Data Test Lead

Job Title: Data Test Lead Contract Type: Permanent Location: Bradford Working Pattern: Hybrid—typically a couple of days a week in the office. Part-time or flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible. What We Offer: Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service) Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10% Maternity/Paternity: We realise that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave Volunteering: 2 paid days to ‘give back’ to the charity of your choice Development: LinkedIn Learning for all Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus Job Description: As a Test Lead, you will be responsible for allocating resources to perform all types of testing across the value streams of portfolio projects within the Data Engineering team. You will bring a testing specialisation and strong all-round knowledge across the following areas: Data Testing, Cross-Platform Integration Testing, Automation Testing, Functional Testing, Performance Testing, and Business Testing. You will champion best practices, standards, continuous improvement, and the efficient reuse of testing frameworks across delivery streams. You will provide ongoing guidance by assessing best practices, monitoring results, and ensuring the quality of software delivery. In partnership with the Test Strategy Manager, you will also evaluate new tools, processes, and techniques to drive streamlined efficiencies and embed best practices across the Group. Key Responsibilities Include: Provide technical leadership for automation, development & improvisation of automation test suites. Managing a team of Testers. Enhancing automation footprint and enabling shift left approach. Working closely with Non-functional test manager to review non-functional requirements, scripts to improve performance and consistency. Test Lead will also be responsible to agree and prioritise test types prior to releases. Guiding, evaluate and help in decision of new tools, technologies for automation. Build working relationships and influencing quality across other disciplines. Develop and execute automated scenarios and drive the team to come up with best solutions for quicker release to market. Accountability for quality of value streams in liaison with business and other stakeholders. Oversight of test reporting, defining and tracking test quality & defect metrics. What will make you stand out? Proven experience delivering Test Strategies and leading large-scale testing initiatives, including data migration/transformation programmes. Strong knowledge of testing across Data, Integration, Automation, Functional and Non-Functional areas, as well as ETL and large multi-tier systems. Experience establishing and managing secure, compliant Test Data Management processes. Strong understanding of Agile testing principles, test processes, quality assurance and test efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in people management, including team leadership, mentoring, coaching and performance planning. Ability to identify risks and opportunities, develop mitigation plans, and drive continuous improvement. Skilled in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence, communicate clearly and build effective relationships across the organisation and with third-party suppliers. Experience working in regulated environments, ideally within the financial sector. Strong defect management capability and experience communicating complex technical concepts to business stakeholders. Technical testing skills across Azure DevOps, TDD/BDD, Snowflake, SQL, Salesforce, MuleSoft, Jira, CI/CD, .NET and Python. Why Join Us: Flexible Working Hours: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements. Career Development: We provide opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth, including mentorship programs and training sessions. Inclusive Culture: We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Our diversity and inclusion initiatives ensure that all voices are heard and valued. Offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references. Who We Are: At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities. Established in 1880, we’re now a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers. We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enrol in our pension and after six months, you can join our ‘Buy as You Earn’ scheme. We’re about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you’re here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities. Making sure there’s always something new to learn. Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, martial or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life. If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help. You can contact us at careers@vanquis.com