Defect Manager - Hybrid (South Manchester) - FTC or Permanent

Job Title: Defect Manager

Sector: Test consultancy specialising in financial services

Location: Hybrid with up to 3 days per week in client office (South Manchester)

Salary: £45-60,000 + benefits

Saffron QA is the recruitment partner to a successful and expanding software testing consultancy. The organisation has a reputation of providing high calibre software testing services within the financial services sector. In this position, you will be expected to attend client site up to 3 days per week.

As a Defect Manager, you will take ownership for the Defect Management process for a client programme, ensuring it is operating effectively and efficiently. You will manage defect triage, reporting, quality and processing of the defects raised on a programme.

We are looking for a candidate with the following;

• Experience operating as a Defect Manager on a project/programme within the financial services industry.
• Ability to drive resolution of defects via effective communication with teams and suppliers.
• Taking ownership of the quality assurance of the defects to ensure they clearly articulate the problem statement, and all other aspects of the defect have been reported correctly and meaningfully.
• Stakeholder management across 3rd party suppliers.
• Managing defects across system test, SIT, UAT and NFT.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload to achieve those deadlines
• Experience in adapting to changing requirements, priorities and timelines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure quality of defect reports, process and reporting.

This position is being offered on a permanent or fixed term contract basis.

Must hold British passport or ILR due to background checking process.