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# Lead Tester

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £73,700.0 - £97,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, E2e Testing, Requirements Traceability, System Integration Testing, Systems Integration, Test Data, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Delivery Pipeline, Data Management, Devsecops
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/1168E929A05841CAA46982E693BAE4E8/job/

## About the Role

* Test strategy and test management
 * Risk-based testing and requirements traceability
 * Systems integration and end-to-end testing
 * Test automation strategy and continuous testing
 * Performance and non-functional test governance
 * Security testing governance and coordination
 * Test environment and test data management
 * Defect management, quality metrics and reporting
 * Supplier test assurance and evidence review
 * Leadership, planning and stakeholder communication

Required experience:

 * Leadership of testing on large or complex systems integration delivery.
 * Experience defining test strategies, plans, methods, entry/exit criteria and reporting.
 * Experience coordinating multiple test phases, teams, suppliers and environments.
 * Strong understanding of functional and non-functional testing.

Desired experience:

 * Cloud and SaaS platform testing.
 * DevSecOps quality gates and automated pipelines.
 * Public sector or regulated delivery.
 * ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent.

## Description

Own the ESCS test strategy and lead coordinated assurance across functional, integration, non-functional and user acceptance testing. The Lead Tester ensures that quality, traceability, environments, data and evidence are planned from the outset and integrated with delivery.

The role you will play:

 * Set the risk-based test approach and quality controls across ESCS.
 * Coordinate test teams, suppliers, environments, data and entry/exit criteria.
 * Provide clear evidence of solution quality and readiness for acceptance., * Develop and maintain the test strategy, master test plan and assurance reporting.
 * Define coverage across functional, integration, regression, performance, resilience, security and operational testing.
 * Establish requirements-to-test traceability and quality gates.
 * Lead test automation strategy and continuous testing integration.
 * Coordinate test environments, test data, supplier evidence and defect management.
 * Plan and support system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
 * Report quality trends, risks, defects and readiness to programme governance.
 * Coach test engineers and assure the consistency of test artefacts and evidence.


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