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Leidos

Test Manager – 12 month max tenure contract

Leidos

Test Manager overseeing testing and service validation activities aligning with ITIL 4 for Leidos Australia. Leading governance forums and ensuring quality outcomes in complex environments.

Posted 7/2/2026contractCanberra • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Responsible for planning and delivering testing and service validation activities aligned to ITIL® 4 within a SIAM shared-resource model.
  • Provides assurance that services, systems, and operational processes are fully validated and meet defined acceptance criteria prior to go live.
  • Develop and execute the Project Test Strategy, coordinating all testing phases including system, integration, operational acceptance, and user validation.
  • Define and manage entry and exit criteria, quality gates, and readiness assessments to support go-live decisions.
  • Oversee defect management, risk identification, and mitigation activities to support delivery timelines and quality outcomes.
  • Provide testing assurance and reporting into governance forums, supporting informed go/no-go decisions.
  • Coordinate multi-vendor testing activities and validate environments, data, and service configurations prior to handover.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Demonstrated experience in Test Management within large-scale transitions or mobilisation programmes
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL® 4 practices, particularly Service Validation & Testing (certification desirable)
  • Proven ability to operate in SIAM or complex multi-vendor environments
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills with experience supporting governance and cross-team collaboration
  • Experience developing test strategies, playbooks, SOPs, and implementing testing tools and reporting solutions
  • Must be an Australian Citizen and able to gain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools
Test Strategy DevelopmentDefect ManagementRisk IdentificationQuality Gates ManagementReadiness Assessments
Soft Skills
Cross-Team CollaborationGovernance Support
Certifications
ITIL® 4 CertificationBaseline Level Security Clearance