Senior V&V Test Manager – Defence Systems

Leidos; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a senior Test Manager / Verification and Validation Manager to establish and lead the verification, validation and testing approach for a complex Defence capability. You will ensure requirements are supported by objective evidence and coordinate across engineering, delivery, quality, customers and suppliers.

You will oversee system, subsystem, software, hardware, interface, integration and operational testing, driving readiness reviews and evidence-based decisions to

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading verification, validation, testing or systems assurance activities within large-scale programs.
• Develop and govern test strategies, master test plans and integrated V&V frameworks.
• Understanding of the testing lifecycle from planning to closure with auditable evidence.
• Lead multidisciplinary testing across software, hardware, networks, interfaces and ops.
• Evaluate complex results and provide evidence-based recommendations on release readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and governance of the program's Verification, Validation and Test strategy.
• Provide technical leadership across system, software, hardware and integration testing.
• Drive test readiness by defining criteria, reviews and evidence-based decisions.
• Coordinate testing with customers, delivery teams, engineering, subcontractors and suppliers.

Skills

V&V leadership

Test strategy

Systems testing

Stakeholder mgmt

Traceability

Defence domain

Tools

Jira

Confluence

HP ALM

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a senior Test Manager / Verification and Validation Manager to establish and lead the verification, validation and testing approach for a complex Defence capability. You will ensure requirements are supported by objective evidence and coordinate across engineering, delivery, quality, customers and suppliers.

You will oversee system, subsystem, software, hardware, interface, integration and operational testing, driving readiness reviews and evidence-based decisions to