Senior Test Specialist

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