Test Manager

Where the job is based

Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We’re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, Dev Sec Ops , Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value!

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders.

People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our “Great Place to Work” certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects.

You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams.

You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You’ll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required.

You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands‑on testing activities as and when required.

• Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well
• Able to handle a medium‑large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team
• Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams
• Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output
• Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team
• Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required – assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work
• Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring
• Supports recruitment activities when required
• A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives

• 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead
• ISTQB Foundation as a minimum
• Solid hands‑on testing experience, across functional and non‑functional testing, including but not limited to API, Data Migrations, Accessibility
• Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties…