Operational Acceptance and Test Analyst (UAT, OT&E, ITIL) for NATO with security clearance

Before a new system goes live someone has to be able to say: it is ready.

The service management office of a multinational military headquarters near Mons needs ananalyst who checks that new and changed IT services are genuinely fit for operational use. Youwould track the projects that deliver them keep the operational risks in view and plan and runthe acceptance testing that decides when a service can go live.

What you would be doing

• Turning operational acceptance criteria into test cases through the requirements traceabilitymatrix and setting a baseline for services being built or replaced
• Planning specifying running and recording user site and operational acceptance testsincluding performance availability and failover checks
• Preparing test plans readiness reviews and test reports and following defects through to afix or an accepted workaround
• Monitoring priority projects: milestones dependencies scope and schedule changes withdashboards and quarterly progress reviews
• Keeping the operational risk register current and running periodic risk assessments

What you would bring

• A masters degree in computer science or engineering and around 5 years of relevant experience
• At least 3 years each of CIS project and service analysis and reporting of planning andrunning acceptance testing and of ITIL
• Experience of CIS projects in core communications and IT infrastructure
• Knowledge of system and service life cycle and quality management ideally with PRINCE2 and ITIL
• Working skills in MS Office Project Visio SharePoint and JIRA and clear briefing andwriting skills
• A plus: PMP PRINCE2 or ISTQB certification and experience in an international military andcivilian setting

Why this one is worth a look

A full-year seat with an option year at the point where projects hand over to operations andyour sign-off carries real weight.