# Senior Test Manager

Senior Test Manager (12 months FTC) Salary: National circa £65,000 Location: York/ Bristol A bit about the job: As the Test Manager for Test & Release, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and safe delivery of changes across the DMC project. You will lead testing for model point file and actuarial model changes, ensuring all releases are appropriately tested, evidenced and approved. Working closely with actuarial, data, technology and production teams, you will provide clear oversight of testing progress, risks and release readiness. You will also help modernise and improve release processes through automation and new technologies such as Unify and Snowflake. This is a fixed-term contractor role offering the opportunity to make a significant impact on a key strategic project. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Test Management & Governance: Proven experience leading testing in regulated environments, ideally within insurance or financial services, with expertise across test strategy, planning, execution and defect management. End-to-End Release Delivery: Strong track record of managing full test lifecycles, release processes and change controls, ensuring robust g

- **Id**: 4248356
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aviva-senior-test-manager-2>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: York, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T09:00:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T13:19:42Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3986
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- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Paid volunteering days
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Property & Casualty Insurance, Asset Management & Funds, Life Insurance & Annuities

## Company

- **Id**: 5456
- **Name**: Aviva
- **Domain**: aviva.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aviva>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: TalentPools

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 22
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.909
- **Repost share**: 0.045
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Snowflake** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T13:19:42Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T17:26:29Z

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