Test Manager - SC Clearance Required
Inside IR35: £550 - £600
Initially till March 2027, 6 months extensions to follow
Hybrid travel to London
The role
You'll lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a central government digital programme delivered by several supplier partners. You'll own testing end to end: plans, scripts, execution, defects and sign-off. You'll also assure the testing each partner delivers, acting as the department's quality lead across a virtual, multi-supplier test team.
What you'll do
- Review requirements and technical integration design documents to shape the test approach
- Write SIT test plans, scripts and test data from those requirements and designs
- Run SIT Go/No-Go calls, daily execution meetings and SIT exit meetings
- Direct a virtual, cross-partner SIT team in real time, so scripts are executed and test evidence is captured
- Write UAT scripts and run UAT with the business, through business-executed scripts or witness test sessions
- Make sure defects are raised, progressed and resolved, and challenge partners where a defect is disputed
- Produce test summary reports for each phase
- Review and assure all testing and test artefacts delivered by partners, across functional and non-functional phases
- Act as the QA advocate and point of contact, advising and leading partners on test best practice
Essential
- Owning System Integration Testing, not just participating in it
- Owning User Acceptance Testing, including leading and demonstrating to business users
- Leading supplier partners and their QA teams: reviewing their deliverables, giving direction and challenging where needed
- Confidence to steer a virtual SIT team spanning several partners, including holding the line on disputed defects
- Writing test plans and scripts from technical integration designs and requirements
- Test and defect management tools (e.g. Jira, Zephyr)
- Working knowledge of functional and non-functional test phases (system, performance, UAT, accessibility, migration) to assure partner delivery
- Managing parallel deliverables
- Building strong working relationships across multiple supplier test teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication; calm, level-headed and pragmatic under pressure
Desirable
- Testing AI or AI agents, or using AI-enabled testing tools
- Central government or wider public-sector delivery
Test Manager in London employer: SR2 Careers
Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions directly impact large-scale IT and digital transformation projects. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to continuous professional development opportunities while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working in the vibrant city of London. This role not only provides competitive compensation but also places you at the forefront of cutting-edge technology initiatives, making it an exciting and rewarding place to advance your career.
