a rich and progressive place to work is the huge variety of people that make up our workforce. And of course, we don't pretend that what you do for us is all there is to you. We want you to bring your whole self to work - parent, carer, artist, triathlete, introvert whatever it is that makes you YOU. We offer the balance to make sure you have plenty of time to do the things you need or want to do alongside work, because we know that's how you are able to be your best. .
Senior QA Test Engineer - API, .net, C#, JavaScript, BBD, SpecFlow, Automation, Agile Senior QA Test Engineer required to join a global media organisation on a permanent basis. The Senior QA Test Engineer will join the digital, consumer facing products team who are developing and evolving a global lead generation platform. The role will act as a QA & Test Engineering chapter' lead across several globally distributed product delivery teams ensuring alignment of best practices and ways of working to ensure quality and improve testing capabilities throughout the full development life cycle from ideation to production. Working in an enthusiastic and cross-functional team, the Senior QA Test Engineer will support the creation and testing of components, applications and algorithms and also integrations with services and APIs. The ideal candidate will have a background in QA testing with .net/C# coding ability to run performance tests when required. Key responsibilities: Maintenance of test automation framework Automating new and existing manual test regression journeys using the framework developed and OO programming concepts implementing using C#, selenium (page object model), SpecFlow and RestSharp Manual REST API, GraphQL APIs and web application testing using Postman and Swagger Work with Developers to write Performance Testing suite in Gatling Review the testing processes and coverage of functional, performance and load testing across all digital test teams Work with the deployment team to roll out new changes and support them when required in triaging production issues Define quality metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, testing efficiency and measure to overall quality of the product Required experience: Competent in C# and JavaScript with the ability to develop and execute complex automated performance testing, along with administration of testing tools/environments Strong exposure to XP, Scrum or Lean, DevSecOps and rugged cultures Knowledgeable of Risk based Testing, Continuous Testing & Monitoring principles Expert in validating complex requirements, defining and reviewing acceptance criteria and exploring testing methods Experience with REST and Graph based APIs and Swagger Any experience in BDD tools such as SpecFlow or similar to evolve a robust automation pack would be beneficial Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency & Employment Business and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UKs fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50 & Hot 100 reports.
05/11/2021
Full time
Senior QA Test Engineer - API, .net, C#, JavaScript, BBD, SpecFlow, Automation, Agile Senior QA Test Engineer required to join a global media organisation on a permanent basis. The Senior QA Test Engineer will join the digital, consumer facing products team who are developing and evolving a global lead generation platform. The role will act as a QA & Test Engineering chapter' lead across several globally distributed product delivery teams ensuring alignment of best practices and ways of working to ensure quality and improve testing capabilities throughout the full development life cycle from ideation to production. Working in an enthusiastic and cross-functional team, the Senior QA Test Engineer will support the creation and testing of components, applications and algorithms and also integrations with services and APIs. The ideal candidate will have a background in QA testing with .net/C# coding ability to run performance tests when required. Key responsibilities: Maintenance of test automation framework Automating new and existing manual test regression journeys using the framework developed and OO programming concepts implementing using C#, selenium (page object model), SpecFlow and RestSharp Manual REST API, GraphQL APIs and web application testing using Postman and Swagger Work with Developers to write Performance Testing suite in Gatling Review the testing processes and coverage of functional, performance and load testing across all digital test teams Work with the deployment team to roll out new changes and support them when required in triaging production issues Define quality metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, testing efficiency and measure to overall quality of the product Required experience: Competent in C# and JavaScript with the ability to develop and execute complex automated performance testing, along with administration of testing tools/environments Strong exposure to XP, Scrum or Lean, DevSecOps and rugged cultures Knowledgeable of Risk based Testing, Continuous Testing & Monitoring principles Expert in validating complex requirements, defining and reviewing acceptance criteria and exploring testing methods Experience with REST and Graph based APIs and Swagger Any experience in BDD tools such as SpecFlow or similar to evolve a robust automation pack would be beneficial Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency & Employment Business and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UKs fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50 & Hot 100 reports.
