Consultant Test Lead
Consultant Test Lead - Prolifics Testing
Location: Borehamwood, UK (Hybrid Remote)Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time
Industry: IT Services | Software Testing
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About Us
Prolifics Testing is a leading UK-based software testing consultancy, part of the global Prolifics Group with operations in the USA and India. We provide high-quality testing services across multiple industries, with a strong focus on Higher Education, Legal, and Enterprise IT solutions.Our clients include global law firms, universities, financial services, and corporate enterprises, delivering complex software implementations, migrations, and system integrations.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a hands-on Test Lead with strong experience in integration testing business applications, ideally with Salesforce experience, though this is not mandatory. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a major programme of work, liaising directly with key stakeholders while ensuring smooth collaboration between onshore and offshore testing teams.
As a Test Lead, as well as being a hands-on technical tester, you will oversee the functional system and integration test phases, ensuring high-quality deliverables from our offshore team and dealing directly with our customers. You’ll be working closely with project managers, developers, and third parties to drive best practices and testing excellence.
Key Responsibilities- Hands on test planning, detailed test design and execution of functional and integration tests.
- Act as a primary client contact, ensuring alignment between business goals, test deliverables, and project timelines.
- Provide a governance layer for our offshore test team, ensuring test phases are executed effectively.
- Oversee integration testing, ensuring that interfaces between systems (including APIs and middleware) function seamlessly.
- Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and technical teams to define test scope, priorities, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Produce high-quality test documentation, including test test cases, defect reports, and status reports.
- Work across agile and waterfall methodologies, adapting processes as required.
- 5+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong background in integration testing.
- Previous experience as a Test Lead, managing testing activities across multiple test phases.
- Strong knowledge of testing enterprise applications (Commercial Off the Shelf), custom configurations, integrations, and data validation).
- Experience working with offshore teams, ensuring quality governance and process adherence.
- Excellent knowledge of API testing and integration testing methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience liaising directly with clients and senior management.
- ISTQB Foundation certification (ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent is a plus).
- Exposure to middleware and cloud-based integrations.
- Experience in Higher Education or Legal domains.
- Performance testing or test automation experience.
- Experience working in multi-vendor environments.
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on delivery and quality assurance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for test reporting and client interactions.
- Opportunity to lead high-profile testing engagements with enterprise clients.
- Career progression within a growing consultancy.
- Exposure to test automation, performance testing, and cloud-based technologies.
- Hybrid remote working with flexibility.
- Staff socials and team-building activities.
- BUPA Private Health Insurance.
- Corporate Pension Scheme.
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