System Integration Lead

Description

Systems Integration Lead

Location: Whiteley Hampshire, with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands

The Role:

We currently have a vacancy for a Delivery Area Test Engineer Lead working on a flagship programme in the UK. The role will include responsibility for planning, development and maintenance of test scripts and test reporting using both industry standard manual and automation test suites and custom developed frameworks. The testing process will follow a hybrid Waterfall and Agile development and release process that supports critical customer mission goals around National Security using manual and automated testing techniques and tools.

Responsible for conducting analysis of requirements and designs, and from this developing a risk-based test approach to provide test assurance in support of our change pipeline. Duties may include providing research and assistance with implementation of community policies and guidance. Employees may also support business process improvements or systems analysis for missions, systems, and fiscal requirements.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work independently and as part of a team.

What will I be doing?

• Work independently, or with a team of software and systems engineers; must be knowledgeable in industry-standard testing tools and methodologies.
• Responsible for the creation of test plans, procedures and reports detailing the test process and infrastructure to appropriately assess that products/deliverables meet defined requirements.
• Responsible for briefing the customer on any test reviews – TRR / TER and DRBs.
• Establish the test approach and defect tracking workflow for multiple change projects.
• Contribute to the scrum teams, participate in daily scrums, and be proactive on work tasks and obstacle resolution.
• Must be a dynamic, innovative, self-starting problem solver that can operate with minimal supervision.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Excellent understanding of the testing lifecycle and the different types of testing such as functional and integration testing.
• Demonstrable systems integration experience including integrating third‑party systems or components.
• Able to understand existing test process and identify improvements and efficiencies.
• Experience of creating test cases based on requirements and design documents.
• Experience of test leading, coordination, planning, reporting and test control.
• Knowledge or experience with software testing frameworks (e.g. Katalon Studio, Selenium, SoapUI, JUnit, DART, or similar).
• Knowledge or experience with agile workload management and bug tracking (e.g. Jira, Bit Bucket, or similar).
• Experience working in a regulated environment testing.
• Strong oral and written communication skills – ability to communicate with technical and non‑technical team members.
• Self‑motivated and willing to speak to colleagues to find out missing information.

It would be desirable if you had experience in any of the following:

• Working with large‑scale and complex integration programmes.
• Performance testing and measurement of integrated systems.
• Organizing/supporting user acceptance testing (UAT) prior to production deployment.
• Continuous integration/continuous delivery tools.
• Negative testing concepts and risk assessment reporting.

Clearance Requirements: Must be willing to obtain and hold UK security clearance and have been a resident in the UK for at least 5 years.

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are passionate about customer success, united as a team and inspired to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work‑life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 33 days annual leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle‑to‑work scheme)
• Flexi‑time

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are…