Senior Test Specialist
Location: Basingstoke (3 days On-site)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Clearance: Active SC
Salary: Up to £60,000
The Opportunity
Are you a skilled Senior Test Specialist with a passion for quality assurance, infrastructure and application testing? This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your experience will directly contribute to the success of mission-critical programmes with one of the leading companies in the defence and security space.
The Role
As a Senior Test Specialist, you'll lead and support testing efforts across multiple delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, V-Model). You’ll collaborate closely with project stakeholders and test teams to define and deliver robust test strategies across infrastructure, application, and hardware environments.
You will:
• Lead and mentor testers, contributing to a high-performance test practice.
• Produce test artefacts: plans, scripts, reports, and manage defects.
• Execute both manual and automated tests, including functional, non-functional, E2E, and regression testing.
• Coordinate environments, tools, and resources to support testing.
• Ensure delivery aligns with project schedules and quality standards.
Essential Requirements:
• Solid experience in manual and automated testing across different testing types.
• Hands-on with Windows Server 2019, Active Directory, SCOM, SCCM, and VMware.
• Strong understanding of test lifecycle, SDLC, and methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience using JIRA and test metrics collection.
• ISTQB Foundation (or higher) certified.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to lead small teams and manage test deliverables independently.
Benefits:
• Salary – Up to £48,000
• Comprehensive benefits package: healthcare, pension, enhanced leave, bonus
• Flexible/hybrid working model
• Dedicated career progression paths
• Access to technical upskilling and training programmes
• Inclusive, supportive work culture committed to diversity
For more information please apply below or contact me directly.
Contact: 02077806706
Email: shay.campbell@ansonmccade.com
LinkedIn: Shay Campbell | LinkedIn
Reference: AMC/SCA/STS
Senior Test Specialist