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Programme Test Manager - Azure Migration

Job Posted: 6 hours ago

Salary: £ 540 - 560 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: London

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Programme Test Manager - Azure Migration

Initial 3 month contract £550 a day (inside IR35) (due to extend for a year)

London (3 days a week onsite)

We're looking for an experienced Programme Test Manager to join a Service Portfolio leading the testing strategy and assurance for a major migration from on-premise VMs to Microsoft Azure.

You'll bring structure and confidence to complex programme testing, and work seamlessly across internal teams and suppliers. Strong cloud expertise, end-to-end assurance capability, and excellent stakeholder management are essential.

Key Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end test strategy and execution for the programme, ensuring all new solutions are fully assured and ready for release.
Plan, lead and manage all test phases across the programme: Unit, Functional Acceptance, SIT, Integration, Regression, UAT, OAT, Performance, Volume, Pre-Production, Infrastructure and Automation.
Oversee the design of the test approach, ensuring robust coverage of technical and business requirements.
Drive resource planning, recruitment, and management of permanent and flexible test teams.
Work directly with programme leadership and third-party suppliers to agree testing scope, budgets, tooling, and delivery standards.
Collaborate with Solution Architects, Technical Architects, Tech Leads and vendor teams to ensure appropriate test coverage and risk mitigation.
Ensure suppliers follow best practice and Test Strategy, managing clear handover points and resolving cross-party testing issues.
Select and implement test tools for the platform and associated projects, including automation and test management technologies.
Act as the single point of contact for solution quality at any stage of the programme.
Promote Agile ways of working and iterative delivery approaches across the team.
Manage testing within both Waterfall and Agile delivery modelsEssential Skills & Experience

Proven experience in programme-level test planning, management and execution.
Strong background managing multiple test phases across complex delivery environments.
Expertise in test assurance, supplier management, and oversight of third-party test work.
Solid experience managing test budgets and recruitment.
Strong problem-solving capability and the ability to lead resolution of complex test challenges.
Deep technical understanding of Azure Cloud services (GCP experience beneficial), modern web and middleware technologies, APIs, mobile, and infrastructure components.
Good knowledge of database technologies including Oracle and BigQuery.
Experience with interface technologies, including file-based and data transfer integrations.
Able to manage large-scale, multi-stream programme test requirements.Interviews are taking place before Christmas with a view to starting mid-January

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