Software QA Lead Full Time NEW

ARC IT Recruitment

Software QA Lead
London | Hybrid | Circa £65,000 + Excellent benefits

We are looking for an experienced Software QA Lead to oversee quality assurance and coordinate non-production environments supporting business application delivery within a leading financial organisation.

This role ensures technology changes are appropriately tested, delivery environments remain stable and aligned to demand, and quality is Embedded throughout the delivery life cycle rather than applied only at release stage. The position works closely with delivery teams, product stakeholders, engineering partners and third-party suppliers to support predictable, well-controlled change.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a practical, risk-based QA approach across application delivery
• Coordinate testing activity across internal teams and external delivery partners
• Support planning and execution of functional, regression and user acceptance testing
• Oversee readiness and stability of development and test environments (eg DEV, TEST, UAT)
• Coordinate environment usage, refresh cycles and test data readiness
• Support controlled promotion of releases through environments towards production
• Ensure appropriate documentation, traceability and release readiness expectations are met
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency, environment reliability and delivery confidence

Experience Required

• Experience leading or coordinating software QA activity within multi-team delivery environments
• Practical experience supporting or managing non-production environments
• Financial Services experience highly advantageous
• Familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery approaches applied pragmatically
• Experience working with third-party vendors or delivery partners
• Understanding of structured release processes and risk-based testing practices
• Exposure to regulated or governance-driven delivery environments is beneficial

Personal Profile

We are looking for someone who is organised, pragmatic and comfortable working across technical and business stakeholders. You should be confident coordinating competing priorities, improving delivery practices where needed, and maintaining strong ownership of quality and environment stability across the change life cycle.