Test Manager - Milton Keynes - 10mths - DV cleared - £514pday

  • SmartSourcing Ltd
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
  • 24/04/2026
Contractor Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

(Test Manager - 10 months - Milton Keynes - DV - £514 pday)

An experienced Test Manager with SC or DV Security Cleared - £514pday a day is required by our government client based near to Milton Keynes, Bucks, East Midlands. Commutable from Northampton, Cambridge, Bedford, North London.

Full 5 days on-site is required

Working in a Security Cleared environment - DV (Developed Vetting) or SC is required.

Collaborate with delivery teams and determine the testability of functional and non-functional requirements. Utilise their domain and business knowledge and take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test. Construct a test solution based on Business and/or Operational requirements.

Engage with Business and/or Operational Stakeholders to gain agreement to the proposed test solution. Create test documentation to support the agreed test solution. Manage all defects and liaise between Business and/or Operational Stakeholders and software developers to ensure the defect management reflects the Business and/or Operational priorities

Understand and manage the constraints and limitations placed upon the test solution from the Business/Operational pressures

Support the Go-Live/Production deployment activities of the Business and/or Operational solution

Skills experience required:

ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management (CTAL-TM) v3.0 or equivalent test management certification or proven test management experience.

Basic knowledge of SQL scripts used to interrogate databases

Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure setup (AWS and Azure)

Awareness of Virtual Machine management tools (eg VMWare)

Knowledge of test management tools

Awareness of non functional testing techniques

Level 3 Information Communication Technician or equivalent

level 3 qualification in IT, Computer Science or relevant experience

Experience of working in Tier 2 environments

Knowledge and practical experience in stress, load, soak and performance testing

Knowledge of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD)

Basic Networking knowledge (eg Cisco)

Knowledge of test automation tool sets

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