Test Manager

Scrumconnect Limited; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting in Swansea, United Kingdom, seeks an experienced Test Manager to lead testing across complex digital services within a governed environment. You will define test strategies, manage testing teams across multiple delivery streams, and ensure high-quality outcomes through robust governance and metrics.

Collaborate with product managers, analysts, developers and stakeholders to optimise test coverage, risk management and release readiness, while embracing our flexible hybrid

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Test Manager or Senior Test Lead in complex programmes.
• Strong knowledge of test principles, SDLC, and governance.
• Experience with risk management, defect tracking, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement test strategies, plans and approaches.
• Lead end-to-end testing across the software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate functional, integration, system, regression, UAT, performance and security testing.
• Mentor test analysts and engineers across delivery teams.
• Collaborate with PMs, BAs, Developers, Architects and DevOps to ensure coverage.
• Review requirements and acceptance criteria to identify testing needs and risks.
• Establish testing processes, governance and quality controls.
• Monitor progress and report on test status, risks and defects.
• Oversee defect management and ensure evidence meets governance standards.
• Support release decisions with clear testing outcomes and quality metrics.

Skills

Test management

Agile and Waterfall delivery

Stakeholder management

Test strategy development

Team leadership

Governance and quality controls

Education

ISTQB/ISEB certification

Tools

JIRA

Azure DevOps

AWS/Azure

Job description

Swansea, United Kingdom | Posted on 27/08/2026

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy whose work has positively influencing the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We deliver impactful technology solutions across UK government departments, working at the forefront of user-centred design, agile delivery, and scalable digital services that genuinely make a difference.

Strong focus on work-life balance with a flexible hybrid model (3 days onsite)

Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary agile environment alongside civil servants and industry experts

Based in Swansea, South Wales - three days per week on-site

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to lead and manage testing activities across complex digital services and applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing test strategies, managing test teams, coordinating testing across multiple delivery streams, and ensuring high-quality outcomes within a structured and governed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test approaches aligned with project and business objectives.
  
• Lead end-to-end testing activities across the software development lifecycle.
  
• Manage and coordinate functional, integration, system, regression, UAT, performance, security, and operational acceptance testing .
  
• Lead, mentor, and support test analysts and engineers across multiple delivery teams.
  
• Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, DevOps teams, and stakeholders to ensure effective test coverage.
  
• Review requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications to identify testing needs and risks.
  
• Establish appropriate testing processes, standards, governance, and quality controls.
  
• Manage test schedules, dependencies, resources, environments, and test data.
  
• Monitor testing progress and provide regular reporting on test status, risks, issues, defects, and quality metrics .
  
• Identify and manage testing risks and dependencies, escalating issues where required.
  
• Oversee defect management, ensuring defects are appropriately prioritised, tracked, and resolved.
  
• Ensure testing evidence and documentation meet project governance and audit requirements.
  
• Support release and deployment decisions by providing clear assessments of testing outcomes and product quality.
  
• Continuously improve testing processes, tools, and ways of working.
  
• Ensure testing activities comply with relevant organisational, security, accessibility, and regulatory standards.
  
• Proven experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead within complex technology or digital transformation programmes.
  
• Strong experience managing end-to-end testing across Agile and/or Waterfall delivery environments .
  
• Experience developing and executing test strategies, test plans, and test approaches.
  
• Strong knowledge of software testing principles, methodologies, and the SDLC .
  
• Experience managing test teams and coordinating testing across multiple workstreams.
  
• Strong experience with defect management, test reporting, risk management, and test governance .
  
• Experience working with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar test/defect management tools .
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Experience working within structured, governed, or regulated environments.
  
• Experience working within UK Government or public-sector digital programmes .
  
• Knowledge of GDS Service Standards and digital delivery practices.
  
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps environments .
  
• Understanding of performance, security, accessibility, and resilience testing.
  
• Experience working with cloud-based platforms such as AWS or Azure .
  
• Experience with automation testing frameworks and modern testing tools.
  
• ISTQB, ISEB, or equivalent testing certification.
  
• Experience managing testing for large-scale, cloud-based distributed applications.