Quality Engineer — Lead Test Management for Government Projects

Undisclosed; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer - Test Management to join a high-profile Government programme. You will lead QA and testing across complex projects, shaping strategy and ensuring delivery standards throughout the software lifecycle.

Location: 2-3 days per week in London, Manchester, Leicester, Hursley, Glasgow or Edinburgh. Duration: 6 months. The role demands strong test leadership, test planning, defect governance and stakeholder communication to drive quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end test management across projects.
• Define and implement QA strategies and testing approaches.
• Manage test planning, execution, reporting and defect governance.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes and quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test management activities across project delivery.
• Define and implement quality assurance strategies and testing approaches.
• Manage test planning, execution, reporting, and defect governance.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes and quality frameworks.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and delivery leads to ensure successful outcomes.
• Provide strategic guidance on quality risks and mitigation activities.
• Ensure testing activities align with project objectives and delivery timelines.
• Functional Testing
• Non-Functional Testing
• Strong Technical Breadth
• Test Analysis
• Strategic Quality & Test Leadership
• Delivery & Execution Management
• Test & Quality Process Improvement and Optimisation
• Technical Awareness & Engineering Alignment
• Stakeholder Management & Communication
• Defect Governance & Quality Risk Management

Skills

Test management

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Defect governance

Test planning

Non-functional testing

Functional testing

Delivery leadership

Tools

Testing tools

Job description

Undisclosed is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer - Test Management to join a high-profile Government programme. You will lead QA and testing across complex projects, shaping strategy and ensuring delivery standards throughout the software lifecycle.

Location: 2-3 days per week in London, Manchester, Leicester, Hursley, Glasgow or Edinburgh. Duration: 6 months. The role demands strong test leadership, test planning, defect governance and stakeholder communication to drive quality outcomes.