Programme Test Manager (SC Clearance Required)

Our client (Banking/Finance) is looking to hire a strong Programme/Senior Test Manager (Security Cleared) to help drive the strategy and direction of testing for a key programme. You will also be responsible for managing the delivery of testing, resource planning, and collaborating with core business stakeholders.

• Extensive experience of software testing covering the complete project life cycle, in a structured environment (both iterative/agile and waterfall)
• Extensive experience of a range of software testing types including functional, non-functional, regression, integration, UAT and OAT
• Extensive experience of creating test strategies and test plans
• Extensive experience of test planning and re-planning based on changing circumstances
• Extensive experience of leading software testing, including where both internal and 3rd parties are involved
• Extensive experience of defect management and test management tools
• Experience of risk analysis and Risk Based software testing techniques
• Experience of exploratory software testing and techniques
• Experience of automated software testing tools such as Eggplant, SOATEST, Karate, QTP, Rational Functional Tester, Selenium, Silk Test or Microsoft tools
• Experience of testing sophisticated user interfaces and GUI applications
• Experience of the Microsoft Office toolset (Excel, Word, ‘PowerPoint’)
• Knowledge of test data provisioning and management
• Knowledge of databases (eg tables, constraints, Structured Query Language)

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of software testing Banking Systems and applications
• Knowledge of software architectures & technologies such as XBRL, HTML, VB, .NET, XML, Java, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, Unix/Linux, SAP, Oracle, SQL, SharePoint
• Experience of software testing in web based applications

The role will be operating inside IR35, with a pay rate of up to £650 per day.

This position is hybrid working, and will require two days of on-site work in London (City), each week.

The start date for this position is October 2026 and will be a 12-month contract.