Lead Test Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading consultancy firm is seeking a proactive Lead Test Engineer to oversee successful UK projects in public safety. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in testing within safety-critical technologies and will contribute to developing test procedures while leading test campaigns. Key responsibilities include planning testing procedures, creating test schedules, and conducting hands-on testing. Strong knowledge of both classical and agile development environments is essential. This role offers a dynamic work environment where strategic thinking and practical skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Extensive test experience in both classical and agile development environments.
• Knowledge of public safety domain supporting safety-critical products.
• Hands-on experience with various test tools.
• Experience implementing testing strategies and schedules.
• Telecommunications systems experience, including telephony and radio integration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft cloud-based services (Azure/AWS).
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server is ideal.
• Understanding of ITIL processes in a support environment.
• Familiarity with JAMA/Jira is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Plan and define systematic testing procedures for projects and product development.
• Create test schedules and ensure testing specifications are complete.
• Analyze and plan the testing environment.
• Identify potential improvements in project and product development processes.
• Report test status and progress based on key performance indicators.
• Conduct test activities as defined in various test procedure books.

Skills

Test experience in classical & agile development environments

Knowledge of Public Safety domain

Hands-on experience with various test tools

Experience implementing testing strategies

Telecommunications systems experience

Experience with Microsoft operating platforms

Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server

Knowledge of ITIL processes

Knowledge of JAMA/Jira

Job description

A market leading public safety client of ours is looking for a proactive Lead Test Engineer with demonstrable experience (preferably with a background of safety/mission critical technologies), to be responsible for delivery of successful UK projects from a testing point of view for the end customer. The role requires someone who can think strategically but has the drive to continue with hands‑on testing activities.

Using your experience, you will be able to contribute to the development of test procedures and their traceability back to requirements. You will be responsible for leading the test campaigns according to the test procedures developed for the programme. You will also contribute to Test Readiness Reviews, Test Review Boards and provide support to the completion of requisite test documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, calculating and defining methodical testing procedures for projects and product development.
• Creating test schedules and ensuring that the testing specifications are complete.
• Analysing, defining and planning the testing environment.
• Analysing the project and product development process with regard to possible potential for improvement.
• Reporting test status and progress based on the respective key figures internally and externally.
• Conduct of test activities as defined in the various test procedure books.

Experience & Knowledge required

• Extensive Test experience in both classical & agile development environments
• Knowledge of Public Safety domain supporting safety critical products/ projects.
• Practical/ hands on experience of a variety test tools
• Experience implementing testing strategies, schedules & Testing Techniques.
• Telecommunications systems experience (telephony/ Radio integration)
• Experience with Microsoft operating platforms, including Microsoft cloud-based services (Azure/AWS)
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server ideally
• Knowledge of ITIL processes in a support environment
• Knowledge of JAMA/Jira would be an advantage.

If this looks like something that could be right for you, or you would just like to hear a bit more please feel free to hit apply or contact Lewis Dunn@ ARM on #removed# or

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (ARM). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.