Lead Tester

Location: Hybrid - Work from your nearest office (60% onsite)
Rate: £370-£400 per day Inside IR35
Contract Length: Until 31st March 2027 (with potential extension subject to programme outcomes)
Clearance: SC Eligible

The Opportunity We're supporting a large-scale transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Lead Tester / Quality Engineering Lead to join a high-profile delivery team.
This role is ideal for someone who can combine hands-on testing expertise with test leadership, quality engineering best practice and stakeholder engagement. You'll be responsible for driving quality across the application lifecycle, leading teams of testers and helping shape test strategy within a complex enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of Quality Engineers/Testers.
• Develop and implement end-to-end testing strategies.
• Drive quality across the full application lifecycle.
• Work closely with delivery teams, developers, business stakeholders and architects.
• Manage testing activities across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure effective governance, reporting and quality assurance practices.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the testing function.
• Utilise data-driven insights to improve testing effectiveness and delivery quality.
• Contribute to key programme decisions and provide solutions to complex testing challenges.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience operating as a Lead Tester, Test Lead or Quality Engineering Lead.
• Expert-level API Testing experience.
• Strong experience developing and implementing test strategies.
• Extensive functional and end-to-end testing experience.
• Experience leading testing teams within large delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to operate across multiple teams and coordinate delivery activities.

Desirable Skills

• Selenium Automation.
• Playwright.
• Cucumber.
• Java.
• ERP testing experience.
• Experience within large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
• Exposure to complex system integrations and multi-team delivery environments.

What's On Offer?

• Long-term contract running through to March 2027.
• High-profile transformation programme.
• Flexible office locations through Accenture's national office network.
• Opportunity to lead quality engineering activities within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong potential for contract extension beyond the initial term.

If you're an experienced Test Lead with a strong automation and API testing background and enjoy operating within complex transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.