Test Manager

About RiskRisk isn't going to disappear and the complex, ever changing environment makes it much harder to predict where new challenges will come from. But it represents an opportunity for businesses to transform and innovate, and discover hidden value. From the boardroom to back office, we work to protect and strengthen every aspect of business; from people to performance, systems to strategy. Through our invaluable insights and independent assurance we help discover and unlock real value.There is a huge amount of business change caused by disruption, including technology, regulation, or a factor in the broader environment such as Brexit and that gives rise to risk and uncertainty. Helping our clients identify and address those risks to give them and their stakeholders confidence in their business is the purpose of our new Risk Assurance Line of Service. As a business, we have been providing services related to risk within our wider Assurance practice. On 1 July 2020, we established this new Line of Service to better use the scale and breadth of our practice including many of the firm's experts in areas such as regulation, cyber security, listings, actuarial, accounting, controls and internal audit.

About Tech, Data & Analytics (TDA)

Our Technology, Data and Analytics (TDA) business unit is 600 strong and offers a range of high value services for organisations going through business and technology change. Our Mid Market Transformation (MMT) team specialise in helping mid-sized, UK based organisations navigate challenging Transformation programmes that are principally based on Microsoft Technology solutions. Our MMT team excels in de-risking these complex programmes and helping our clients to achieve their desired programme outcomes.

• Fast growing team

• Focus on a growing market

• Strength in combining technology and data delivery

• Growth plan to move from 50-250 FTE over 4 years

• Business integrator and client-side advisor focus

The Role

As a Test Manager, you will manage the end-to-end testing of solutions for client transformation programmes. This will involve:

• Leading the testing workstream on complex transformation programmes underpinned by Microsoft Dynamics 365.

• Defining and implementing the test strategy, processes and standards.

• Planning and managing test resources across all areas of testing.

• Planning and executing all types of testing across large complex end-to-end solutions, both functional and non-functional.

• Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders in client and multi-vendor environments to ensure that testing inputs are coherent and achievable.

• Delivering quality, timely and transparent governance and reporting of status on the overall test effort, highlighting risks and issues.

• Defining testing automation approaches and supporting their implementation.

Person Specification

• Experience of test leadership and execution in the implementation of Microsoft Technology including Dynamics 365 CE and/or F&O.

• Experience of designing test strategies to deliver test cycles (SIT, UAT, Non Functional Testing) for multiple releases/projects.

• Experience in managing a team of testers, including technical and business resources, and offshore resources.

• Experience of executing testing with multiple vendors and third party integrations.

• Experience of working with Microsoft Azure DevOps.

• Ability to manage the testing lifecycle in line with the programme environments approach.

• Ability to design automated tests to improve efficiency.

• Experience of test leadership and execution in the implementation of other Microsoft technologies (e.g. Azure) would be advantageous.

Risk
We're a leading provider of trust in the digital world - in the eyes of our people, our clients and our stakeholders. Today's business environment is different. More complex. More connected. Companies not only face new and unknown risks, but also new and untapped opportunities. Our team is at the forefront of this change, join us to be a part of transforming how risk is perceived and capitalised on.

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