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Test Lead
Job Description
Salary: £49,000 - 66,000 per year
Requirements:- Proven experience in leading testing teams and strategic testing initiatives.
- Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
- Experience with Virtuoso for test automation or a similar tool.
- Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and test environment management.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and mentor others.
- Experience in Agile and DevOps environments.
- AI tooling experience.
- Expertise in database and ETL testing.
- Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools.
- SC eligible preferred.
- Plan and lead large-scale, complex testing activities, managing risks and identifying opportunities to improve quality and efficiency.
- Build, maintain, and evolve automation frameworks using open-source technologies.
- Lead investigative work into existing processes to identify gaps and implement improvements.
- Design and execute a wide range of testing techniques including functional, performance, and automated testing.
- Communicate test results and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Review and enhance test environments and processes to support ongoing quality improvements and maintain high standards.
- Perform end-to-end testing specialising in validating data pipelines, source-to-target mapping, and data integrity testing.
- Implement and maintain test automation using Virtuoso and other relevant tools.
- Oversee test planning, execution, and reporting aligned with the test strategy.
- Manage defect lifecycle and ensure timely resolution and reporting.
- Perform thorough testing of database systems and ETL processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
- AI
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Cypress
- DevOps
- ETL
- Support
- Oracle
- OutSystems
- Playwright
- Selenium
- Snowflake
- Cloud
- Embedded
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We are Version 1, a trusted technology services partner with over 28 years of experience helping global brands succeed in a rapidly changing digital-first world. We work with leading technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake. We are a large, award-winning employer with 3,300+ people and a strong reputation as a Great Place to Work in Ireland and the UK, including recognition for womens workplace excellence and wellbeing. We offer a comprehensive benefits package covering profit share, career progression and mentorship, flexible remote working, financial wellbeing, health and wellness support, generous leave, educational assistance, certifications, rewards, and community initiatives. This is a full-time Consulting role at mid-senior level in the information technology and services industry.
last updated 34 week of 2026
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£85,000
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This salary is 32% below the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks