QA Team Lead

2 weeks ago

West Malling ME UA, United Kingdom Cabot Financial Full time £60,000 - £74,000 per year

Are you passionate about driving quality and transforming testing practices? If so, we're looking for a QA Test Lead to lead and shape our testing capability here at Cabot Financial.

This is your chance to champion best practices, bring fresh ideas, and make a real impact by maturing our approach to software testing. If you thrive on leading teams, influencing stakeholders, and introducing innovative solutions like automation, this role is for you.

What you can expect as an QA Team Lead:

  • Salary of up to £74,000 DOE
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid – from our Kings Hill office, ME19 4UA

Not only are we offering a competitive salary and a fantastic bonus scheme, you'll also be entitled to loads of great benefits including, discount and cash back on hundreds of high-street shops and private health insurance, plus much more.

In this role, you'll lead a team of QA/System Testers, setting the vision for what "good testing" looks like and driving best practices across the business. You'll define test strategies, frameworks, and plans, collaborate with product and technology teams, and ensure robust, scalable solutions are delivered. Acting as the advocate for quality, you'll mature our testing capability, introduce automation where it adds value, and oversee system and security testing reviews. You'll also present clear, actionable test results to stakeholders and shape the approach for upcoming projects - all while balancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight.

We are looking for someone with:

  • Solid test management background within a fast-paced business with experience using multiple testing technologies.
  • Defining a test strategy including test approach, test data management and environments.
  • Functional test planning, preparation and execution including experience of test design techniques.
  • Managing and executing non-functional tests such as load testing, penetration testing and UI testing.
  • Leading and managing a distributed team of test analysts.
  • Working with Agile and Waterfall delivery processes.
  • Working knowledge of one or more source configuration management and defect tracking systems.
  • Strong functional understanding of common retail and e-commerce systems.
  • Confident manner in giving presentations and workshops.

What happens next?

If this sounds like you and you'd like to join our rapidly expanding company that offers excellent career progression, then apply now

Working for Cabot:

You'll be working for an award winning; Investors in People Gold accredited organisation. We're passionate about the ethical treatment of our customers and employees. Our mission is to create pathways to economic freedom. Our vision is to make credit accessible by partnering with our consumers to restore their financial health.

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at Cabot, and we value a multitude of diverse talent within our business. We want everyone to be themselves at work and encourage a culture that includes everyone. Our policies ensure that every candidate and employee are treated fairly and with equal opportunities.

**At Cabot we are highly regulated by our clients, as such, any successful candidates will have to undergo a basic credit check and criminal background check. Please note that we are unable to proceed to interview stage if a CCJ, IVA or Bankruptcy appears on a credit file, or if you do not have full right to work in the UK – we are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship.

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