Test Manager

Leidos; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead governance and delivery across complex systems. You will coordinate test resources, environments and data, and develop testing strategy and schedules to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include coordinating functional, system, integration, performance and security testing, managing defects and risks, and updating governance forums with readiness assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading testing across complex technology, engineering or transformation programs.
• Ability to develop test strategy, plans and reporting frameworks.
• Proven track record coordinating multiple stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead test planning, governance and delivery across complex systems and environments.
• Coordinate resources, environments, data and dependencies for testing.
• Develop the test strategy, master plan, schedules and exit criteria.
• Coordinate functional, system, integration, performance, security and user acceptance testing.
• Manage defects, risks, environments and release dependencies with clear prioritisation.
• Provide evidence-based status updates on test progress and release readiness.

Skills

Test governance

Coordination

Defect management

Release dependencies

Test environments

Tools

ASDEFCON

Automation tools

Job description

About Leidos Australia

At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.

This includes:

• Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits - Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact - Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future - Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About the Team

You'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

Mission Software Systems (MSS) brings together expertise across intelligence, software, and cloud to deliver end-to-end capability supporting the full intelligence lifecycle, from planning through to dissemination and feedback. The team fosters a culture of innovation, leveraging modern engineering practices and shared infrastructure to rapidly build, test, and deploy software solutions across a range of environments, including cloud. MSS also plays a key role in advancing technology modernisation within Government, delivering scalable and adaptable solutions for complex enterprise challenges.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will lead test planning, governance and delivery across complex systems and integrated environments. You will coordinate test resources, environments, data and dependencies to provide confidence that solutions meet functional, technical and operational requirements.

Develop the test strategy, master test plan, schedules, entry and exit criteria, and reporting framework.

Coordinate functional, system, integration, performance, security and user acceptance testing across delivery teams.

Manage defects, test risks, environment constraints and dependencies, ensuring issues are clearly prioritised and escalated.

Provide evidence-based reporting on test progress, coverage, quality and release readiness.

Develop capabilities for both procedural and automated testing.

About You

You understand how to establish proportionate test governance while keeping delivery moving. You can coordinate multiple stakeholders, interpret technical evidence and provide an objective view of solution readiness.

Essential:

• Experience managing testing across complex technology, engineering or transformation programs.
• Capability in test strategy, planning, estimation, execution oversight and reporting.
• Knowledge of functional, integration, system and acceptance testing approaches.
• Experience managing defects, traceability, test environments, data and release dependencies.
• Ability to lead test teams and coordinate vendors, engineers and business representatives.
• Ability to communicate quality risks and readiness recommendations to governance forums.

Advantageous:

• Experience with ASDEFCON testing programs.
• Experience with test automation, performance testing or service virtualisation.
• Relevant testing certification or qualification.
• Exposure to large-scale systems integration or regulated environments.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV-1 security clearance.

Due to the nature of our work, applicants must be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.

Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australia