22 test manager jobs found

NATS, a renowned organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a skilled Test Manager for a contract opportunity in Aberdeen. This role involves supporting the delivery of complex technical systems within a safety-critical environment, focusing on test planning, execution, defect management, quality assurance, and test assurance governance. Key Responsibilities: Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of testing activities across new and existing technical systems. Oversee the full end-to-end test lifecycle, ensuring activities are planned, controlled, executed, and evidenced to the required standard. Provide expert direction for the test strategy, planning, estimating, implementation, and conduct of test programmes. Develop, review, and maintain test strategies, test plans, test scripts, checklists, test reports, and supporting quality assurance documentation. Define test requirements and design tests to satisfy system, safety, user, and project...

Performance Tester Rate: £300 - £365 Clearance required: BPSS + DV (SC issued in last 5 years / willingness to go for DV (DV Preferred) Nationality requirement: UK passport holder only Location: London Work type: Hybrid - Able to work 3 days per week on site. Security Cleared software testing test management test scripts agile methodology performance tests Apache JMeter Microsoft Visual Studio Atlassian Jira Atlassian Confluence Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Performance Tester to define and deliver the non-functional test approach for a complex, highly customised SharePoint Subscription Edition (SE) platform and its supporting AWS-hosted infrastructure. The role will be responsible for developing realistic performance test scenarios, establishing baselines across application, database, infrastructure and integration layers, and executing load, stress, scalability and resilience testing to validate platform performance under expected and peak conditions....

Nicholas Howard are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Systems Engineer to join a leading global defence client on an initial 12month contract. Reporting to the Programme Chief Engineers, the successful candidate’s specific role scope will be subject to assigned programmes, but will include a range of systems engineering activities as follows: * Classical requirements management and development on highly complex major programmes - DOORS essential. * Verification Planning. * System design * Research Projects. Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience: * We are looking for engineers with relevant higher-level qualifications (e.g. Bachelors / Masters in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Electrical / Electronic, Engineering). * Candidates would ideally have higher level academic or industrial experience in Systems Engineering. * Relevant experience of the engineering development lifecycle. * Experience / understanding of MBSE as applied to various programme...

Job Title: Database Administrator (AWS, Aurora and RDS) Rate: £500 - £565 Clearance required: BPSS + SC (It needs to be an active SC with a government agency used within the last 6 months) Location: London, Croydon - 2/3 days on site Job Description: Senior Database Administrator (DBA) - SIFA G7 Equivalent (Contingent Worker) Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DBA with deep expertise in AWS Aurora, Amazon RDS and PostgreSQL to lead the design, operation, optimisation, resilience, and recovery of critical database platforms. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert, actively involved in architecture decisions, database design, performance tuning, data reconciliation, and operational support. Key Responsibilities Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise database solutions on AWS. Design and maintain database schemas, data models, indexing strategies, and database standards. Drive database resilience, high...

The Opportunity You will focus on Software Toolchain Development-developing software, tools, and automation scripts to support and optimize the workflow for a control system development team. Based in Peterborough, your work will directly improve software quality, expand automation, and streamline development and testing processes. Your Impact Toolchain & Automation: Build, test, debug, and document software applications, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test frameworks. Workflow Optimization: Translate engineering needs into clear software tasks to enhance control system development workflows. Quality & Traceability: Collaborate with engineers, developers, and testers using modern tools (Git, Azure DevOps, VS Code, GitHub Copilot) to improve software quality and efficiency. Knowledge & Practices: Apply modern development practices, perform unit testing and code reviews, and drive efficient data handling. Your Experience Core Skills: Degree in Computer Science,...

Quality Assurance Analyst (Data & ETL Testing) - 18 Month FTC We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with a strong data testing background to join a growing technology team undergoing significant transformation. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the quality, integrity, and reliability of critical business applications, data platforms, and reporting solutions. Working within an Agile environment, you will be responsible for leading testing activities across projects and delivery squads, ensuring solutions are thoroughly tested and meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Key Responsibilities - Lead QA and testing activities within assigned projects or delivery squads. - Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases. - Perform hands-on testing across data, integration, and application solutions. - Manage defects and test execution using Azure DevOps. - Validate ETL processes, data transformations,...

