Air ERP Solution Factory Test Manager

Location: Warton - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £61,110 + depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• You will be responsible for the Test team, leading and co-ordinating the work to test ERP related applications and services.
• Responsible for the quality, efficiency, and timely delivery testing activities as well as providing guidance and feedback to the team members.
• You will be collaborating with the ERP Product Team managers and external stakeholders to align the goals and priorities of the teams with the overall vision and strategy of the department.
• Ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures and overall information management strategy.
• Provide well-informed advice, typically within a specific technical specialism, ensuring that it is properly understood and appropriately exploited, to enhance the effectiveness of significant activities.
• Maintain knowledge of specific technical specialisms, providing detailed advice regarding their application, executing specialised tasks.

Your skills and experiences:

• Essential: Experience and knowledge of the Software Development Process and Quality Assurance: Defining and enforcing software development methodologies, processes and standards to improve efficiency, quality, and consistency across projects.
• Experience of testing techniques and testing tooling.
• The ability to manage a team of testers, including recruitment, on-boarding, performance evaluations and career development.

• Desirable: Hold IT degree or business degree, experience in consultancy or people management position.
• Relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience e.g. HNC / Prince 2 Foundation / Computer Science Degree.

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air ERP team:

This role is responsible for the design, build and testing of the IT solution components of the Air ERP Platform. All solution change will be delivered through this role which will significantly contribute to improving and enhancing the platform to meet the needs of the Air business. You will be part of the first line management team for the ERP Technical Delivery and Support organisation leading both the Design, Build and Test teams.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 6th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.