Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Job Summary SPARK TSL builds technology for healthcare and industrial environments where reliability genuinely matters. We're evolving our delivery model from feature-focused development to managed solutions with AI capa…
Skills: Software Testing, Hardware Testing, Automation Frameworks, Selenium, Appium
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Act as the primary authority on solution quality, overseeing end-to-end validation across software, hardware, and network environments. Ensure no solution is deployed or delivered without structured validation and approval to maintain reliability in healthcare and industrial settings.
Requires strong technical credibility in both software and hardware testing with experience in automation frameworks like Selenium and Appium. Candidates must be comfortable acting as an independent quality gate and influencing senior stakeholders.
Job Summary
SPARK TSL builds technology for healthcare and industrial environments where reliability genuinely matters. We're evolving our delivery model from feature-focused development to managed solutions with AI capabilities. QA needs to evolve with us.Job Description
You'll establish solution quality across three dimensions:
Practice - Build CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks that validate hardware, software, APIs, and deployment scenarios. Embed AI-assisted testing into how we work. Own hardware testing as a critical part of the picture.
Standards - Define what "ready to release" means across SPARK Fusion and SPARK Connect. Establish quality gates that Product and Engineering trust, because they're clear and consistent. Map compliance testing requirements into every release decision.
People - Partner with the team to elevate how SPARK TSL thinks about quality as a shared responsibility across Product, Engineering, and QA. Quality ownership shouldn't be siloed.
Our solutions run on NHS bedside terminals, power hospital Wi-Fi, and manage connectivity in transport hubs and industrial facilities across dozens of organisations. A quality failure isn't a bug report. It's disrupted patient care, blocked commuter access, or operational downtime. As we scale velocity and expand into new products, testing can't be an afterthought bolted on at the end. You'll define how quality is built in from the start, across hardware, software, deployment, and team practices. This role exists because the cost of getting it wrong is too high to leave to chance.
Success in Year 1: Working CI/CD pipelines, documented quality standards that stakeholders trust, compliance testing integrated throughout, and frameworks that scale as the team grows.
Competitive salary dependent on experience, plus performance-linked bonus. Comprehensive benefits: life insurance, minimum 33 annual leave days including bank holidays, medical cash plan, salary sacrifice pension scheme, mental health and counselling support, gym membership, retail discounts and more.
We're a people-first business. We care more about how you approach problems than ticking every box.
This role suits you if you:
Have strong technical credibility across software and hardware testing (automation frameworks, mobile testing, API testing, deployment validation)
Understand systems, not just features. How hardware, cloud, mobile apps, user workflows, and deployment constraints interact.
Are interested in learning about healthcare and regulated environments, including
UK NHS clinical safety standards (DCB0129/0160), DSPT, and medical-device regulation where applicable.
Have built or led QA before, or you're a strong technical tester ready to step into leadership
Have hands-on automation experience (CI/CD, Selenium, Appium, test frameworks)
Are energised by building from scratch, not maintaining inherited systems
Can influence without formal authority. You earn trust through clarity and judgment.
Are curious about AI-assisted testing
Are based in or willing to relocate to Bristol. 4 days/week on-site minimum in our new city centre offices. Hardware testing and real-world solution configuration require physical access to lab environments and cross-functional collaboration.
Direct Access to Leadership - You'll report to Head of Product & Delivery and collaborate directly with Product, Sales, Operations, and executive leadership. Your judgment shapes strategic decisions.
Real Clinical Impact - Your quality decisions affect NHS Trust workflows and patient experience. Not hypothetical; actual lives depend on reliability.
Technical Complexity at Scale - Hardware + software + deployment + compliance. Most QA roles own one; you'll own the system.
Inflection Point - You're joining as we shift to managed solutions and AI-assisted delivery. You define what quality means in that model.
A Team You'll Build - Hire and shape QA culture from scratch. You're not inheriting dysfunction.
Applications close: 18th August 2026
First-stage interviews: Week commencing 2nd September 2026
Final stage: Week commencing 16th September 2026. Structured assessment focused on your approach to solution quality. We'll present a scenario and discuss how you'd assess, test, and recommend release readiness.
Worker Type
RegularNumber of Openings Available
1Making life better, with connections that matter
SPARK TSL works in partnership with 80+ NHS Trusts across the UK to deliver its SPARK solution. Offering tailored patient engagement and WiFi solutions that integrate with clinical and administrative systems to solve sector-wide and site-specific pain points, the solution's highlights include: • Patient, visitor and staff secure WiFi • Access to a variety of entertainment - TV, radio, games, magazines • A platform to increase charity exposure and drive donations • Educational content - health videos and access to the NHS App • HL7 integration • Translation tools • Dementia support, communication aids and more • Service requests i.e. meal ordering • Surveys • Digitally inclusive, BYOD or facility-owned devices • Exceptional 24/7/365 support SPARK TSL has introduced its latest innovative technology, SPARK Fusion®, which utilises Apple devices at the bedside to enhance communication and streamline processes between staff and patients. Fusion is designed to improve patient care efficiency and experience, further solidifying our commitment to advancing care. Our solution drives staff efficiencies, involves patients in their journey, and saves Trusts time and money, as well as entertain and engage patients and visitors. Fusion ultimately leads to greater overall results such as reducing bed blocking and readmissions. Start your digital transformation journey with us today.
Offices: SPARK Technology Services Limited, 5 Cranmere Court, Lustleigh Close, Exeter, Devon EX2 8PW, GB
Making life better, with connections that matter
SPARK TSL works in partnership with 80+ NHS Trusts across the UK to deliver its SPARK solution. Offering tailored patient engagement and WiFi solutions that integrate with clinical and administrative systems to solve sector-wide and site-specific pain points, the solution's highlights include: • Patient, visitor and staff secure WiFi • Access to a variety of entertainment - TV, radio, games, magazines • A platform to increase charity exposure and drive donations • Educational content - health videos and access to the NHS App • HL7 integration • Translation tools • Dementia support, communication aids and more • Service requests i.e. meal ordering • Surveys • Digitally inclusive, BYOD or facility-owned devices • Exceptional 24/7/365 support SPARK TSL has introduced its latest innovative technology, SPARK Fusion®, which utilises Apple devices at the bedside to enhance communication and streamline processes between staff and patients. Fusion is designed to improve patient care efficiency and experience, further solidifying our commitment to advancing care. Our solution drives staff efficiencies, involves patients in their journey, and saves Trusts time and money, as well as entertain and engage patients and visitors. Fusion ultimately leads to greater overall results such as reducing bed blocking and readmissions. Start your digital transformation journey with us today.
Offices: SPARK Technology Services Limited, 5 Cranmere Court, Lustleigh Close, Exeter, Devon EX2 8PW, GB
