Test Manager

On behalf of HM Land Registry, we are looking for a UAT Test Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract based Hybrid in Plymouth.

Working as a contractor for HM Land Registry

Our ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity, and an open approach to data. Our award-winning digital team is the in-house directorate at the heart of our transformation into a digital, data driven organisation. We are playing a pivotal role in ensuring that we are able to respond swiftly to our current challenges. We are providing a robust and resilient technical infrastructure to support our workforce. We are enabling our customers to interact with us in increasingly digital and automated ways and delivering our transformation portfolio which will revolutionise the way that we operate and provide services.

Our Digital teams are at the core of our plans for digital transformation for the future. At HM Land Registry we have a vision of a fully connected, digital system for buying and selling property that enables a more secure and more efficient land registration process. By joining us in a digital role, you can be at the cutting edge of our work to revolutionise the way property and land is transacted in the UK, supporting our vision of a world-leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future.

At HM Land Registry, we're passionate about developing and attracting the best talent. People are at the heart of our plans for the future, so we have established a 'community of practice' for every profession within our directorate. We now have 15 communities in total, including software development, data science, and product management. These communities are groups of talented people who perform similar roles and through regular meetups and online forums, both within HM Land Registry and across wider Government, share best practice, discuss challenges, and support each other - which means happier, more motivated people!

 As a UAT Test Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
. Take ownership of the quality assurance and testing strategy as part of a broader risk-based approach.
. Take ownership for delivery, create strategy and lead implementation.
. Be responsible for test improvement and optimisation; promote and advocate test capabilities internally; make important decisions relating to test within the context of the delivery environment
. Design and execute a wide range of functional and non-functional testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
. Be able to make decisions on the environment for testing and coach others. Identify defects, alerting the business to them, and help prioritise them based on defect severity. Execute non-functional test scenarios and identify defects and run non-functional tests others have written and know the processes to do so.
. Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes then driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements.

Essential:
. Proven experience in test management for cloud-based or COTS solutions.
. Strong knowledge of contact center technologies and integrations.
. Expertise in test planning, risk management, and automation tools.
. Familiarity with performance and security testing in cloud environments.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Land Registry guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

HM Land Registry guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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