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Lead Test Engineer

Location: Coventry (Hybrid working - 2 days a week onsite) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + bonus & benefits Employment Type: Permanent Right to Work: UK only - British Citizenship or ILR required (no sponsorship)

About the Role

An established UK-based technology organisation is looking for a Lead Test Engineer to take ownership of software quality across a diverse product suite, including mobile applications, web platforms, APIs, and embedded systems. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery. You'll be responsible for defining testing approaches, ensuring high standards across releases, and acting as the quality advocate within cross-functional engineering teams.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Defining and owning testing strategy across multiple platforms and products Producing and maintaining comprehensive test plans, test cases, and quality documentation Leading functional, regression, stress, and exploratory testing activities Working closely with engineers and product teams to ensure features are testable and well-defined Supporting and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, including component-level testing Creating test stories based on specifications and technical input Executing both manual and automated tests for applications and APIs Validating embedded software functionality and stability Managing defect lifecycles and working with developers to identify root causes Promoting continuous improvement in testing processes and tooling

Essential Experience

Strong analytical mindset with excellent troubleshooting skills Proven background building and executing structured test strategies Experience testing RESTful APIs, web applications, and mobile software Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools Familiarity with container-based environments (e.g. Docker) Experience implementing and improving test frameworks or systems Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal

Advantageous Experience

Automated testing experience (including mobile automation tools such as Appium) Unit testing knowledge Experience testing native Android and iOS applications Exposure to embedded or hardware-integrated software Producing technical and quality documentation for internal or external audiences

What's On Offer

Competitive salary with performance-related bonus Hybrid working model with Coventry office base

Generous benefits package including

• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Employee share scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Onsite parking
• Employee discount programme
• Desired Skills and Experience

Lead Test Engineer

Location: Coventry (Hybrid working - 2 to 3 days onsite)

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + bonus & benefits

Employment Type: Permanent

Right to Work: UK only - British Citizenship or ILR required (no sponsorship)