Test Manager - Glasgow

Summary: The Test Manager role in Glasgow is a 6-month contract position focused on leading testing for a critical digital service within the public sector. The successful candidate will manage a team of Software Developers in Test, overseeing the test strategy and ensuring alignment with governance and risk requirements. The position requires a blend of hands-on testing and leadership responsibilities. Key experience in test management, automation, and public sector frameworks is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead testing across a critical digital service
• Manage a small team of Software Developers in Test
• Own the test strategy and coordinate delivery
• Ensure testing is embedded and automated where possible
• Align testing with governance and risk requirements
• Engage in hands-on testing alongside leadership and assurance tasks

Key Skills:

• Test management and test strategy ownership
• Automation in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
• Selenium, Playwright, BDD (Gherkin/Cucumber)
• Java and JavaScript
• AWS environments and relational databases (MySQL/Oracle/Aurora)
• Non-functional testing (performance, load)
• Experience with public sector governance and assurance frameworks

Salary (Rate): £490 per day

City: Glasgow

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Test Manager - Glasgow

6-month contract | Outside IR35 | Up to £490 per day

We're working with one of our main public sector clients who are looking for an experienced Test Manager to lead testing across a critical digital service.

You'll manage a small team of Software Developers in Test, owning the test strategy, coordinating delivery, and ensuring testing is Embedded, automated where possible, and aligned to governance and risk requirements. The role has a strong hands-on element alongside leadership, strategy, and assurance.

Key experience includes:

• Test management and test strategy ownership
• Automation in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
• Selenium, Playwright, BDD (Gherkin/Cucumber)
• Java and JavaScript
• AWS environments and relational databases (MySQL/Oracle/Aurora)
• Non-functional testing (performance, load)
• Working within public sector governance and assurance frameworks

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.