Test Director

1 month ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom iO Associates Full time
Job Title: Test Director / Manager

Contract: 12 Months (1-year rolling, potential for extension)

Rate: Competitive (£NEG, Inside/Outside IR35)

Location: Reading/Basingstoke (UK) with frequent European travel

Clearance Required: Valid SC Clearance (+NATO Clearance)

We are representing a specialist SME working on a high-profile defence programme. Our client is seeking a Test Director / Manager to lead test planning, execution, and management on a major network project.

The ideal candidate will have experience in large-scale projects across defence, government, or public sector environments, and will be comfortable overseeing multiple testing phases in both UK and European locations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define and implement Test Strategies, Approaches, and Plans, ensuring they align with the project and client requirements.
  • Lead the full lifecycle of testing across various phases, including Systems, Integration, Functional, Regression, UAT, OAT, BAT, and Disaster Recovery (DR).
  • Coordinate the execution of all testing activities while managing release and deployment processes, ensuring successful service introduction.
  • Oversee environment builds and release coordination to guarantee smooth deployment.
  • Collaborate closely with development teams, stakeholders, and offshore teams to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
  • Handle defect management, problem analysis, and resolving issues that arise during testing.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • Proven experience as a Test Manager/Director in large-scale projects, preferably within the Government, Defence, or Public sector.
  • Expertise in testing methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, V-Model, VV&T, ITIL, ITSM.
  • Hands-on experience with a range of testing tools (e.g., JIRA, Quality Centre/ALM, JAMA, Unix, Oracle, SQL/Plus).
  • Strong knowledge of release management and service introduction processes.
  • Previous experience managing offshore teams and working with suppliers/stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with NATO systems or defence-related projects is highly desirable.
  • Experience in data centre migrations, system integrations, or web portal testing (e.g., government websites, financial services portals).
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to manage and execute complex testing efforts across multiple locations.
Desirable Skills:
  • Experience with problem management, change management, and defect analysis.
  • Experience in coordination of testing efforts across multiple regions and stakeholders, including third-party suppliers and military organisations.

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