QA Lead - VMWare to Google Cloud; GCE Migration

The STP Lending Manager application is a greenfield initiative, giving you the rare chance to shape a platform from scratch within a highly motivated product team. Operating in close partnership with business SMEs and developers, the team thrives on Agile collaboration, short feedback loops, and strong ownership culture.

As a Senior QA Automation Engin

• Define, prepare, and own the end-to-end test strategy and test plans for the migration programme. This includes creation of a test framework for the application test teams to be used as pre-requisites before migration and post migration verification
• Lead and coordinate testing activities across all programme work streams (where relevant)
• Lead and coordinate testing activities across all application testing teams during migration cutover
• Analyse requirements and ensure adequate test coverage, including functional and non-functional aspects.
• Oversee test case design, preparation, and execution, including review and quality assurance of test artefacts.
• Work closely with project, technical, and business teams to align testing activities with the overall project timeline and milestones.
• Track, monitor, and report on test planning, test execution progress, defects, and quality metrics.
• Manage dependencies and risks related to testing and proactively escalate issues where required.
• Support business teams during testing phases and provide guidance on testing best practices.
• Ensure testing aligns with agreed quality standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Facilitate defect triage and support resolution in collaboration with development and infrastructure teams.

• Proven experience as a Test Manager or QA Lead on complex programmes.
• Strong test management expertise, including test strategy definition and test planning.
• Hands‑on experience with functional and non-functional testing.
• Experience in technology migration or conversion projects (e.g. on‑premise to cloud).
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills across business and technical teams.
• Ability to manage testing across multiple teams and work streams in parallel.
• Experience with test tracking, reporting, and quality metrics.

• Knowledge of VMWare environments.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other public cloud platforms.
• Experience testing infrastructure, platform, or cloud-based solutions.
• Familiarity with automation strategies and tools in a migration context.