Job Title: IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) Infrastructure Specialist Location Home based / On‑site (depending on project requirements) Role The Maximo/MAS Infrastructure Specialist is responsible for the design, installation, configuration, and ongoing management of IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) across on‑premise, bare metal and cloud environments. This role focuses on the underlying platform and infrastructure, ensuring MAS is deployed securely, performs optimally, and aligns with enterprise architecture and operational requirements. The specialist will work closely with application consultants, cloud teams, security teams, and client stakeholders to deliver reliable and scalable MAS environments. Key Responsibilities IBM MAS & Platform Deployment * Install, configure, and upgrade IBM Maximo Application Suite components, including but not limited to: Maximo Manage Monitor Health Visual Inspection Assist IoT integrations * Perform MAS installations using IBM Red Hat...

Role Overview This position focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions using Red Hat technologies within large enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities Deliver technical solutions across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and OpenShift platforms. Support infrastructure deployment, migration, upgrades, and troubleshooting activities. Automate infrastructure deployment and management using Ansible and Terraform. Manage and support large-scale virtualized environments utilizing VMware and Red Hat Virtualization technologies. Advise stakeholders on infrastructure best practices, security, performance, and operational efficiency. Collaborate closely with IBM teams and client stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Required Skills Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Expertise with Red Hat OpenShift. Experience with Terraform and infrastructure automation. Knowledge of...

Quality Assurance Analyst Fixed Term Contract until February 2028, £49,500 - £57,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Hybrid - up to two days per week in the office in London or Manchester Are you an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with a passion for delivering high quality software? Do you enjoy taking the lead on testing within agile delivery teams, working hands-on across functional, integration and user acceptance testing? Let Informed Recruitment help you take the next step in your career with an exciting opportunity to join a respected social enterprise that is investing in the transformation of its business applications and services. As a specialist provider of resource to the Housing Technology sectors, we are delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation seeking a forward-thinking and innovative Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure software products and solutions are thoroughly tested, fit for purpose, and meet both functional and non-functional...

Job Title: Digital Manager Reports to: Business Operations Director Location: Mobile / Southeast - travel between Entities Employment Type: Full Time Role Overview We are establishing a centralised Digital Hub to provide smaller business entities with specialist IT and Cyber Security leadership aligned to defence‑sector and UK Government requirements. We are seeking an experienced Digital Manager who can operate confidently across strategic, operational, and technical domains-providing leadership, insight, and direction across Digital, Data, and Cyber. This is a hybrid strategy and delivery role, requiring someone who can: Pivot fluidly between strategic leadership and hands on operational engagement. Build strong, personable relationships across multiple organisations, customers, and suppliers. Oversee and direct IT service providers, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned with organisational needs. Bring a blend of relationship management, account...

The Opportunity You will join a high-impact development squad building commercial offerings on top of the thriving open-source Backstage framework. You will design and build backend systems, APIs, and developer portals that elevate the developer experience across external commercial clients and internal engineering teams alike. Your Impact Backend & API Systems: Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs primarily using TypeScript, Node.js, and modern web technologies. Developer Experience & Infrastructure: Build and operate infrastructure, developer toolsets, and CI/CD deployment pipelines to streamline engineering workflows. Engineering Excellence: Elevate code quality through technical RFCs, code reviews, architectural feedback, unit testing, and full operational ownership of your services. Open Source Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and the open-source community to shape the evolution of internal developer platforms. Your...

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Data Architect on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: The Data Architect is responsible for defining, maintaining and assuring the organisation's data architecture, ensuring that data platforms, models and integration's are coherent, scalable, secure and aligned to organisational needs. The role provides technical leadership and direction on how data is structured, integrated and used across the organisation, supporting analytics, reporting and data‑led decision‑making. The postholder works closely with data engineers, analysts, platform teams and service areas to ensure data solutions are designed consistently and operate effectively. Operating as a senior specialist, the Data Architect establishes architectural standards and patterns and ensures that data initiatives align with agreed architectures, governance and best practice. You will be responsible to: Define and maintain data architecture principles,...

Are you an experienced Cost Auditor, Commercial Analyst or Cost Manager with a background in Facilities Management, supplier costs or contract spend? We’re recruiting for an Interim Cost Auditor to support a major cost management project in West Yorkshire. This role will focus on reviewing variable spend, analysing supplier quotations and ensuring clients receive the best possible value from services delivered. The Role   As the Interim Cost Auditor, you will: Review and analyse variable FM spend across a range of services. Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations to ensure best value. Monitor pricing, costs and commercial outcomes. Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and value for clients. Work with internal teams and stakeholders to strengthen cost control processes. Provide accurate reporting and insight into supplier costs and spend. About You   To be successful as the Interim Cost Auditor, you’ll have: Experience in cost auditing,...

