Project Technical Test Lead

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