Test Lead

Test Lead

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Work with us at Riverford, and join a thriving employee-owned business 

• Be part of a supportive, down-to-earth and solutions driven tech team
• Beyond the Veg Box - At Riverford, our passion for organic vegetables is unmatched. We’re not just about delivering veg boxes; we're dedicated to sustainable farming and community building. As a part of our team, you become a co-owner, sharing in our successes and contributing to a mission that goes beyond profit. We aim to make Riverford a fulfilling place to work, where our co-owners feel valued.
• Our HQ at Wash Farm in Devon is a beautiful place to work, surrounded by good people, good food, and plenty of fresh air. As a co-owner, you’ll benefit from 33 days holiday (pro rata, including bank holidays), an ethical & generous company pension scheme, and an annual profit share, where 10% of all profits are split equally among co-owners. We also offer heavily discounted organic breakfasts and lunches, free organic fruit and veg to take home and free parking.
• Grow with Riverford - Take the next step in your personal and professional journey with training tailored to help you grow and achieve your goals.

As our Test Lead, you’ll help shape Riverford’s future. 

As our Test Lead, you’ll help shape how we build and deliver technology at Riverford, making sure quality is part of the process from the start. You’ll report into our Director of Enterprise Solutions.

This is an exciting time to join our team as we’re modernising key parts of our tech stack and how we work. You’ll play a key role in helping to make sure these changes land smoothly.

This is a hands-on role, so you’ll spend most of your time getting stuck into the detail by testing systems with a mix of automation and manual approaches to make sure things work as they should.

As there is no dedicated test team, you’ll also work closely with architects, engineers, analysts, partners and teams across the business to keep testing standards high by building good practices into everyday work – not just at the end. It’s about supporting and guiding people to make testing a natural part of how we all work.

Salary: Up to £55k per annum DOE

Location - We encourage flexitime and hybrid working, based at Wash Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU.

Hours - 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, different working patterns can be considered. 

What You’ll Bring…

• Proven ability to design testing and test automation approaches for complex enterprise systems (both off the shelf and built in-house).
• Hands-on experience of test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates, scripting, and one or more test management tools.
• Experience testing APIs, end-to-end system integrations, and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to work in agile and waterfall environments, with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Any of these are a plus…
  • Experience of IFS (or another major ERP platform), Oracle DB, Clojure (or another functional programming language), hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
  • Sector experience in food and drink, retail, logistics, or e-commerce.
  • Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, ITIL, or equivalent.

What We’re Looking For…

• Attention to Detail: Balances overarching strategy with careful planning and execution.
• Organisation: Takes a structured approach to work.
• Collaboration: Willing to share knowledge and experience to help develop the testing capability for the long-term.
• Quality Advocacy: Champions a culture of quality across teams, able to drive up standards without direct authority by helping engineers and business stakeholders understand their role in delivering reliable systems.
• Relationship Building: Cultivates positive connections across diverse teams, building trust and collaboration.
• Resilience: Thrives in dynamic environments, adeptly overcoming challenges with a solution-focused approach.
• Values Alignment: Embraces Riverford’s core values, demonstrating dedication to ethical practices, sustainability, and the principles of employee ownership.

Application Process: We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early, so we encourage you to apply soon. First stage interviews will be held on the 5th & 12th June. Second stage interview will be on the 18th & 19th June (if not before).