Lead Test Engineer
Location: Coventry (Hybrid working - 2 days a week onsite) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + bonus & benefits Employment Type: Permanent Right to Work: UK only - British Citizenship or ILR required (no sponsorship)
About the Role
An established UK-based technology organisation is looking for a Lead Test Engineer to take ownership of software quality across a diverse product suite, including mobile applications, web platforms, APIs, and embedded systems.
This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery. You'll be responsible for defining testing approaches, ensuring high standards across releases, and acting as the quality advocate within cross-functional engineering teams.
What You'll Be Responsible For
Defining and owning testing strategy across multiple platforms and products
Producing and maintaining comprehensive test plans, test cases, and quality documentation
Leading functional, regression, stress, and exploratory testing activities
Working closely with engineers and product teams to ensure features are testable and well-defined
Supporting and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, including component-level testing
Creating test stories based on specifications and technical input
Executing both manual and automated tests for applications and APIs
Validating embedded software functionality and stability
Managing defect lifecycles and working with developers to identify root causes
Promoting continuous improvement in testing processes and tooling
Essential Experience
Strong analytical mindset with excellent troubleshooting skills
Proven background building and executing structured test strategies
Experience testing RESTful APIs, web applications, and mobile software
Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools
Familiarity with container-based environments (e.g. Docker)
Experience implementing and improving test frameworks or systems
Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
Advantageous Experience
Automated testing experience (including mobile automation tools such as Appium)
Unit testing knowledge
Experience testing native Android and iOS applications
Exposure to embedded or hardware-integrated software
Producing technical and quality documentation for internal or external audiences
What's On Offer
Competitive salary with performance-related bonus
Hybrid working model with Coventry office base
Generous benefits package including:
Pension scheme
Private healthcare
Employee share scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Onsite parking
Employee discount programme