Test Manager in Preston

Test Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Test Manager to provide leadership and strategic direction for all testing activities across our secure digital platform value stream. You will be instrumental in ensuring the quality, security, and reliability of our platform by establishing and driving best‑in‑class testing practices across multiple agile product teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the testing strategy for a significant and impactful digital platform.

Base Pay Range

Our compensation is based on skills and experience. Talk with your recruiter to learn more about the total package.

How Specialist Talent Works

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. Unlike traditional contractors, where you are hired by the client, you remain a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits:

• A Permanent Position
• Life Assurance
• 5% annual bonus
• Pension Scheme – Employer matched to 5%
• Voluntary Benefits – Health Cash Plan, Dental, Will Writing etc
• Annual Leave – 23 days rising to 27 with length of service
• Sick Pay – Increasing with length of service

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Test Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive testing strategy for the entire value stream, aligning with business objectives, security requirements, and quality standards.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Development Leads, Security Engineers, and other stakeholders across multiple product teams to embed quality and testing throughout the development lifecycle.
• Test Process Definition and Improvement: Define, implement, and continuously improve testing processes, methodologies (e.g., Agile testing, BDD, TDD), and best practices across the value stream.
• Test Planning and Execution Oversight: Oversee the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data management strategies by the product teams.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate testing-related risks and issues across the value stream, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Test Environment and Data Management: Collaborate with relevant teams to ensure the availability and suitability of test environments and data for effective testing.
• Test Automation Strategy: Define and drive the adoption of a robust test automation strategy across the value stream, including the selection of appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Performance and Security Testing Oversight: Ensure adequate performance and security testing are integrated into the development lifecycle, working closely with specialist teams.
• Reporting and Metrics: Establish and track key testing metrics and provide clear and concise reports on test progress, quality, and risks to stakeholders.
• Team Enablement and Mentorship: Mentor and coach test professionals within the product teams, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with any external testing vendors or partners.
• Compliance and Regulatory Requirements: Ensure testing activities align with relevant compliance and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Proven experience in a Test Management role, leading testing efforts across multiple teams or a large program/value stream.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC), particularly Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies and plans.
• Excellent knowledge of various testing methodologies, techniques, and tools (e.g., functional, non‑functional, integration, system, UAT).
• Experience in defining and driving test automation strategies and working with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress).
• Solid understanding of performance and security testing principles and practices.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Experience working in a secure environment and understanding of security testing considerations.
• Ability to work independently and proactively, taking ownership of testing outcomes across the value stream.
• Experience working on digital platform development projects.
• Experience in the defence, security, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of specific security testing tools and techniques.
• Experience with cloud‑based platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience in mentoring and coaching test teams.

About Peregrine

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future.

Our Culture

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our Commitment to Diversity

At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company‑wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting