Project Technical Test Lead
11 days ago
London
Job Description: Project Test Lead - Cutover & Integrated TestingDuration: 6 MonthsLocation: LondonWork Model: Hybrid- 4 days onsite per week.Description:Role Summary The Technical Project Manager (TPM) - Cutover & Integrated Testing is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all activities related to system cutover, environment readiness, and end-to-end integrated testing for large-scale technology or ERP transformation programmes. This role is technology-driven and engineering-facing. Deep involvement in the technical design, testing and cutover phases are core to this role. \n Key ResponsibilitiesCutover Management \n\n • Develop and maintain the overall cutover strategy, detailed cutover plan, and command-centre procedures.\n, • Lead cross-functional readiness reviews, ensuring all teams (technical, business, data, infra, partners) meet required entry/exit criteria.\n, • Coordinate blackout windows, deployment sequencing, data migration activities, and environment transitions.\n, • Manage cutover rehearsals, dry-runs, and go-live simulations to validate timing, dependencies, and resourcing.\n, • Act as the central point of control during cutover execution, driving decision-making, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication.\n, • Track and manage go-live risks, contingency plans, and rollback procedures.\n, • Responsible for weekly updates, logging risks , issues and dependencies related to cutover\n, • Support E2E project manager in governance and Project Management Office activities\n\n Integrated Testing (SIT, E2E, Non-Functional) \n\n • Develop the integrated testing strategy, scope, and schedule aligned with programme milestones.\n, • Drive test planning across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear ownership for test cases, data, environments, and defect resolution.\n, • Oversee execution of System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End (E2E) testing, and application integrations across internal and external systems.\n, • Coordinate defect triage, prioritisation, and root-cause analysis with technical and functional teams.\n, • Provide daily update on progress, builds dashboard to self-service reporting, and manages risk/issue.\n, • Ensure test results provide evidence for deployment readiness and compliance with quality gates.\n, • Support performance, security, and non-functional testing activities.\n, • Ensure Exit Report meets standards and is available in line with project plans.\n\n Cutover & Testing Workstream Management \n\n • Maintain integrated plans and RAID Log across cutover, testing, data, and environment workstreams.\n, • Provide regular status reporting, manage dependencies, maintain risks/issues logs escalating when required.\n, • Facilitate cross-team decision-making, ensuring alignment between IT, business, and vendors\n, • Support programme/project manager in governance , stage gates and Project Management Office activities\n, • Maintains up to date artefacts such as Status Reports, RAID Logs, Stage Gate Compliance Checklists/Tracker, Cutover / Testing Plans, Release notes (as required by Change Control Board), Testing evidence , exit reports and supporting documentation\n\n \n Skills & QualificationsTechnical & Delivery Skills \n\n • Strong experience managing cutover, deployment, or release activities in complex multi-system landscapes.\n, • Expertise in integrated testing management, test planning, and defect lifecycle management.\n, • Familiarity with ERP (SAP), SaaS platforms, or enterprise transformation programmes (preferred).\n, • Project planning and testing management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).\n\n Soft Skills \n\n • Strong communication and stakeholder management across business and technical teams.\n, • Excellent facilitation skills, especially in high-pressure go-live or testing cycles.\n, • Analytical mindset with a structured, detail-oriented approach to planning and execution.\n, • Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive issues to closure quickly and collaboratively.\n\n Experience \n\n • Leading complex, multi-vendors integrated testing activities\n, • Experience in SAP upgrades/implementation projects\n, • Experience as Delivery Lead role is desired\n, • Experience leading business critical enterprise cutovers and go-live support\n\n Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.