Quality Engineering Manager at Skipton… · Skipton

35 hr per week

Sat, 23 May 2026

We’re looking for a Quality Engineering Manager to shape how we build quality into everything we deliver. If you’re passionate about modern engineering practices, embedding quality at speed, and leading teams to deliver reliable, high-performing software, this is your opportunity to drive real impact across our technology landscape.******Who Are We?**Not just another building society. Not just another job.We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.The team you will be joiningYou will be joining our Engineering and Quality community, working across multiple platforms, products, and delivery teams. This is a highly collaborative environment where Quality Engineering partners closely with Product, DevSecOps, Architecture, and Service Operations to embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle.This role operates across multiple teams, influencing how quality is engineered into our platforms from the outset. You’ll play a key role in shaping quality strategy, improving delivery performance, and ensuring teams are equipped with the tools, environments, and practices needed to deliver high-quality software at pace. Alongside this, you’ll lead and develop quality engineering capability, building a strong community of practice across the organisation.**What’s In It For You?**Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days

• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days

• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)

• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)

• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car

• A commitment to training and development

• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues

• 3 paid volunteering days per annum

• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups

• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership What Will You Be Doing?

• Defining and delivering a modern Quality Engineering strategy that embeds testing within CI/CD pipelines and supports fast, reliable software delivery

• Driving improvements across engineering performance metrics such as lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and defect escape rates

• Leading the adoption of shift-left practices including contract, performance, resilience, and security testing within automated pipelines

• Shaping quality standards, tooling, and frameworks to enable consistent, scalable, and efficient testing across platforms and teams

• Leading, coaching, and developing Quality Engineering capability, building a strong, collaborative community and raising standards across the organisation ****What Do We Need From You?

• Proven experience leading Quality Engineering or Test functions within complex, modern engineering environments

• Strong background in test automation, non-functional testing, and embedding quality within CI/CD and DevOps practices

• Experience working with cloud-based systems, distributed architectures, and modern software delivery models

• Ability to use data and metrics to drive improvements in quality, performance, and delivery outcomes

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, product, and business teams