Senior Test Consultant
Posted 2 days ago by CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
£570 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Hampshire
Summary: The Senior Test Consultant role involves providing specialist oversight and assurance for a secure government IT infrastructure programme in Hampshire. The consultant will shape and govern test and trial activities, ensuring validation of infrastructure capabilities and early identification of risks. This position requires acting as a trusted adviser to programme leadership, offering independent guidance and leadership in complex test environments. Active DV Clearance is mandatory for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic oversight and assurance of Test & Trials activity across the programme
- Review and shape Test & Trials Strategies, Plans, and governance frameworks
- Advise programme leadership on test readiness, risks, and delivery confidence
- Provide independent challenge to ensure robust validation and assurance practices
- Support planning and execution of system integration, acceptance, and operational trials
- Engage with engineering, cyber, and operational stakeholders to ensure coordinated test delivery
- Produce high-level assurance reporting and readiness assessments
- Identify delivery risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Support transition into service and operational acceptance activities
Key Skills:
- Active DV Clearance (mandatory)
- Strong experience delivering Test & Trials consultancy or leadership within secure government or defence environments
- Demonstrable experience shaping test governance, strategy, and assurance frameworks
- Background working on secure IT infrastructure or complex systems programmes
- Experience advising senior stakeholders on test readiness and delivery risk
- Strong understanding of integration, system, and operational testing principles
- Ability to operate effectively within highly controlled, security-sensitive environments
Salary (Rate): £570/day
City: Hampshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Test Consultant
Location: Hampshire (Onsite)
Duration: 18 Months
Clearance: DV Clearance required (Active)
Rate: £530 to £570 per day - Outside IR35
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Test & Trials Consultant to provide specialist oversight and assurance across a highly secure government IT infrastructure programme.
This role will focus on shaping, governing, and assuring test and trial activity, ensuring that infrastructure capabilities are validated, risks are identified early, and delivery remains aligned to operational requirements.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted adviser to programme leadership, providing independent challenge, structured guidance, and leadership across complex test environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight and assurance of Test & Trials activity across the programme
- Review and shape Test & Trials Strategies, Plans, and governance frameworks
- Advise programme leadership on test readiness, risks, and delivery confidence
- Provide independent challenge to ensure robust validation and assurance practices
- Support planning and execution of system integration, acceptance, and operational trials
- Engage with engineering, cyber, and operational stakeholders to ensure coordinated test delivery
- Produce high-level assurance reporting and readiness assessments
- Identify delivery risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Support transition into service and operational acceptance activities
Essential Skills & Experience
- Active DV Clearance (mandatory)
- Strong experience delivering Test & Trials consultancy or leadership within secure government or defence environments
- Demonstrable experience shaping test governance, strategy, and assurance frameworks
- Background working on secure IT infrastructure or complex systems programmes
- Experience advising senior stakeholders on test readiness and delivery risk
- Strong understanding of integration, system, and operational testing principles
- Ability to operate effectively within highly controlled, security-sensitive environments
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting MOD, Defence, or National Security programmes
- Familiarity with secure networks or infrastructure-based delivery environments
- Experience providing independent assurance or programme-level consultancy
- Knowledge of structured delivery methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, ITIL, Agile)