Technical Test Lead - Infrastructure & Security

Sopra Steria; England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits fund

Job summary

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security team is seeking a Technical Test Lead in Gloucestershire to guide testing across complex infrastructure and systems, balancing hands-on activity with leadership and stakeholder engagement.

You will mentor analysts, develop test strategies for infrastructure environments, estimate testing effort, drive improvements, manage test environments and reporting, while ensuring security and performance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a testing team and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Strong background in infrastructure testing or systems engineering.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or Jira in test management.
• Ability to estimate, plan and coordinate complex testing activities.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and engage with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and coordinate a team of Technical Test Analysts.
• Produce test strategies, review plans and guide test cases for infrastructure.
• Provide estimates for technical testing activities and support delivery.
• Drive improvement by applying best practices and evaluating tools.
• Manage test environments and coordinate activities across stakeholders.
• Produce test reporting and escalate risks affecting quality or timelines.

Skills

Technical leadership

Infrastructure testing

Azure DevOps

Jira

Test strategy

Test planning

Estimation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

TestRail

Zephyr

Windows Server

Virtualisation platforms

PowerShell

Job description

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security team is seeking a Technical Test Lead in Gloucestershire to guide testing across complex infrastructure and systems, balancing hands-on activity with leadership and stakeholder engagement.

You will mentor analysts, develop test strategies for infrastructure environments, estimate testing effort, drive improvements, manage test environments and reporting, while ensuring security and performance standards.