Programme Test Manager

5 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom TRIA Full time £550,000 - £660,000 per year

Programme Test Manager – Azure Migration

Initial 3 month contract £550 a day (inside IR35) (due to extend for a year)

London (3 days a week onsite)

We're looking for an experienced
Programme Test Manager
to join a Service Portfolio leading the testing strategy and assurance for a major migration from on-premise VMs to Microsoft Azure.

You'll bring structure and confidence to complex programme testing, and work seamlessly across internal teams and suppliers. Strong cloud expertise, end-to-end assurance capability, and excellent stakeholder management are essential.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end test strategy and execution for the programme, ensuring all new solutions are fully assured and ready for release.
  • Plan, lead and manage all test phases across the programme: Unit, Functional Acceptance, SIT, Integration, Regression, UAT, OAT, Performance, Volume, Pre-Production, Infrastructure and Automation.
  • Oversee the design of the test approach, ensuring robust coverage of technical and business requirements.
  • Drive resource planning, recruitment, and management of permanent and flexible test teams.
  • Work directly with programme leadership and third-party suppliers to agree testing scope, budgets, tooling, and delivery standards.
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects, Technical Architects, Tech Leads and vendor teams to ensure appropriate test coverage and risk mitigation.
  • Ensure suppliers follow best practice and the Test Strategy, managing clear handover points and resolving cross-party testing issues.
  • Select and implement test tools for the platform and associated projects, including automation and test management technologies.
  • Act as the single point of contact for solution quality at any stage of the programme.
  • Promote Agile ways of working and iterative delivery approaches across the team.
  • Manage testing within both Waterfall and Agile delivery models

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience in programme-level test planning, management and execution.
  • Strong background managing multiple test phases across complex delivery environments.
  • Expertise in test assurance, supplier management, and oversight of third-party test work.
  • Solid experience managing test budgets and recruitment.
  • Strong problem-solving capability and the ability to lead resolution of complex test challenges.
  • Deep technical understanding of Azure Cloud services (GCP experience beneficial), modern web and middleware technologies, APIs, mobile, and infrastructure components.
  • Good knowledge of database technologies including Oracle and BigQuery.
  • Experience with interface technologies, including file-based and data transfer integrations.
  • Able to manage large-scale, multi-stream programme test requirements.

Interviews are taking place before Christmas with a view to starting mid-January

To apply for this role please send your CV asap

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