Programme Test Manager

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The Role:

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Programme Test Manager (18 months plus) to move into the early stages of a major project with a client in Central London. This particular project involves managing Test Teams, Test Managers and multiple projects simultaneously to ensure successful implementation of a new global ERP system.

Responsibilities & Experience required

- Setting priorities that balance desirable against practical testing strategies

- Definition of strategies to ensure the most effective and efficient testing is carried out, including the use of specialized testing tools and techniques

- Consulting on all aspects of software testing and give advice to both users and IT management to determine the most appropriate testing strategies for projects

- Managing test improvement activities, including automation implementation

- Managing test plans

- Management of multiple projects simultaneously

- Full understanding of the testing life-cycles

- Stakeholder management

- Managing Test Managers and test teams of various sizes

- Owning the gating process to ensure smooth transition from one phase to another

- Manage 3rd party through System Integration Testing and System Acceptance Testing

- Managing UAT cycles through to go-live

- Analysing project documentation to extract requirements, system functions and other features to be tested

- Manage, motivate and lead project teams demonstrating effective delegation techniques.

Essential skills required:

- Dynamic and enthusiastic approach in any given situation

- Ability to take on any project with a positive attitude

- Stakeholder management

- Stakeholder engagement

- Depth of Test Automation knowledge

- Functional Testing experience

- 5+years’ experience in Test Management

- 18+months Programme Test Management

- Experience with ERP systems

- Experience producing Test Policies and Test Strategies

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Team Player - works well with the team they are managing

About Us

StarBase is one the UK’s leading independent testing consultancies, trusted by major Blue Chips to mitigate IT systems risk since 1992. For more than 20 years, we have worked on business critical challenges across a broad range of industry sectors. We often work with our clients over multiple projects and many years. We count over 200 companies as past and present clients, including:

Deutsche Bank - Aviva - KPMG - Accenture - NHS - Citigroup - Sainsbury’s

Our clients say our strengths are in our people, processes and partnerships. These are upheld by our skills, experience and project management expertise, so if you want to be part of a winning team with a world-class reputation, come and join us!

Opportunities are available for ambitious, enterprising achievers to work for one of the leading UK Software testing consultancies. If you are an experienced Test Manager / Programme Test Manager with a strong testing background and are seeking a fresh challenge then you’re well placed with us.

Why Join Us?

At StarBase we believe in supporting our people to reach their potential, so we have lots of different training and development options available. Our commitment to our people is key to our core values. We are dedicated to providing an environment that is a Great Place to Work, Develop and Grow.

How to apply

Our aim is to make the application process as simple and efficient as possible, and with this in mind we have an online application process, please click the APPLY button to apply for this position and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.

Please note: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

StarBase is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

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