Senior Manager, Test Manager, Quality Engineering, Government and Public Sector

London, Manchester; Alabama; Híbrido; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Career development

Descripción de la vacante

Deloitte in the UK is seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead test delivery across SIT, UAT and test automation within large-scale government programmes. You will work with delivery leads, business analysts and stakeholders to ensure evidence-based assurance and release readiness.

You will manage test strategies, plans and governance, coordinate cross-functional teams, and build sustainable testing capability in a hybrid environment based in London or Manchester.

Formación

• Active UK SC clearance or eligible (UK residency).
• Significant experience leading functional testing across complex, large-scale programmes.
• Proven experience managing multiple test phases (SIT/UAT) across integrated processes.
• Experience establishing and managing test automation strategies in delivery pipelines.
• Experience creating and owning risk-based testing strategies and plans.
• Experience with defect management and triage across multiple teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead functional testing across SIT, UAT and test automation with clear governance.
• Create and own test strategies, plans, estimates, schedules and reporting.
• Define risk-based testing approach with traceability to requirements and business processes.
• Lead SIT across integrated systems, data flows and third parties; ensure environments and data readiness.
• Lead UAT including business-user engagement, design scenarios and acceptance reporting.
• Establish functional and automated testing approaches aligned to programme objectives.
• Lead and develop test teams; manage capacity and blockers; build testing capability.
• Produce clear dashboards and reports; support defect governance and release readiness.

Conocimientos

Test management

SIT/UAT

Test automation

Stakeholder reporting

Agile delivery

CI/CD pipelines

GenAI testing

Cloud/SaaS testing

Herramientas

Azure DevOps

Jira

Xray

Zephyr

qTest

Descripción del empleo

Do you want to help deliver some of the UK's largest and most ambitious programmes, using technology to deliver essential services to the nation, that are secure, resilient and ready for the future?

As a Test Manager, you'll apply disciplined test management across SIT, UAT and test automation, enabling delivery teams and business users to build confidence in their solution.

We're growing rapidly across our Government and Public Sector. If you already hold active UK SC clearance or are eligible (5+ years UK residency) and want to design, build, and test solutions that make an impact across the nation, we'd love to meet you.

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We're looking for an experienced Test Manager who can lead test delivery across complex, large-scale programmes, providing clear direction, governance and evidence-based assurance to client stakeholders. You'll be accountable for the planning, governance and delivery of the likes of SIT, UAT and test automation, working with our clients to deliver with confidence across some of the largest programmes in the country.

You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with delivery leads, business analysts, product owners, developers, technical teams and client stakeholders – leading teams to plan, coordinate and deliver business-focused testing across complex technology programmes.

You might find yourself:

• Leading functional test workstreams across the likes of SIT, UAT and test automation, with clear scope, entry and exit criteria, dependencies, milestones and governance.
• Creating and owning test strategies, test plans, estimates, schedules, resource requirements, quality gates and reporting approaches.
• Defining and governing a risk-based test approach that provides traceability across requirements, business processes, user journeys, interfaces and critical business risks.
• Leading SIT across integrated systems, services, data flows and third parties, ensuring environments, test data and dependencies are ready.
• Leading UAT, including business-user engagement, scenario design, scheduling, guidance, evidence capture, defect triage and acceptance reporting.
• Establishing the functional and automated testing approaches, ensuring activities are planned, coordinated and delivered in line with programme objectives.
• Leading and developing test teams, setting priorities, managing capacity and performance, resolving delivery blockers and building sustainable testing capability.
• Producing clear test dashboards and completion reports, supporting defect governance and providing evidence-based assurance on quality, residual risk and release readiness.

Your work will have national impact - the systems we test are used by millions of people every day, often in mission-critical environments.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You’re curious, collaborative, and hands-on.

You bring clarity to complex delivery environments, communicate confidently with senior business and technical audiences, and know how to balance coverage, pace and risk. You take initiative, challenge assumptions constructively and help teams make evidence-based decisions.

• Active UK SC clearance or eligible (UK residency).
• Significant experience leading functional testing across complex, large-scale programmes, with accountability for test strategy, delivery, governance, team leadership and senior stakeholder reporting.
• Proven experience managing multiple test phases, including SIT and UAT, across integrated business processes, interfaces, data flows, external dependencies and end-to-end scenarios.
• Experience establishing and managing test automation strategies, ensuring automated testing is effectively integrated into delivery pipelines and aligned with programme quality, risk and release objectives.
• Experience creating and owning risk-based test strategies and plans, coverage models, estimates, schedules, entry and exit criteria, and test completion reports.
• Experience with defect management and triage across business, delivery and technical teams.
• Experience governing test environment, test data and dependency readiness across multiple teams or suppliers.
• Experience using test management and delivery tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Xray, Zephyr, qTest or equivalent
• Experience working in Agile, hybrid or iterative delivery environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing, coaching and developing test professionals, including setting objectives, allocating resources and building delivery capability.
• An understanding of GenAI testing considerations and experience using AI-enabled tools or accelerators to improve testing activities.
• A collaborative mindset, strong client-facing skills and clear written and verbal communication.
• Experience of working with the Public Sector or in another highly regulated environment.
• Experience leading testing within large-scale digital, business or technology transformation programmes.
• Experience working on client-facing engagements, facilitating workshops, presenting test outcomes and quality risks to senior client stakeholders, and acting as a trusted adviser throughout programme delivery.
• Experience managing testing delivered by multiple teams or third-party suppliers.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing areas such as performance, security, accessibility, operational acceptance and resilience.
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and how automated tests support build, deployment and release processes.
• Experience testing cloud-based, SaaS or data-enabled services.
• Experience testing SaaS platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce or ServiceNow.
• Knowledge of test data management and data integrity testing techniques.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and software engineering fundamentals.
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, ISTQB Certified Tester - Testing with Generative AI, ISTQB Certified Advanced Test Manager

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Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London or Manchester with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

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