Test and Release Lead

My client is a leading social enterprise provider of community based social care services, committed to delivering inclusive, user centred digital solutions that make a real difference to people's lives.

They are now looking to appoint aTest & Release Manager in a newly created role, offering the opportunity to take ownership of testing and release activity across their digital and IMT estate.

The role

Reporting to the Senior Web Developer, you will be responsible for defining and managing testing and release processes across websites, digital products, IMT services, and release packages. You will oversee the full delivery lifecycle - from planning and development through to deployment and ongoing support.

The role will initially focus onmanual testing, with a roadmap to introduceautomated testing. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building capability and shaping how testing is done within an organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Owning and improving testing and release processes across the IMT function
• Planning, executing, and managing testing activities across the full digital delivery lifecycle
• Working closely with developers, product owners, and service teams in an agile environment
• Supporting release readiness, deployment, and post release assurance
• Helping define the future automation strategy and testing roadmap
• Strong experience leading testing and QA for digital products, websites, and services
• Experience across manual and automated testing methodologies
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and release management
• Experience producing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts
• Hands on experience with functional, non functional, regression, integration, DIT, OUAT, accessibility, performance, and security testing
• Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks
• Experience working in agile, cross functional teams
• Strong understanding of accessibility, inclusive design, quality, security, and data privacy
• Experience designing or implementing test automation frameworks
• Exposure to low code/no code platforms and automation testing
• Experience in health, social care, or third sector environments
• Testing or QA certifications
• Experience supporting release management and service readiness processes

Why apply?

• Newly created role with real ownership and influence
• Meaningful work within a values driven organisation
• Opportunity to shape the future of testing and automation
• UK based, able to travel to London or Manchester for meetings when required; can work in the UK without any visa renewals.