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# Senior Test Engineer

- **Company:** First Military Recruitment
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Test Suite, Automation of Tests, Big Data, Digital Technology, Oracle (Applications), SQL Databases, Technical Debt, SC Clearance, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2984451686-2

## About the Role

* Informatica Power Centre and Oracle experience as essential.
 * Ability to provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning and can identify the process improvements and contribute to definition of best practice.
 * Capacity to design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques and communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Able to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes.
 * Can adapt and reflect, is resilient and has the ability to see outside of the process.
 * Able to use a blended approach depending on the context.
 * Able to help teams manage and visualise outcomes.
 * Has a deep understanding of the technical concepts required in their role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape.
 * Understands the limitations of digital technology.
 * SC Security Clearance is a must.

Desirable:

 * Automation testing, SQL & experience in data environment (working on large data sets) desirable.

## Description

* Set the strategic direction for product teams and the test engineering community.
 * Lead multiple test engineering teams, providing technical leadership and guidance.
 * Lead delivery of testing activities, ensuring that quality, time and cost objectives are met.
 * Act as an escalation point for defects or issues preventing delivery of activities.
 * Define the approach for test infrastructure setup and use outputs to drive technical improvements.
 * Identify appropriate required technical test tools.
 * Monitor performance of the test suite and identify how this can be improved by reducing technical debt.
 * Drive standardisation by sharing reusable libraries and services, experience, and lessons learned with other teams.
 * Drive collaboration by aligning what teams are working on and highlighting the key dependencies, impacts and priorities.
 * Develop appropriate test approaches and reporting mechanisms to be agreed with senior stakeholders.
 * Leads investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements.
 * Manages planning of system and / or acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications.


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