Test Manager

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to shape our test management process as we transition to a DevSecOps approach? You'll also support current waterfall-based test activities to ensure the delivery of high-quality products into production. This role is part of a major programme converting our critical blood supply system from Delphi to C#. The system supports essential business processes, including donor records, appointments, blood product manufacture and testing, stock control, and order fulfilment where safety is paramount. You'll apply your leadership, negotiation, and communication skills to collaborate across SDLC teams to drive change. Running over 6.5 years (started in 2021), this programme offers ample scope to apply your experience to mature and develop our test management capability. You'll have the chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment. If you thrive in a high-energy setting and are committed to safeguarding people, assets, and our reputation and bring strong people, technical, and defect management skills wed love you to join our close-knit team. Your success is our success. This is a rewarding role in an organisation dedicated to saving and improving lives. Join us and help shape the future of test management.

Note: Hybrid role. Final base location will be confirmed post-interview and agreed with the line manager.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will play a key role in the modernisation of blood technology, which includes the conversion to a .net / C# code base. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Leading a team of senior testers to deliver a thorough and robust testing capability within the blood technology product centre to ensure the safe and secure delivery of technology change to a national critical application into the business.

2. Acting as a line manager and mentor for all senior test engineers and test engineers within the blood technology product centre as well as for the wider testing community of practice within DDTS.

3. Focussing predominantly on test planning and management but will still be expected to participate in testing delivery work when required.

4. Ensuring the agreed test management process is correctly followed in a timely nature by all stakeholders.

5. Providing regular progress updates and metrics to inform the test function and provide input into regular Programme updates.

6. Running stand up meetings with all stakeholders to ensure testing is running effectively and actively support the team remove any blockers to test progress.

7. Providing a single point of contact for management of testing.

You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which may involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required (approx. once per month).

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.