Defect Manager

Experis - ManpowerGroup; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Medical and Dental cover

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Maternity Pay/Shared Parental leave

Sick pay

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking a Defect Manager/Quality Test Engineer for a confidential MOD CDS project. The role is remote UK with requirement for resilience and strong collaboration across stakeholders.

You will own the defect lifecycle, coordinate release activities, and drive high-quality testing outcomes in a security-cleared environment. The role emphasizes data-driven defect reporting, and coordination with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in defect management and quality engineering.
• Proven ability to manage full defect lifecycle in a structured delivery environment.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end defect lifecycle from logging to closure.
• Triage, track, progress, and escalate defects across teams.
• Maintain defect records, status, and evidence with clear reports.
• Produce defect metrics and trend updates for stakeholders.
• Coordinate with development and delivery teams for timely resolution.
• Support non-functional testing and track defects across test cycles.

Skills

Defect management

QA

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Documentation

Collaboration

Release testing

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

ROLE TITLE: Defect Manager

LOCATION: Remote UK

CLEARANCE: Must have 5 years continuous UK residency. The ideal candidate will have active SC Clearance or be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

We are actively looking to secure a Quality/ Test Engineer to join Experis.

Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively.

Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is very personal, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development.

Job Purpose/The Role:
You will be responsible for developing and maintaining DataStage pipelines, using your expertise in data integration and manipulation to transform data from the source into the IBM MAS target model. This role supports a confidential MOD project and requires strong technical delivery, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Role Summary

We are seeking a detail-focused and highly organised Defect Manager / Quality Test Engineer to take ownership of the full defect lifecycle for bugs identified during CDS release activity and continuous non-functional testing. You will work closely with programme stakeholders, delivery teams, and senior leaders to drive defects to resolution, maintain visibility of progress, and support the delivery of a high-performing CDS platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end defect lifecycle from logging through to closure.
• Triage, track, progress, and elevate defects across multiple delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate defect records, status updates, and supporting evidence.
• Produce clear defect reports, metrics, and trend updates for stakeholders and senior management.
• Coordinate with development, testing, and delivery teams to ensure timely resolution.COORDINATE.
• Support non-functional testing activities by tracking and managing defects raised during test cycles.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across programme and technical teams.
• Escalate risks, blockers, and overdue defects promptly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of defect management processes and reporting standards.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in defect management, QA, test, or quality engineering roles.
• Proven ability to manage the full defect lifecycle in a structured delivery environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and progress multiple defects simultaneously.
• Good understanding of test environments, defect triage, and issue escalation.
• Collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across delivery and technical teams.
• Experience in release, test, or non-functional testing environments would be beneficial.

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting large-scale programme releases.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Understanding of quality assurance, test governance, and root cause analysis.
• Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments.

Benefits Include:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and Dental cover
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Maternity Pay/Shared Parental leave and paternity leave
• Sick pay

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