Test Manager - SC; DV Clearance Required

Position: Test Manager - Active SC (DV Clearance Required)
Location: Greater London

# Test Manager - Active SC (DV Clearance Required)
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* Permanent* Experienced Professionals
* Quality Engineering & Testing
* -en _GB##
** Job Information**
* *
* Location:

** London – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote
* ** Clearance:
** Active SC Clearance (issued within the last 5 years) with willingness and eligibility to undergo DV Clearance (Mandatory)##
** Role Overview
** We are looking for an experienced
** Test Manager
** to lead the end-to-end testing strategy, governance, and delivery for a complex enterprise programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring quality across functional, integration, automation, performance, and operational acceptance testing while managing stakeholders, risks, resources, and delivery timelines.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical testing expertise, experience managing complex projects, and the ability to drive quality assurance best practices across multiple teams including third party suppliers, and guide the teams in creating fit-for-purpose technical assets.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including:
identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)##
** Your role**##
** Mandatory Skills
*** Proven experience in Test Management, including ownership of test strategy, planning, execution, reporting, and governance.
* Strong background in
** software testing
** across functional, integration, system, and non-functional testing.
* Experience developing and managing
** test scripts**, test cases, and test execution activities.
* Solid understanding of
** Agile delivery methodologies
** and working within Agile project environments.
* Hands-on experience with
** Selenium
* * and
** Microsoft Visual Studio
** for test automation and quality assurance activities.
* Experience using
** Atlassian Jira
** and
** Confluence
* * for test management, defect tracking, and project documentation.
* Experience with
** Tricentis Neo Load
** or similar performance testing tools.
* Strong stakeholder management, risk management, and test governance experience.
* Ability to manage testing across multiple teams, suppliers, and complex project environments.
* Active
** SC Clearance
** and willingness to enter the DV clearance process.##
** Essential Experience
*** Minimum
** 5 years' experience as a Test Manager
** delivering end-to-end testing on large-scale enterprise programmes.
* Proven experience managing
** System Integration Testing (SIT)
** and testing across complex integrated systems.
* Strong experience leading test teams and coordinating Test Analysts, Test Leads, and Automation Engineers.
* Experience defining test strategies, managing defects, tracking risks, and delivering clear test reporting to senior stakeholders.
* Practical knowledge of
** API testing**, integration testing, test data management, and quality assurance processes.
* Experience driving automation-first approaches and continuous improvement within testing functions.
* Proven ability to manage testing activities within complex, business-critical project environments.##
** Desirable Skills
*** Experience with
** Microsoft Playwright
** and
** Cypress
* * automation frameworks.
* Knowledge of **.NET/C#**, JMeter, Postman, Rest Assured, and SQL.
* Experience working within
** SharePoint
* * environments or similar enterprise platforms.
* ISTQB certification and/or AWS certifications.
* Previous experience working within secure government or highly regulated environments.##
** Your security clearance - Developed Vetting (DV)
** To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.  To obtain DV clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 10 years, along with other very detailed criteria and requirements.  Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

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