Senior Test Manager in Hemel Hempstead

We are looking for a Senior Test Manager to provide programme level leadership, test management and analytical skills for the delivery of mission-critical capability. The role will be accountable within the programme for defining the test strategy in line with client functional and non-functional requirements and for the verification and validation activity across multiple delivery workstreams. This role is client facing with the Senior Test Manager leading the client engagement on the delivery of testing services.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the test strategy across the programme, ensuring alignment with client functional and non-functional requirements.
• Lead verification and validation activities across multiple delivery workstreams.
• Provide programme-level leadership in testing, including planning, governance, reporting and escalation.
• Engage with clients to manage testing services delivery and expectations at a senior level.

What you will bring

• Demonstrable experience of working as a Senior Test Manager within large or complex solutions integration projects and programmes.
• At an expert level able to articulate and demonstrate a good understanding of Programme Test Management, Improving the Testing Process, Test Techniques, Infrastructure Testing, Defect Management & Test Management Tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
• Team Leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills at a senior level.
• Driven and determined with a strong personality to engage and persuade at a senior level.
• Active DV MOD.

Preferred qualifications

• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Advanced Test Manager or an equivalent qualification or certification.
• Experience of working on Ministry of Defence (MOD) projects.
• Familiarity with Secure by Design principles.

Employment details

• Employment Type: Permanent
• Location: Hemel Hempstead
• Security Clearance Level: DV MOD
• Internal Recruiter: Rebecca
• Salary: £75-85K dependent on experience
• Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Flexibility

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. If you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

About our sector

Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

Equality and inclusion

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.