Defect And Configuration Manager
Clearline Recruitment Ltd
Motherwell · posted 17 August 2026
Salary
£13.39 – £14.95 an hour
Job type
full time
Location
Motherwell, Scotland
Category
IT & Technology
Role: Defect, Risk & Configuration Manager
Location: Motherwell, Scotland (Onsite)
Hours: Full-time
Pay: £13.39 - £14.95 per hour PAYE basic, plus holiday pay
Contract: 12 month contract
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Defect, Risk & Configuration Manager to join one of our longstanding global healthcare clients at their Motherwell site.
This role will support multidisciplinary engineering projects by managing defect, risk and configuration processes, ensuring products are developed in accordance with quality and compliance standards.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- On-site, free parking
- 12-month contract
- Opportunity to work for a global diagnostics leader
- Collaborative engineering and project environment
- Exposure to complex product development programmes
The Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Minimum two years' experience in Defect Management, Technical Risk Management or Systems Engineering
- Experience using SAP for configuration management
- Experience with RETINA or similar ALM/tracking tools desirable
- Excellent facilitation, organisational and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
The Role
- Manage the defect lifecycle and defect management process
- Moderate defect and risk review boards
- Maintain defect, risk and configuration documentation
- Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards and management reports
- Apply technical risk management processes across projects
- Create and maintain configuration baselines within SAP
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
- Ensure compliance with project governance and quality standards