Test Manager - Manchester
- Recruiter
- BCT Resourcing
- Location
- Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
- Posted
- 02 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 30 Apr 2018
- Ref
- 1491415
- Sectors
- Banking & Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
End to End Test Manager - Financial Services
Manchester
£55000 - £65000 per annum
To engage projects in E2E testing, provide a single point of contact for all functional and non-functional testing on projects, provide testing governance for all functional and non-functional test phases throughout the lifecycle of a project, provide guidance to Swinton Managers to ensure testing is managed and documented, and provide the Project community with a clear and agreed overall project test strategy.
To engage with projects early within the project life cycle to understand and document High Level Test Approach and Master Test plan.
Responsibilities
* Promote the need and purpose of testing in order to enhance awareness of its importance within Swinton.
* Ability to lead and inspire teams through complex and often challenging circumstances
* Deliver excellent service to customers to ensure their satisfaction from the Testing services teams.
* Ensure Risks raised during testing are documented, communicated and understood by stakeholders.
* Manage UAT coordinators , defect manager and testing resources within business change.
* Provide sign off and recommendations for new implementations to the Business Sponsor and ensure it is established as part of the Go/No Go process.
* Ensure that Risk Based testing techniques are applied where necessary
* Ensure the Test approach on a project is agreed and adhered to.
* Ensure all testing deliverables are of a high quality by ensuring that team members adhere to the quality review cycles as detailed within the overall Test Strategy
* Ensure all test reporting and updates are accurate..
* Ensure all risks and issues are documented, managed and appropriate action taken.
* Ability to think creatively and generate innovative solutions
* Communication :expert at communication at all levels with the ability to effectively impact and influence decision makers.
* Ability to Influence the timescales on large and complex projects to ensure that the appropriate level of time devoted to testing to manage the quality of the delivered system
* Endeavour to keep UAT spend on the project to budget as per the estimates provided.
* Flexible, responding well to Business needs and those of the Project team
* Structured approach to test planning and execution
* Management of business resources during execution phases
* Management of UAT Coordinators
* Contribution towards competency development of employees at all levels
Required Experience:
* Minimum 10 years of Test Management Experience
* Experience of managing test managers, test analysts , defect managers and coordinators
* Creation of test scripts, and experience of carrying out test execution.
* Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and Word.
* Business stakeholder engagement
* Strong verbal / written communication skills
* Experience in training and mentoring.
* Delivered E2E Test Management across a complex portfolio of change
* Coaching and mentoring team members
Required Qualifications
Education up to graduate level
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Certificate
Manchester
£55000 - £65000 per annum
To engage projects in E2E testing, provide a single point of contact for all functional and non-functional testing on projects, provide testing governance for all functional and non-functional test phases throughout the lifecycle of a project, provide guidance to Swinton Managers to ensure testing is managed and documented, and provide the Project community with a clear and agreed overall project test strategy.
To engage with projects early within the project life cycle to understand and document High Level Test Approach and Master Test plan.
Responsibilities
* Promote the need and purpose of testing in order to enhance awareness of its importance within Swinton.
* Ability to lead and inspire teams through complex and often challenging circumstances
* Deliver excellent service to customers to ensure their satisfaction from the Testing services teams.
* Ensure Risks raised during testing are documented, communicated and understood by stakeholders.
* Manage UAT coordinators , defect manager and testing resources within business change.
* Provide sign off and recommendations for new implementations to the Business Sponsor and ensure it is established as part of the Go/No Go process.
* Ensure that Risk Based testing techniques are applied where necessary
* Ensure the Test approach on a project is agreed and adhered to.
* Ensure all testing deliverables are of a high quality by ensuring that team members adhere to the quality review cycles as detailed within the overall Test Strategy
* Ensure all test reporting and updates are accurate..
* Ensure all risks and issues are documented, managed and appropriate action taken.
* Ability to think creatively and generate innovative solutions
* Communication :expert at communication at all levels with the ability to effectively impact and influence decision makers.
* Ability to Influence the timescales on large and complex projects to ensure that the appropriate level of time devoted to testing to manage the quality of the delivered system
* Endeavour to keep UAT spend on the project to budget as per the estimates provided.
* Flexible, responding well to Business needs and those of the Project team
* Structured approach to test planning and execution
* Management of business resources during execution phases
* Management of UAT Coordinators
* Contribution towards competency development of employees at all levels
Required Experience:
* Minimum 10 years of Test Management Experience
* Experience of managing test managers, test analysts , defect managers and coordinators
* Creation of test scripts, and experience of carrying out test execution.
* Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and Word.
* Business stakeholder engagement
* Strong verbal / written communication skills
* Experience in training and mentoring.
* Delivered E2E Test Management across a complex portfolio of change
* Coaching and mentoring team members
Required Qualifications
Education up to graduate level
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Certificate