Test Manager - 3 day SoW per week, 3 Month Contract, Remote (Scotland)
Rate: £475–£500 per day, Outside IR35 Location: Remote, based in Scotland
Engagement: 3 days per week, Contractor (SoW) Duration: 3 months (initial)
Function: Change Delivery
About the role
Our client's Change Delivery team needs an experienced Test Manager / Test Assurance Lead to cover a period of long-term absence. You'll take ownership of testing across a portfolio of change projects, establish the current position fast, and operate with real autonomy from day one.
Third-party suppliers handle technical test execution, you'll provide the internal assurance layer, making sure their testing is robust enough to support delivery decisions. UAT is different: you'll own it end-to-end.
What you'll be doing
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Assessing the current testing position across projects, flagging gaps and risks.
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Producing and assuring Test Plans, with clear entry/exit criteria and timelines.
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Reviewing and challenging third-party supplier testing — plans, coverage, defects.
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Giving independent readiness assessments and managing testing governance and reporting.
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Owning UAT end-to-end: scope, scheduling, business tester coordination, defect management and sign-off.
What we're looking for
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Strong Test Manager/Lead experience across multiple concurrent projects, including Test Plans and strategy.
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Proven UAT planning and delivery, mobilising business testers and stakeholders.
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Experience assuring (not just accepting) third-party supplier testing.
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Confident challenging suppliers and stakeholders, comfortable with ambiguity, able to work independently from day one.
Interested?
Apply now or send a message to find out more.