Data Engineer (AWS) 12-month FTC, Hybrid/London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington One of our government clients is recruiting for a Data Engineer to join them on a 12-month fixed term contract (FTC). They are offering £49,400 per annum plus excellent pension. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data engineering skills for the public good in the Data, Technology and Insights (DTI) unit, a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, technologists, behavioural scientists, and digital forensics experts. What you’ll do: * Join a multidisciplinary team of data engineers and data scientists working on the data processing and analytical capabilities. * Spend most of your time on hands-on technical work with support for learning and professional development. * Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform and process large and complex data sources. This can include automated web scraping and bulk data...

Data Engineer (AWS) 12-month FTC, Hybrid/London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington One of our government clients is recruiting for a Data Engineer to join them on a 12-month fixed term contract (FTC). They are offering £49,400 per annum plus excellent pension. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data engineering skills for the public good in the Data, Technology and Insights (DTI) unit, a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, technologists, behavioural scientists, and digital forensics experts. What you’ll do: * Join a multidisciplinary team of data engineers and data scientists working on the data processing and analytical capabilities. * Spend most of your time on hands-on technical work with support for learning and professional development. * Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform and process large and complex data sources. This can include automated web scraping and bulk data...

Data Engineer (AWS) 12-month FTC, Hybrid/London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington One of our government clients is recruiting for a Data Engineer to join them on a 12-month fixed term contract (FTC). They are offering £49,400 per annum plus excellent pension. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data engineering skills for the public good in the Data, Technology and Insights (DTI) unit, a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, technologists, behavioural scientists, and digital forensics experts. What you’ll do: * Join a multidisciplinary team of data engineers and data scientists working on the data processing and analytical capabilities. * Spend most of your time on hands-on technical work with support for learning and professional development. * Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform and process large and complex data sources. This can include automated web scraping and bulk data...

Data Engineer (AWS) 12-month FTC, Hybrid/London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington One of our government clients is recruiting for a Data Engineer to join them on a 12-month fixed term contract (FTC). They are offering £49,400 per annum plus excellent pension. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data engineering skills for the public good in the Data, Technology and Insights (DTI) unit, a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, technologists, behavioural scientists, and digital forensics experts. What you’ll do: * Join a multidisciplinary team of data engineers and data scientists working on the data processing and analytical capabilities. * Spend most of your time on hands-on technical work with support for learning and professional development. * Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform and process large and complex data sources. This can include automated web scraping and bulk data...

Data Engineer (AWS) 12-month FTC, Hybrid/London, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or Darlington One of our government clients is recruiting for a Data Engineer to join them on a 12-month fixed term contract (FTC). They are offering £49,400 per annum plus excellent pension. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data engineering skills for the public good in the Data, Technology and Insights (DTI) unit, a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, technologists, behavioural scientists, and digital forensics experts. What you’ll do: * Join a multidisciplinary team of data engineers and data scientists working on the data processing and analytical capabilities. * Spend most of your time on hands-on technical work with support for learning and professional development. * Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform and process large and complex data sources. This can include automated web scraping and bulk data...

We're looking for an experienced Data Platform Engineer to join a major transformation programme within a large enterprise technology environment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development, operation and optimisation of a modern cloud-based data platform, supporting critical business initiatives and delivering scalable data capabilities. The Role As a Data Platform Engineer, you'll work alongside Data Architects, Data Engineers and other technical specialists to support the ongoing evolution of a cloud data platform built on Microsoft technologies. You'll be responsible for ensuring platform reliability, performance and scalability while contributing to the delivery of strategic data projects. Key Responsibilities: Develop, maintain and optimise cloud data platform capabilities Manage platform performance, capacity and availability Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve platform incidents and service issues Conduct root cause analysis and implement...

Applications Support Analyst (Microsoft 365 & AI) Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum (DOE) Job Type: Fixed-Term Contract (up to 18 Months) Location: Central London Working Pattern: Full-time, Hybrid About the Opportunity We are recruiting on behalf of a prestigious and long-established organisation seeking an Applications Support Analyst (Microsoft 365 & AI) to support the continued development of its digital workplace and business systems environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced support professional who enjoys working across applications, Microsoft 365 technologies, user support, and digital improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring colleagues are supported effectively while helping drive adoption of modern workplace technologies, automation tools, and AI-enabled solutions. About the Company Our client is a historic and trusted UK institution with a long-standing reputation for excellence in specialist...