Senior Tester DV CLEARED

Experis UK; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Tester DV CLEARED to lead testing efforts in a dynamic environment. This role involves managing teams, developing test strategies, and ensuring high-quality delivery across infrastructure and application projects. Ideal candidates will have experience in both manual and automated testing, with a strong understanding of testing lifecycles.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Work on mission-critical projects

Blend hands-on delivery with leadership

Qualifications

• Experience in testing across infrastructure and applications.
• Hands-on execution of tests and result logging.
• Ability to mentor junior testers.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of testers across various projects.
• Developing and executing test strategies and plans.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle Understanding

Agile Methodologies

Test Case Design

Defect Lifecycle Management

Root Cause Analysis

Tools

SOAP UI

JIRA

Jenkins

XML

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Senior Tester | MUST BE DV CLEARED

Overview

Are you a Senior Tester looking for a hands-on, impactful role where you can lead by example and shape the future of testing in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment?

Our client is seeking experienced and self-motivated Test Leads to join a well-established Test Practice, delivering testing solutions across infrastructure and application projects. You will have the opportunity to lead small teams, drive testing strategy, and ensure consistent quality - while collaborating with delivery teams and mentoring emerging talent.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a structured, yet innovative environment where testing is integral to successful programme delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting a team of testers across infrastructure and application projects
• Developing and executing test strategies, test plans, and test cases
• Delivering high-quality documentation across the testing lifecycle
• Executing both manual and automated test scripts
• Collaborating with stakeholders to define testing scope and ensure smooth delivery
• Analysing defects and managing issue resolution
• Coordinating test environments, data, and toolsets to align with project schedules
• Ensuring traceability from requirements through to test results
• Using tools like SOAP UI, XML, JIRA, and Jenkins
  
  

Key Skills & Experience

• Understanding of Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
• Exposure to Agile, Waterfall, or V-Model delivery methodologies
• Experience testing across both infrastructure and applications
• Strong test case design and data identification skills
• Hands-on execution of tests and result logging
• Defect lifecycle management and root cause analysis
• Familiarity with reporting progress, risks, and incidents to stakeholders
• Experience writing Test Plans, Test Reports, and managing defects
• Proficient with tools: SOAP UI, XML, Jenkins, JIRA
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in technical testing areas (automated/manual)
• Prior exposure to secure or classified projects
• Ability to mentor junior testers and support the growth of the Test Practice
  
  

Why Apply?

• Work on mission-critical projects with a strong sense of purpose
• Be part of a growing Test Practice delivering secure solutions
• Blend hands-on delivery with team leadership
• Strong support for career progression and cross-skilling

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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