Test Manager - SC Clearance RequiredInside IR35: £550 - £600Initially till March 2027, 6 months extensions to followHybrid travel to London The role You''ll lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a central government digital programme delivered by several supplier partners. You''ll own testing end to end: plans, scripts, execution, defects and sign-off. You''ll also assure the testing each partner delivers, acting as the department''s quality lead across a virtual, multi-supplier test team. What you''ll do Review requirements and technical integration design documents to shape the test approach Write SIT test plans, scripts and test data from those requirements and designs Run SIT Go/No-Go calls, daily execution meetings and SIT exit meetings Direct a virtual, cross-partner SIT team in real time, so scripts are executed and test evidence is captured Write UAT scripts and run UAT with the business, through business-executed scripts or witness test sessions Make sure defects are raised, progressed and resolved, and challenge partners where a defect is disputed Produce test summary reports for each phase Review and assure all testing and test artefacts delivered by partners, across functional and non-functional phases Act as the QA advocate and point of contact, advising and leading partners on test best practice Essential Owning System Integration Testing, not just participating in it Owning User Acceptance Testing, including leading and ..... full job details .....