Manchester
QA Test Lead – Remote – (QA, Testing, Lead, Test Plans, Workflows) Charles Simon associates are looking for a QA Test Lead to establish and mature an internal testing capability across several business-critical platforms. If you enjoy shaping process, mentoring testers, and working closely with engineering teams to deliver robust, well-tested products, this could be a great fit. Location: Remote (UK-based) Salary: Up to £65,000 Per Annum D.O.E The Opportunity You’ll own the test strategy and hands-on manual testing across multiple applications, introducing scalable QA practices in a modern Agile delivery environment. You’ll collaborate with engineering, product and delivery stakeholders, mentoring a small team and raising quality standards across the SDLC. What You’ll Do • Define and implement test strategies, processes, and quality standards across key systems, • Lead and mentor a small QA team (coaching, reviews, upskilling), • Create and maintain test plans, test cases and regression packs, • Manage defect tracking and triage (Jira) and drive clear, actionable feedback, • Perform hands-on manual testing for new features, integrations, and releases, • Partner with developers, product managers and delivery to embed quality throughout sprints and releases, • Identify opportunities to increase coverage, reduce cycle time, and improve consistency via sensible tooling and practices What You’ll Bring • Proven background as QA Lead / Test Lead / Senior Tester in Agile teams, • Strong manual testing skills across complex, multi-step business workflows, • Experience mentoring/guiding other testers and raising quality standards, • Solid knowledge of test design, defect management, and release readiness, • Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, • (Nice to have) Experience testing workflow-driven platforms (e.g., CRM, ERP, case/claims-style or other configurable process-heavy systems), • (Nice to have) Exposure to test management and reporting tooling beyond Jira (e.g., Zephyr, Xray, TestRail) Why Join • Remote-first setup with collaborative culture, • Chance to shape a QA function with genuine autonomy and impact, • Support for professional development and continuous improvement Please send an up-top-date copy of your CV to be considered for the QA Test Lead QA Test Lead – Remote – (QA, Testing, Lead, Test Plans, Workflows)