Are you an experienced Test Engagement Manager looking for your next opportunity to make a real difference to the successful delivery of an exciting portfolio of complex change?

We are at a very exciting place in our transformation journey and this role will give you the chance to develop your talents and make an impact, all whilst being part of a friendly, enthusiastic, and inclusive team. This is a hybrid role with remote working and some occasional onsite collaboration in our central Leeds & Bradford offices.

About the role

As Test Engagement Manager, you’ll be responsible for reviewing, shaping, and leading the Engineering team's quality approach, introducing modern test engineering principles (TDD, automation, ‘shift-left’) and managing confidence through excellent stakeholder engagement. You’ll champion best practice and work with other disciplines to build a community of testing and technical excellence. You will

• Provide leadership to the test community, driving adoption of modern test engineering techniques, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing

• Establish the most appropriate test approach, governance and structure for change initiatives that enables successful delivery of business outcomes

• Through your line management, create a culture and environment that supports the personal development of colleagues through coaching and mentoring

• Perform oversight and management of testing delivery across the team

• Identify risks, and create mitigation plans to ensure testing tasks result in the right outcomes

• Promote the use of test automation to drive value of testing activity

• Drive performance of suppliers delivering testing services to the society

About you

You’ll support the achievement of our strategic outcomes, build high performing teams, whilst being a role model to the colleagues around you. What will you bring to the role?

• Prudent risk taking with sound commercial acumen to drive risk-based testing techniques, planning, and estimating

• Good presentation skills to engender a thorough understanding of testing techniques and methods

• Effective communication, engagement and influencing skills to implement your vision for testing

• Hands on and practical knowledge of testing automation practices and tool sets

• A passion for coaching and supporting colleagues with career development

• Experience of different delivery methodologies of both Waterfall and Agile

• ISEB (or equivalent) certification to Practitioner level in Software Testing

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Mike Peel on careers@ybs.co.uk