Test Manager

SR2; City Of London; Híbrido; GBP 101.000 - 111.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SR2 is seeking an experienced Test Manager to own SIT and UAT on a central government digital programme. You will lead end-to-end testing, shaping the approach and verifying delivery across multiple supplier partners.

Hybrid role with travel to London, and SC clearance requirements. Initially through March 2027 with 6-month extensions, Inside IR35 terms apply.

Formación

• Own SIT and UAT end-to-end from planning to sign-off.
• Lead a virtual, multi-supplier test team and QA across partners.
• Write test plans and scripts from requirements and designs.
• Coordinate defect management and test artefact delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Review requirements and integration designs to shape the test approach.
• Write SIT plans, scripts and test data from requirements.
• Lead SIT execution, Go/No-Go calls and exit meetings.
• Direct a virtual cross-partner SIT team and capture evidence.
• Write and run UAT scripts with business users.
• Ensure defects are raised, tracked and resolved across partners.
• Produce test summary reports for each phase.
• Assure testing artefacts across functional and non-functional phases.

Conocimientos

SIT ownership

UAT leadership

Test planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Herramientas

Jira

Zephyr

Descripción del empleo

Test Manager - SC Clearance Required
Inside IR35: £550 - £600
Initially till March 2027, 6 months extensions to follow
Hybrid travel to London

The role

You'll lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a central government digital programme delivered by several supplier partners. You'll own testing end to end: plans, scripts, execution, defects and sign-off. You'll also assure the testing each partner delivers, acting as the department's quality lead across a virtual, multi-supplier test team.

What you'll do

• Review requirements and technical integration design documents to shape the test approach
• Write SIT test plans, scripts and test data from those requirements and designs
• Run SIT Go/No-Go calls, daily execution meetings and SIT exit meetings
• Direct a virtual, cross-partner SIT team in real time, so scripts are executed and test evidence is captured
• Write UAT scripts and run UAT with the business, through business-executed scripts or witness test sessions
• Make sure defects are raised, progressed and resolved, and challenge partners where a defect is disputed
• Produce test summary reports for each phase
• Review and assure all testing and test artefacts delivered by partners, across functional and non-functional phases
• Act as the QA advocate and point of contact, advising and leading partners on test best practice

Essential

• Owning System Integration Testing, not just participating in it
• Owning User Acceptance Testing, including leading and demonstrating to business users
• Leading supplier partners and their QA teams: reviewing their deliverables, giving direction and challenging where needed
• Confidence to steer a virtual SIT team spanning several partners, including holding the line on disputed defects
• Writing test plans and scripts from technical integration designs and requirements
• Test and defect management tools (e.g. Jira, Zephyr)
• Working knowledge of functional and non-functional test phases (system, performance, UAT, accessibility, migration) to assure partner delivery
• Managing parallel deliverables
• Building strong working relationships across multiple supplier test teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication; calm, level-headed and pragmatic under pressure

Desirable

• Testing AI or AI agents, or using AI-enabled testing tools
• Central government or wider public-sector delivery