Test Manager (hybrid working) in Fareham, Hampshire

Test ManagerLocation: This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, HampshireClearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearanceWe're looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking Test Manager to join our team and play a key role in delivering a critical IT application and infrastructure solution. Working alongside customers, technical specialists, and international delivery teams, you'll lead the testing and acceptance strategy across the project lifecycle. You'll be responsible for ensuring quality outcomes, managing risks, and driving successful delivery against project milestones and customer expectations. This role would suit someone who is passionate about quality assurance, enjoys solving complex challenges, and thrives in environments where collaboration and continuous improvement are valued. Whether your background is in systems integration, software delivery, or large-scale transformation programmes, we'd love to hear how your experience can help shape our success. What You'll Be DoingAs a Test Manager, you will: Manage integration, testing, and acceptance activities throughout project delivery. Develop and implement scalable test approaches, including automated and manual testing solutions. Ensure business and technical requirements are fully covered through effective testing. Identify and manage testing risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and opportunities. Work closely with customers, suppliers, and delivery teams to provide test assurance and quality oversight. Collaborate with Software Developers and Data Engineers to understand system functionality and improve test coverage. Manage the defect lifecycle, including investigation, prioritisation, reporting, and trend analysis. Support and mentor other testers, helping to develop capability across the team. Experience leading test activities within complex technology, transformation, or systems integration programmes. Strong understanding of the software testing lifecycle and a range of test methodologies. Experience with both manual and automated testing apprCoaches, including functional, non-functional, integration, and acceptance testing. Experience testing integrated solutions involving third-party systems, applications, databases, and data platforms. Experience taking ownership of testing delivery and quality assurance activities. It Would Be Great If You Also HaveExperience working on complex integration or transformation programmes with significant data requirements. Experience leading, coaching, or managing small teams. Knowledge of Air Traffic Management (ATM) environments or related domains. Experience implementing modern testing practices, tools, and automation frameworks. Familiarity with cloud-based or modern digital platforms. At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Contributory Pension Scheme ~ Private Medical Insurance ~33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays) ~ Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme and much more!) ~ Flexi-Time WorkingCommitment to Diversity: We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs. Who We Are: Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation. What Makes Us Different: Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future. Pay Range:61,500.00-78,800.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. SummaryLocation: Fareham, Hampshire, UKType: Full time