Lead Integration Test Engineer
Location: This is a Hybrid working role. Whiteley, Hampshire
Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance.
We are looking for an Integration Test Lead to join our team to help us deliver a large-scale systems integration programme.
As part of a multi discipline team, the successful candidate will be responsible for a significant portion of test documentation and execution, across a large integration project. The successful candidate will be responsible for interfacing with an international team, and with Customer stakeholders to design, create and execute tests. The role will require the ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team, ranging from technical personnel to programme leadership.
The role includes mentoring junior team members executing tests across a variety of software products, their interfaces and network & infrastructure configurations, and identifying and managing resulting defects.
What will I be doing?
* Leading the Integration, Test and Acceptance activities for the project, including the production and maintenance of plans and associated acceptance artefacts
* Leading on all test management and acceptance aspects including adhering to standards
* Designing and implementing modern, scalable test plans using a range of new and emerging technologies including automation
* Utilising the concepts and principles of verification and validation to sign off relevant test plans across multiple subject areas
* Preparing test specifications (manual and automated) and conducting test execution and reporting activities
* Highlighting Test and Acceptance related risks, opportunities, assumptions, issues and dependencies
* Collaborate with third party stakeholders to ensure business requirements coverage in acceptance scripts
* Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on all aspects of test assurance
* Communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context
* Documenting requirements acceptance (RVTM), representing the team on Test and Acceptance related matters appropriate with the Test and Acceptance Report(s)
* Responsible for coaching and mentoring other testers within the team
What does Leidos need from me?
* Min 8 years test experience (including ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in software testing)
* Ability to attend site in Fareham as needed
* Excellent understanding of Testing Lifecycle and the different types of testing such as Functional, Non-Functional and Integration Testing
* Demonstrable systems integration experience including integrating 3rd party systems or components
* Demonstrable experience working with a variety of stakeholders to identify objectives
* Experience of driving delivery of all testing objectives
* Good oral and written communication skills, confident in technical and non-technical discussions
* Good time management and organisational skills – ability to work with minimal supervision
* Enthusiastic, proactive, troubleshooting attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies
* Experience of creating Test plans and reports based on requirements and design documents
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
£61,500.00-£78,800.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.