Test & Defect Manager

Job Description
Test & Defect Manager
Location: Bracknell- fully on site
We are looking for a self-motivated Test & Defect Manager to join our existing dynamic Test Practice. You will lead testing for a project and work closely with all project stakeholders. Working alongside a team of dedicated professionals, you will be driven to find better, faster, more effective ways of testing and value to the projects you are working on. You will lead by example and work to develop your team and emerging talent to strengthen the Test Practice and build our reputation as a center of excellence. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability.

Core Skills

• Manual / Automated testing to include: Non-functional, Functional and End-to-End Testing for Application, Infrastructure, Hardware and Regression
• Production of Test artefacts including Test Strategies, Test Plans, Manual Test Scripts, Test Reports, Defect Management and Reporting
• Execution of both Manual and Automated Test Scripts
• Requirements Management
• Clear understanding of multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, V-Model & Waterfall.
• Provide day-to-day support to the Program and Project Managers to deliver the required testing.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent at building strong working relationships with peers, colleagues, and customers
• Confident working closely with the customer (Home Office) Test Assurance team focusing on building a strong relationship.
• Windows experience/knowledge including AD
• Desirable but not essential to have experience in Jira administration, RHEL, Sharepoint, SIEM (Splunk & CRIBL), vSphere
• ISTQB qualification at Foundation Level or above

Your Experience

• Demonstrable experience of Operational Acceptance and supporting documentation.
• Demonstrable understanding the Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
• Experience of all phases of testing, including but not limited to Integration, System, Regression, FAT, SAT, UAT, OAT and witness testing.
• Service Readiness experience.
• Demonstrable Experience of Agile/Incremental solution delivery
• Demonstrable knowledge of Configuration/Change/Release management principles
• Demonstrable Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Devops
• Demonstrable troubleshooting skills and approach to defect resolution
• Experience of Managing a team

This role requires eligibility to obtain high level security clearance.
Please note:
It's still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career.

Your Benefits
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)

Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)

Perks at work – employee discounts

Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP

Recruitment process
The recruitment process consists of one.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

For this role high level clearance is required.

Achieve together
We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:
Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric:
Our work environments enable you to
Be Completely You.
Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.