2 agile delivery lead jobs found in Manchester

Quality & Defect Manager (Contract) Location: Fully Remote (UK) Rate: Crica £300 per day (Outside IR35) Contract Length: Initial 3-month assignment with possible extension Equipment: Contractor to provide own laptop and equipment Engagement: Outside IR35 Overview We are seeking an experienced Quality & Defect Manager to support the delivery of a critical Central Government portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving quality assurance activities, managing complex defect life cycles, and coordinating testing and remediation across multiple suppliers within a challenging multi-vendor environment. This role is ideally suited to a professional with strong stakeholder management skills, extensive public sector experience, and a proven track record of improving quality outcomes across large-scale technology programmes. Key Responsibilities Lead quality and defect management activities across a dedicated programme portfolio. Manage the...

QA Engineer - Automation Location: UK (Remote) Duration: 3 months + Rate: £256 per day Outside IR35 Looking to raise the bar on quality while keeping releases fast, stable, and genuinely trustworthy? Our Client is hiring a Senior QA Engineer - Automation to lead automated testing across API and broader quality layers, helping engineering teams build a culture where quality is part of everyday delivery. What you'll be doing: * Define and evolve the automation approach for your product area (API, UI, contract, component and more) * Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and scripts that scale across teams * Drive continuous improvement-making frameworks cleaner, faster, and easier for others to use * Integrate automation into continuous delivery pipelines and optimise stable, deterministic runs * Investigate flaky tests, eliminate root causes, and strengthen reliability standards * Provide meaningful reporting on real risks (not just raw figures) to QA...