Associate Director - Quality Engineering, GPS

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Do you want to be at the heart of some of our most impactful work, helping governments to improve how they serve citizens day to day? We help our Government and Public Sector clients to fulfil their missions to deliver high quality services that genuinely change lives.

We are proud of the impact we achieve with our clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of skills and expertise we bring to help them succeed. We’re passionate about public services and relentless in tackling complex engineering challenges. As natural collaborators, we listen, bring fresh thinking, and provide our clients with the support they need to push boundaries and be boldly ambitious.

Within our Engineering practice, the Quality Engineering team plays a pivotal role, standing at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and performance of technology systems. They drive innovative, end-to-end quality assurance and testing solutions, leveraging AI, continuous test automation, performance engineering, and advanced testing methodologies to accelerate secure delivery, minimise defects, and enhance the overall quality of IT solutions.

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What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

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We are looking for talented and diverse Associate Directors who have experience of working seamlessly with the client to implement a testing solution that meets their quality assurance needs. We work with leading clients and vendors across different landscapes. You will have the opportunity to drive the test strategy and implementation on technology implementations across Government & Public Services. Working with a range of clients will provide you with the opportunity to continue developing your senior relationships with industry leaders, and grow your leadership skills. You will also play an important role in leading our quality engineering offering within the Government & Public Service industry, building relationships internally with industry partners and guiding our industry-aligned practitioners. You’ll also take responsibility for practice development activities such as: developing new service offerings to take to market and leading on thought leadership; contributing to the management of our business.

Responsibilities will include:

• Owning quality engineering service delivery for one or more Government & Public Services clients
• Creation of tailored test strategies and approaches for large, complex or specialised client test delivery
• Planning and managing client test delivery, ensuring the testing meets quality, time and cost objectives
• Providing advice on testing tools and techniques and leveraging them effectively within a testing activity
• Reviewing test processes and practices and coaching the team on enhancement opportunities
• Managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Supporting our response to Large (£10m+) Public Sector Testing tenders and frameworks from PQQ/RFI stages through to RFPs and client orals.
• Taking responsibility for budgets (or portions of budgets), client deliverables and billing
• Leading industry-aligned teams internally, providing strategy, direction and support
• Act as a role mode, helping to develop and mentor junior resources
• Contribute to Deloitte’s thought leadership in QE

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To qualify for the role, candidates must have:

• UK Government SC Clearance (or be eligible with 5 years UK residency)
• Experience of delivering Quality Engineering & Testing Services within the UK Government & Public Services industry either directly or in a professional services firm
• Exceptional communication, presentation, business writing and professional skills, including being able to bridge both technical and business stakeholders
• Experience of building and strengthening key client relationships
• Experience of functional system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing and non-functional testing including performance and automation
• Test management tool expertise (such as JIRA/ADO/Zephyr/X-Ray)
• Experience of developing thought leadership materials or go to market propositions
• Excellent interpersonal skills and self-driver
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and often changeable client environment
• Strong commercial awareness of how professional services firms and change/transformation programmes operate

Additional desirable experience includes:

• ISTQB Advanced / Manager level or equivalent
• Application of GenAI tooling within the SDLC
• Ability to design and implement test automation frameworks
• ISTQB Certified Agile Tester qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience in administering a test management tool (e.g. ALM, Xray for Jira, Zephyr)

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Engineering, AI and Data

We lead transformation at the heart of our clients; re-engineering the core of our clients’ organisations, helping to unleash growth, and creating better futures for their customers, citizens and employees.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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“What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.” - Dan, Technology and Transformation

"I get to work on projects that help clients in a sector I feel truly passionate about.” - Rhiannon, Technology and Transformation

“Everyone always says “it’s the people,” and that’s true. Working for a brand you feel proud of feels pretty good too. And you don’t have any stress about fitting into a particular stereotype, because there are so many different types of people in Deloitte Digital.” - Gillian, Technology and Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in UK Wide with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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