System Integration Test Lead — Remote & Lab Operations

Indra Group UK & Ireland; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays 25 days

Private medical insurance

Pension 4%/4%

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible/remote working

Learning & development

Social events

Job summary

Indra Group UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced System Integration Test Manager to establish and run UK system test laboratories, turning plans into fully operational facilities and then leading test delivery across the programme.

You will work with System Test, System Integration, Facilities, IT, network and security teams, suppliers and the client to ensure readiness and ongoing laboratory availability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience taking a test laboratory from initial requirements and layout through installation, commissioning and operational readiness.
• Experience as a Test Manager for complex systems combining physical devices, software, networks and external interfaces, with responsibility for teams, planning, execution and reporting.
• Practical understanding of laboratory equipment, test environments and hardware/software integration. Ability to identify infrastructure needs, troubleshoot with specialists and manage technical dependencies end to end.
• Strong knowledge of test planning, requirements coverage, defect management, configuration control and test evidence, including the use of test management tools and automated testing.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and suppliers, manage schedules and costs, elevate issues clearly and turn incomplete information into a workable delivery plan.
• Ability to produce technical documentation and communicate confidently with engineers, programme teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Translate testing scope and building plans into a functional laboratory design, installation plan and commissioning schedule. Identify capabilities for front-office devices, back-office systems, interfaces, simulators and test tooling.
• Define laboratory requirements for test benches, device positioning, racks, cabling, power, cooling, network connectivity and secure access.
• Coordinate facilities and technical specialists to deliver requirements and resolve dependencies.
• Plan and coordinate equipment procurement or transfer; ensure software, licences, accounts, test data and documentation are available.
• Coordinate network and back-office access, environment configuration and integration with external systems.
• Define and execute commissioning and readiness checks; demonstrate end-to-end test flows and address gaps before service.

Skills

Test management

System integration

Stakeholder coordination

Technical documentation

Team leadership

Risk management

Automation testing

Tools

DOORS

TestRail

Jira

Job description

Indra Group UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced System Integration Test Manager to establish and run UK system test laboratories, turning plans into fully operational facilities and then leading test delivery across the programme.

You will work with System Test, System Integration, Facilities, IT, network and security teams, suppliers and the client to ensure readiness and ongoing laboratory availability.