SC Cleared Programme Test Manager - London/Hybrid - £600 per day

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Programme Test Manager to take end-to-end ownership of testing across a large and complex programme of work. You will be responsible for defining and implementing the overall test strategy across functional and non-functional testing, ensuring testing is effectively integrated throughout the SDLC.

You will provide leadership across multiple testing workstreams, managing internal teams and third-party suppliers while working closely with senior stakeholders and business teams to ensure testing is delivered to the required quality, governance and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own programme-level Test Strategies, Test Charters and Test Plans.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of functional and non-functional testing across complex programmes.
• Ensure testing is fully integrated throughout the SDLC and aligned with business objectives.
• Lead resource planning across multiple testing workstreams, forecasting future requirements and managing demand.
• Manage senior stakeholder and business engagement, particularly around UAT and testing responsibilities.
• Act as the senior escalation and resolution point for testing issues across the programme.
• Manage defect processes, including triage, resolution and adherence to exit criteria.
• Ensure appropriate test automation and regression testing is implemented across the programme.
• Manage the quality of testing and test evidence delivered by third-party suppliers.
• Produce consistent test metrics, progress reporting and quality reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Represent testing at steering groups, programme governance meetings and senior stakeholder forums.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, governance and standards.

Key Skills:

• MUST HOLD CURRENT AND ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE.
• Extensive experience of software testing across the complete project lifecycle within structured environments, covering both Agile/iterative and Waterfall delivery.
• Extensive experience across functional, non-functional, regression, integration, UAT and OAT testing.
• Extensive experience creating and owning Test Strategies and Test Plans.
• Strong experience of test planning and re-planning in response to changing programme circumstances.
• Extensive experience leading software testing across internal teams and third-party suppliers.
• Extensive experience of defect management processes and test management tools.
• Strong experience of risk analysis and Risk Based Testing techniques.
• Experience of exploratory testing and associated techniques.
• Experience with automated testing tools such as Eggplant, SOATEST, Karate, QTP, Rational Functional Tester, Selenium, Silk Test or Microsoft testing tools.
• Experience testing complex user interfaces and GUI applications.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of test data provisioning and management.
• Knowledge of databases, including tables, constraints and SQL.

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience testing banking systems and applications.
• Knowledge of software architectures and technologies including XBRL, HTML, VB, .NET, XML, Java, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, Unix/Linux, SAP, Oracle, SQL and SharePoint.
• Experience testing web-based applications.