Integration Test Lead

Leidos; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexi-Time Working

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

Leidos UK is seeking a Senior Integration Tester to join a large-scale systems integration programme. This hybrid role in Whiteley, Hampshire requires SC clearance and involves delivering test documentation, executing tests, and coordinating with Customer stakeholders.

You will generate test plans, designs and reports, create test cases, document results, and collaborate with suppliers to identify root causes and improvements.

Qualifications

• ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in software testing.
• Experience with testing lifecycle and multiple testing types (Functional, Non-Functional, and Integration).
• Experience testing software across 1GL–3GL languages such as ADA, C, C++, Java.
• Experience with Waterfall and V‑model (V development).
• Experience with Linux environments and related tools.
• Ability to estimate and plan own tasks and manage completion.
• Strong oral and written communication for technical and non‑technical discussions.
• Experience creating Test Cases from requirements and design documents.

Responsibilities

• Generate and review Test Plans, Designs and Reports with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Create Test Cases from requirements and design documentation with SMEs.
• Document test results, defects, and progress including risks and issues.
• Investigate issues with suppliers to identify root cause and resolution.
• Analyse data and test evidence to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Data analysis of interface messaging and comparison of legacy data to new systems.
• Identify process improvements in new and existing workflows.
• Support Automation team to develop regression test packs.

Skills

ISTQB/ISEB

Testing lifecycle

Integration testing

Communication skills

Linux

Programming languages: ADA, C, C++, JS

Tools

TestRail

Jira/Confluence

IBM DOORS

NoMagic Cameo

Python

Apache

Job description

Description

Integration Test Lead

Location: This is a Hybrid working role. Whiteley, Hampshire

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance.

General program information and/or position overview

We are looking for a Senior Integration Tester to join our team to help us deliver a large-scale systems integration programme.

As part of a multi discipline team the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of test documentation and execution, as assigned by the Test Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for interfacing with multiple teams, and with Customer stakeholders to design, create and execute tests. The role will require the ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team, ranging from technical personnel to programme leadership.

The role includes executing tests across a variety of software products, their interfaces and network & infrastructure configurations, and identifying and managing resulting defects.

What will I be doing?

• Generating and reviewing Test Plans, Designs and Reports, working with suppliers and senior stakeholders
• Generating Test Cases by reviewing of requirements and design documentation, liaising with SMEs
• Documenting of test results and any defects/reporting progress, risks & issues
• Investigating issues and working with suppliers to identify root cause and resolution
• Analysing data, large datasets and test evidence from suppliers to show compliance to requirements
• Data analysis of interface messaging, comparing legacy data to new systems.
• Identifying improvements in new and existing processes
• Supporting Automation team to develop regression test pack

What does Leidos need from me?

• Good Test experience - including ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in software testing
• Ability to work onsite with the team
• Excellent understanding of Testing Lifecycle and the different types of testing such as Functional, Non-Functional and Integration Testing
• Proven track record in testing Software solutions for 1st (1GL) through 3rd (3GL) generation languages (e.g. ADA 83/95, C, C++)
• Experience of Waterfall and V development models
• Experience using Linux type operating systems
• Experience using environments related to 1GL through 3GL generation Languages
• Able to estimate and plan own immediate tasks and manage their completion
• Good oral and written communication skills, confident in technical and non-technical discussions
• Good time management and organisational skills – ability to work with minimal supervision
• Enthusiastic, proactive, troubleshooting attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies
• Experience of creating Test Cases based on requirements and design documents

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with real-time and/or safety-related software
• Knowledge of other delivery methodologies, Agile development (e.g. Scrum)
• Knowledge of modelling languages (e.g. SysML, UML)
• Knowledge of procedural and object orientated software development languages (e.g. Ada, C, C++ & Java)
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python)
• Knowledge of COTS integration technologies (e.g. Apache)
• Working with large-scale and complex integration programmes
• Knowledge of NoMagic Cameo/IBM DOORS, Atlassian toolset, TestRail or equivalent tools

ATM knowledge would be advantageous but is not a pre-requisite

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme and much more!)
• Flexi-Time Working

ATM knowledge would be advantageous but is not a pre-requisite

Pay Range:

£47,600.00-£61,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the worldsafer,healthier, andmore efficient through technology, engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration:

having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People:

Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.