Software & Systems Test Coordination Engineer
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Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Lighthorne, Warwick (CV35), CV35 0RR
Summary: Expleo is looking for a Software & Systems Test Coordination Engineer to oversee testing activities for a major engineering programme. This role emphasizes coordination, governance, and performance management through data and stakeholder engagement rather than hands-on testing. The successful candidate will ensure adherence to testing processes and facilitate communication among multiple stakeholders. This position is based in Warwickshire and offers a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and report on the overall testing status of programmes
- Ensure adherence to established testing processes, standards, and governance frameworks
- Drive issue management activities, including tracking, prioritisation, and resolution
- Maintain and update issue registers and tracking systems with accuracy and rigour
- Facilitate regular issue review meetings, ensuring clear ownership and follow-up actions
- Deliver clear and concise status reports to senior stakeholders
- Develop and manage metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to support programme visibility
- Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication and alignment
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of software and systems testing processes and tools
- Understanding of both agile and waterfall methodologies and specifically the testing aspects of these methodologies
- Ability to develop, interpret, and present metrics and KPI dashboards
- Solid understanding of software integration principles and dependencies
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions on complex or sensitive matters
- High attention to detail and process discipline
- Ability to identify areas of weakness and where help is needed
- Experience working within structured project governance frameworks (e.g., PMO, programme teams)
- Ability to maintain and update issue registers and tracking systems with accuracy and rigour
- Ability to facilitate regular issue review meetings, ensuring clear ownership and timely follow-up
- Understanding of JIRA and Tableau would be desirable, but not essential
- Degree educated or equivalent experience
Salary (Rate): £33.88 per hour
City: Warwick
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Expleo is seeking a Software & Systems Test Coordination Engineer to support a major engineering programme. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in coordinating and overseeing testing activities, ensuring alignment, transparency, and high-quality delivery across multiple stakeholders.This role requires a strong technical understanding of software and systems testing; however, it is not a hands-on testing position. The focus is on coordination, governance, and driving performance through data, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.?? Contract: 12 Months?? Warwickshire (Hybrid/Onsite as required) ?? Rate: £33.88 per hour (Inside IR35)
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and report on the overall testing status of programmes
- Ensure adherence to established testing processes, standards, and governance frameworks
- Drive issue management activities, including tracking, prioritisation, and resolution
- Maintain and update issue registers and tracking systems with accuracy and rigour
- Facilitate regular issue review meetings, ensuring clear ownership and follow-up actions
- Deliver clear and concise status reports to senior stakeholders
- Develop and manage metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to support programme visibility
- Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication and alignment
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong knowledge of software and systems testing processes and tools.? Understanding of both agile and waterfall methodologies and specifically the testing aspects of these methodologies
- Ability to develop, interpret, and present metrics and KPI dashboards?
- Solid understanding of software integration principles and dependencies.?
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions on complex or sensitive matters.?
- High attention to detail and process discipline.?
- Ability to identify areas of weakness and where help is needed?.
- Experience working within structured project governance frameworks (e.g., PMO, programme teams).
- Ability to maintain and update issue registers and tracking systems with accuracy and rigour.??
- Ability to facilitate regular issue review meetings, ensuring clear ownership and timely follow-up
- Understanding of JIRA and Tableau would be desirable, but not essential
- EducationDegree educated or equivalent experience
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If you're a detail-oriented professional with strong coordination and stakeholder management skills, we encourage you to apply.