Senior Test Engineer

We are looking for a self-starter, someone with a passion for Test, ideally from a Technical and/or Systems Integration background. The successful candidate will join existing SW Development teams and help define good test process, lead and deliver early-stage testing with the SW Dev. teams, and help grow the Test Practice as the Portfolio continues to grow.

This role demands strong technical leadership, excellent communication skills, flexibility and a good understanding of engineering and testing practices. You will be responsible for defining test strategies, planning and leading test activities, ensuring alignment with project goals under some very short delivery timescales.

The work spans several customers and a broad range of technologies and so requires a flexible and adaptive approach to testing whilst maintaining appropriate rigor.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Test Leadership & Strategy

• With support of the Portfolio Chief Engineer, define appropriate test strategies/approaches for each project.
• With support of the Project Leads, conduct test planning for each project, ensuring alignment with timescales and quality (including safety and security) objectives.
• Champion quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle, embedding testing into appropriate workflows.
• Work with the customers to achieve formal acceptance of each Project's Scope

Test Execution & Reporting

• With the support of the Development teams, document appropriate Test Specifications for each project.
• Ensure traceability of project scope to test cases and defects, agreeing an appropriate coverage with the key stakeholders
• Document test progress, defect trends, and provide real-time reporting to stakeholders.
• Drive defect triage and resolution in collaboration with development teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Test Lead or Senior Test Engineer in Waterfall and Agile environments, preferably in the Defence sector.
• Excellent technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in systems integration testing, including interfaces, data flows, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Demonstrated experience testing both cloud-based and server-based applications.
• Good, general, familiarity with Test Automation practices is required.
• Experience working with RF and embedded systems is a bonus.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent experience
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g. defence, law enforcement).
• Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Additional Considerations:

Due to the nature of the work, the majority will be conducted on customer sites, with only a small amount of remote working possible.

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)

• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE - we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future. #INTNSD

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

£58,400.00-£74,900.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Client-provided location(s): Stourport-on-Severn, United Kingdom

Job ID: Leidos-R-00174620

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-30T18:48:48