Test Manager leading the testing strategy and delivery across large - scale projects for a major public - sector programme. Engaging with stakeholders and managing risk in a collaborative environment.
About the role
- Programme Test Manager leading testing across a complex, large-scale programme at Capita. Accountable for test strategy, delivery risk management, and quality outcomes in project execution.
Responsibilities
- Defining and owning test strategies across multiple projects within the programme
- Planning and driving testing activities across all stages of system, service and product development
- Working with project managers to plan, prioritise and schedule test activity and milestones
- Estimating testing effort, securing appropriate budget and managing resources effectively
- Providing authoritative guidance on test planning, execution, tooling and automation approaches
- Adopting and adapting appropriate testing methods, tools and techniques to solve delivery challenges
- Measuring and monitoring adherence to testing standards and quality frameworks
- Assessing delivery risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies
- Acting as the escalation point of contact for testing issues at project and programme level
- Managing and resolving issues, risks and dependencies across teams and suppliers
- Driving continuous improvement across testing processes, tools and governance
- Contributing to the development of organisational policies, standards and testing guidelines
Requirements
- Proven experience operating as a Senior or Programme-level Test Manager on large, complex programmes
- Strong experience delivering testing across multi-project, multi-supplier environments
- Demonstrable expertise in test strategy, planning, estimation and execution
- Experience managing delivery risk, governance and escalation at programme level
- Strong people management and leadership capability
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
- Strong business awareness and understanding of organisational delivery drivers
- Experience driving continuous improvement and adopting modern testing practices
- Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance
- Desirable experience in test automation strategy and tooling
- Performance and non-functional testing
- Coaching teams through testing maturity and transformation
Benefits
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- Company matched pension
- Life assurance
- 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Paternity pay of two weeks
- Volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice - opportunity to take a paid day out of the office
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
- Opportunity to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships to help develop your career
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