Portfolio QA Manager (SC Cleared)

What you'll be doing

• Lead QA governance and assurance across a portfolio of projects.
• Review and approve Test Strategies and Test Completion Reports.
• Monitor quality trends, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support to QA Leads, QA Engineers, and delivery teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders, technical leads, engagement managers, etc.
• Contribute to resource planning, recruitment, mentoring, and capability development within the QA community.
• Support complex project deliveries with QA strategy, planning, and risk management.

What we're looking for

• Strong experience leading Quality Assurance and Test Governance across large-scale IT programmes.
• Excellent understanding of the full software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.
• Experience reviewing test strategies, quality metrics, and delivery assurance activities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work across multiple delivery teams.
• Experience identifying and mitigating delivery and quality risks.
• Previous experience mentoring QA professionals and supporting capability development.