Engineering Manager QA
ClearBank, United Kingdom

ClearBank was built on the belief that banking infrastructure would no longer slow down progress. Instead, it’s the catalyst that unlocks the potential to innovate. That’s why our clients financial institutions from fintech’s and crypto platforms, to banks and credit unions use our API to power their banking infrastructure.

But we wouldn’t be ClearBank without our people. They’re what powers our innovative technology and the reason we love what we do every day. We’re a group of spirited people who are never afraid to challenge the norm becoming stronger, more energised, and that much better when we’re together. It’s our belief in fairness, autonomy and choice that means our people are empowered with the tools to learn, grow, and contribute to ours and our clients’ success. Interested in joining us? Read on or visit our website for more information.

As Engineering Manager you will be supporting our innovation teams in delivering industry changing software faster and maintaining high compliance, resilience, and risk standards to formulate and lead the execution of a test strategy. You will cover all ClearBank product families and systems and be a manager with a hands on-element, providing leadership and line management to SDETs across all Innovation teams. The role of the SDET team at Clearbank is to play a consultant role for the teams to write excellent quality tests and consider non-functional requirements around new product development, and to own and maintain/improve the test tooling used across the department.

You'll have the knowledge and people skills to coach and mentor technical teams and leadership on defining and ensuring software quality and planning skills to coordinate quality efforts across engineering, platform and supporting teams. You'll also have a broad technical understanding of modern cloud-based software development practices and tools and work well with senior individual contributors and leadership in technology. Whilst we don't expect you to have experience in our .Net or C# stack, you'll demonstrate the ability to operate in it and pick up new technology.

And you’ll be joining the #14 fastest-growing tech company in the UK, according to Deloitte Fast 50.

Requirements

• Leadership skills and ability to manage stakeholders at different levels within and outside of technology teams
• Ownership mindset and strong feedback skills
• Ability to formulate, develop and present strategic and tactical plans for quality assurance
• Be an advocate for a strategy’s rollout across the Innovation teams
• Experience mentoring product engineering and platform teams on software quality
• Effective communication skills in a remote environment
• Comfortable with uncertainty and a rapid rate of change
• Proven track record of using of agile, DevOps practices and tooling in software delivery
• Experience within a cloud provider (We use Azure, but AWS or GCP also fine)

• Experience working in a technology organisation

• Team leadership and people management experience

Desired skills and experience

• Extensive and varied experience testing large distributed systems, with non-functional regulatory, contract and SLA testing being preferrable
• Experience working in a FinTech or another regulated environment preferrable but not required
• Hands-on skills in one or more programming languages and test automation frameworks
• .NET development and or C# skills

Benefits

• At ClearBank we have a flexible working philosophy, empowering our employees to manage their time in a way which allows them to meet both work and personal commitments, in partnership with their line manager
• Spacious and well-equipped new offices in London and Bristol
• 27 days annual leave per year, plus flexible bank holidays
• The option to work outside of the UK for up to 30 days per year
• Regular company-wide socials
• Take a couple of days per year to volunteer with your chosen charity to do something bigger than ClearBank
• Private healthcare through Healix and discounted Bupa dental cover, with employee healthy living perks and discounts through YuLife
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to join an innovative team that’s building a bank fit for the future!

ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration.

ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limi

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