SCALE FACTORY LIMITED
Quality and Test Strategy Consultancy
We partner with clients to provide intelligent, flexible and tailored advice to improve delivery efficiency, solution quality and reduce software testing costs. We review test processes, assets, tools, methodologies and environments, recommending practical, innovative improvements aligned to priorities, risk appetite and requirements.
Features
- Expert test strategies aligned to business objectives, complexity and risk
- Third party and stakeholder management
- Flexible support from point-in-time reviews to long-term testing leadership
- Test and quality improvement roadmap and implementation
- Measured success; Test Governance, KPI’s, metrics and SLAs
- Pan Government Experience, GDS Manual proficient
- UK-based SC and BPSS cleared quality and test professionals
- Tailored solutions for programmes, projects, BAU and legacy applications
- Expert Test Consultants with relevant business/technical knowledge
- Scalable, responsive service compatible with Agile and other methodologies
Benefits
- Tailored, pragmatic solutions to ensure testing is efficient and effective
- Test services integrated with existing teams, partners and vendors
- Impartial expert advice aligning testing approach, budgets and business objectives
- Independent validation ensuring vendor deliverables meet quality,cost and timescale objectives
- Testing that ensures applications meet Digital by Default Service Standards
- UK based SC and BPSS cleared quality and test professionals
- Full technical coverage across IT landscape
- Reducing the risk of costly system/application failures
Government Digital and Data Roles
Business architect
| £300.00 |
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| £500.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Data architect
| £800.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Enterprise architect
| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Network architect
| £800.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Security architect
| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Solution architect
| £500.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Technical architect
| £500.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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| £1,800.00 |
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Chief information security officer
| £2,500.00 |
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Chief technology officer
| £2,500.00 |
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Data engineer
| £600.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Machine learning engineer
| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Application operations engineer
| £400.00 |
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| £600.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Change and release manager
| £600.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Command and control centre manager
| £500.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Incident manager
| £800.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Infrastructure engineer
| £500.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Infrastructure operations engineer
| £500.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Problem manager
| £600.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Service desk manager
| £400.00 |
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| £600.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Business analyst
| £350.00 |
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| £400.00 |
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| £600.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Delivery manager
| £500.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £500.00 |
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| £500.00 |
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| £600.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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Test engineer
| £500.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Test manager
| £900.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £400.00 |
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| £500.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Frontend developer
| £400.00 |
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| £500.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Software developer
| £400.00 |
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| £500.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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| £1,500.00 |
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Accessibility specialist
| £400.00 |
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| £600.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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No
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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No
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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No
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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7683ea60-ac20-4cf6-ab2e-1671547f868c
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Cyber essentials plus
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Yes
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Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
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14f64a82-03a9-417f-b35d-c4c9d19552dc
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Other security certifications
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No
Social value
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity
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By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
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Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
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Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
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Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
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Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
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Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
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Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants
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Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
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Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
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Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
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Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
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Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
Service documents
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