Quality Engineer Test Management

Quality Engineer - Test Management Location: 2 to 3 days in either London, Manchester, Leicester, Hursley, Glasgow or Edinburgh Day Rate: £466.70 a day via Umbrella company Duration: 6 months The Opportunity We are…

Pay rate £466/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 9 September 2026

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Quality Engineer - Test Management

Location: 2 to 3 days in either London, Manchester, Leicester, Hursley, Glasgow or Edinburgh

Day Rate: £466.70 a day via Umbrella company

Duration: 6 months

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer - Test Management professional to join a high-profile Government programme. This role offers the opportunity to lead quality assurance and testing activities across complex projects, ensuring robust delivery standards and maintaining quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end test management activities across project delivery.
Define and implement quality assurance strategies and testing approaches.
Manage test planning, execution, reporting, and defect governance.
Drive continuous improvement of testing processes and quality frameworks.
Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and delivery leads to ensure successful outcomes.
Provide strategic guidance on quality risks and mitigation activities.
Ensure testing activities align with project objectives and delivery timelines.

Essential Skills & Experience

Functional Testing
Non-Functional Testing
Strong Technical Breadth
Test Analysis
Strategic Quality & Test Leadership
Delivery & Execution Management
Test & Quality Process Improvement and Optimisation
Technical Awareness & Engineering Alignment
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Defect Governance & Quality Risk Management
Risk-Based Decision MakingIf you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website

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