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Senior QA & Test Lead | Major UK Government Programme | Hybrid (1 day a week on site) | Up to £500/day | 6-Month Contract
There are testers who execute. There are leads who govern. A £710m cross-departmental Oracle Fusion transformation spanning four major UK government departments is building its testing governance function and needs senior practitioners who know the difference.
THE ROLE
Six senior QA and testing roles are available across SFIA L5 and L6 on one of the most significant public sector programmes currently in delivery. Roles include Integration Test Lead, Operational Acceptance Test Lead, Non-Functional Test Lead, User Acceptance Test Lead, Application Test Lead, and QA Reviewer. Oracle Fusion is at the core. Independent assurance is the standard. You will not be handed a test script — you will own the framework that governs them.
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YOU WILL
- Provide overall governance and assurance of testing quality, sufficiency and readiness across the programme
- Lead end-to-end testing across departments, suppliers, business processes and integrations
- Own the Requirements Traceability Matrix and assurance of testing evidence
- Manage testing dependencies, risks and visibility across programme workstreams
- Provide independent assessment of testing readiness prior to service transition (OAT) or live running (NFT)
- Report testing status, risks and blockers at programme board level
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- 7+ years QA/testing experience with demonstrable track record at programme governance level (5+ years for L5 roles)
- Experience owning a Requirements Traceability Matrix or equivalent programme assurance framework
- Comfortable operating independently across multi-supplier, multi-departmental environments
- Right to Work in the UK and BPSS clearable as a minimum
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THE DETAILS
- Programme: Cross-departmental UK government Oracle Fusion transformation
- Location: Hybrid — 1 day/week in Birmingham; fully remote otherwise
- Rate: Up to £500/day
- IR35: Inside IR35 or FTC
- Contract: 6-month contract; very high likelihood of extension — programme runs through November 2027
- Clearance: SC eligibility preferred
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Active SC clearance
- Oracle Fusion or Oracle system testing experience
- ServiceNow experience — particularly valuable for OAT and NFT roles
- Previous experience on large-scale UK government integration programmes
- Prior experience working inside one of the UK's largest welfare and employment departments, or delivering on a programme of this scale alongside a Tier 1 systems integrator
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