Software Test Team Lead

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

£43,421.04 - £46,464.00

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full Time

**Date posted**

03/10/2024

**Job reference**

REQ000602

**Job title**: Software Test Team Lead

**Salary**:£43,421 - £46,464

**Hours**:37

**Contract**: Permanent

**Location**: Home and office based, chiefly Merrion House but attendance maybe occasionally required at other Leeds based locations

As the Test Team Lead, you’ll thrive on ensuring your team performs their best to make our inhouse software as bug free as possible. You’ll optimise our testing processes making sure as much automation is achieved as feasible.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

**About you**

As the Test Team Lead you will bring to the role:

- Experience of managing a professional testing and support team.
- An in-depth knowledge and experience of testing concepts and fundamentals including black and white box testing, regression, performance, load, and accessibility testing, as well as automation and manual styles.
- A Focus on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole.

**About the role**

As our next Test Team Lead you’ll work on a range of technical cloud based projects delivering services to the citizens of Leeds. You will develop the teams capabilities to deliver automated testing processes against new technologies in line with our cloud adoption strategy. It is envisioned that this will include developing a whole new aspect of testing practices as we implement MS Dynamics and orient the team to be more platform focused.

The role is integral to our DevOps team where you will work alongside others with a range of skills to deliver on agile projects.

**What we offer you**

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

**How to apply**

**We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2024. **We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader**.**

**This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.**

**Job purpose**

**Responsibilities**

The role will include responsibility for the following:

- Technical development and training of the staff working on the team.
- To maintain a professional testing and support function.
- Liaising and building relationships with business partners, technical teams and 3rd party organisations to ensure smooth provision and maintenance of service and the successful deployment of solutions into the live operational environment.
- Undertake regular reviews of the team's performance and processes.
- Provide resource cost estimations and quotes for project work.
- Preparation of all appropriate project test documentation including a test plan and progress reports

**Qualifications**

ISTQB Foundation Certification or similar desirable.

Method of Assessment will be through one or more of the following Application Form, Test, Interview or Certificate.

**Skills Required**:
These are defined as ‘**Skill**’ - ‘Description’ - ‘What is required for the post’

**Communication** - Verbal, technical, reporting, stand-ups, face to face, etc - must be able to communicate effectively across a range of individuals ranging from technical, business, citizen and political.

**Management** - duties such as 121’s, performance management, timekeeping, sickness, appraisals, objective setting - understands and performs these effectively.

**Testing Automation** - producing and maintaining automated testing processes - familiar with tools and processes to automate test processes and minimise manual effort.

**Knowledge Required**

These are defined as ‘Knowledge’ - ‘Description’. - ‘What is required for the post’

**Cloud concepts** - Familiar with Azure and AWS cloud concepts. - Understands associated tools and concepts and can work with them effectively.

**Experience Required**

The format is ‘Experien