Testing Project Manager - SIT/UAT

Contract Role - 12 Months potential to renew

Test Manager (Tech PMO)

Role purpose

Own the end-to-end test management approach across waves (SIT/UAT as applicable), ensuring test readiness, disciplined execution, transparent defect management, and evidence-based test exit recommendations.

Key accountabilities

• Define and maintain the test strategy and wave-level test approach (scope, cycles, environments, data, entry/exit criteria).

• Produce wave test plans and coordinate execution with value stream Tech Leads and testteams.

• Establish and run defect triage (severity model, prioritisation, ageing controls, retestdiscipline)

• Ensure test environments and test data readiness are planned, owned, and tracked.

• Provide test reporting and readiness inputs to wave go/no-go (coverage, pass rates,defect trends, residual risk).

• Drive continuous improvement across waves (lessons learned, standard templates,automation where possible).

Key deliverables

• Teststrategy and wave test plan

• Test entry/exit criteria and evidence packs

• Defect triage governance and defect dashboards

• Test readiness and test exit recommendations (Tech)

Skills & experience

• Proven Test Management experience on large-scale integration/migration programmes.

• Strong defect management and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Familiarity with test tooling (e.g., Jira/ADO, ALM/qTest) and reporting auto