Test Assurance Manager

Onyx-Conseil; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Test Assurance Manager to define and lead their test assurance strategy. This role will oversee testing activities for both internal projects and external suppliers, ensuring compliance and quality standards. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in testing management in complex environments, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Join a collaborative environment focused on quality and risk management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience assuring or managing testing in complex delivery environments.
• Experience in defining and implementing test strategies and frameworks.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with multiple delivery partners effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Agency's Test Policy and Assurance Framework.
• Provide independent assurance of supplier and internal testing.
• Engage key stakeholders and influence effective testing execution.
• Champion continuous improvement in test assurance capabilities.
• Line manage, mentor, and develop Test Assurance Analysts.
• Forecast testing needs and resource profiles.

Skills

Strong stakeholder management

Test assurance processes

Risk management

Team leadership

Job description

The Test Assurance Manager is responsible for defining, maintaining, and leading the agency’s test assurance strategy, policies, and frameworks across all programmes and deliveries. This role provides senior-level oversight and direction for test assurance activities across both internal and supplier-led projects, ensuring that testing is planned, executed, and evidenced to a consistently high standard.

The role includes the line management of Test Assurance Analystsand requires strong stakeholder management to influence and collaborate with multiple delivery partners. The Test Assurance Manager must operate pragmatically, balancing governance and delivery needs across projects with varying levels of testing maturity, supplier capability, and assurance readiness.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience assuring or managing testing across multi-supplier and/or complex delivery environments, and experience in defining and implementing test strategies, policies and assurance frameworks.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Test Strategy, Policy and Framework Ownership - Own, develop, and maintain the Agency's Test Policy, Test Assurance Framework, and associated guidance, templates and artefacts. Define and embed test assurance processes that integrate with existing governance and delivery functions.

• Provide Assurance & Oversight - Provide independent assurance of supplier and internal testing across all projects and programmes. Review and approve test strategies, plans and reports to ensure adequacy and alignment. Identify and track risks, issues, and non-compliance.

• Stakeholder Management - Engage and influence key stakeholders across the business, technical and delivery teams to ensure testing and assurance are effectively planned and executed. Build strong relationships with programme managers, delivery leads, suppliers and assurance boards.

• Continuous Improvement - Champion test and quality maturity across the agency and supplier ecosystem. Capture lessons learned and drive improvements in test assurance capability, tools, and practices. Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and assurance methods.

• Leadership & Line Management - Line manage, mentor, and develop Test Assurance Analysts. Plan and allocate resources to projects based on risk and priority. Foster a collaborative, supportive team culture focused on risk awareness, quality outcomes, and continuous improvement.

• Test forecasting for needs and resourcing - Liaise with delivery streams, programmes, towers, and projectsto understand upcoming testing needs, resource profiles, and capability requirements. Ensure that shared resources are effectively deployed, developed, and supported to deliver value across multiple initiatives. Create a clear governance model for engagement, prioritisation, and reporting of test resource deployment.