TL;DR
Head Of Software Quality Assurance: Leading the transformation and management of quality engineering across AQA’s digital products and services with an accent on building a scalable, modern quality engineering practice. Focus on driving an automation‑first culture by championing shift‑left practices, continuous testing and modern engineering workflows.
Location: Manchester, UK. Hybrid Working - (2–3 days per week in the office)
Salary: £71,700 – £87,400
Company
AQA is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year.
What you will do
- Lead, develop and embed a scalable, modern quality engineering practice.
- Drive an automation‑first culture by championing shift‑left practices and continuous testing.
- Partner with Product, Architecture and Delivery Leadership to define and maintain quality standards.
- Establish data‑driven insights and actionable quality metrics.
- Build capability and consistency across internal teams and strategic delivery partners.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading a large QA or quality engineering function across multiple delivery teams.
- Strong understanding of shift‑left testing approaches, test automation frameworks, and continuous testing methods.
- Experience working within varied agile delivery models.
- Track record of developing QA professionals, including coaching Test Managers and building consistent capability.
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills.
Culture & Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays and extra closure days at Christmas.
- A 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements.
- Excellent contributory pension scheme (6%–11.5% depending on your contribution).
- Life assurance, BUPA PMI, and health cash plan.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
Hiring process
- Submit your CV and application through our careers site.
- Interviews will take place w/c 6th April (MS Teams) & 13th April (F2F).