Test Manager

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Test Manager

Telford

End to End Test Manager to support multiple projects and services.

Tasks include:

Implementation and co-ordination of the End-to-End Assurance and Test Strategy

in the systems development life cycle

Provision of technical direction and governance (for Assurance and Testing)

Product delivery implementation activities, managing deliverables, project

budgets, planning and forecasting, involved in recruitment and rotation plans,

Providing test direction for the area

Analysing new work and changes to existing projects to estimate the effort

needed and to determine people and test environment requirements

Producing the project test strategy and/or test approach

Creating detailed test schedules, including identifying the dependencies on other

areas

Ensuring all subordinate test documentation is produced by the appropriate

individual and reviewed

Planning and managing all test stages for the project including co-ordination with

external teams and attending project checkpoint meetings

Authorising the completion of test stages and arranging sign-off with the client

and other key stakeholders

Coaching and mentoring more inexperienced TM/TLs

Technologies required:

UNIX

Windows

Oracle

SQL

Java

XML

Maestro

WebMethods

WebLogic

Technical skills: Microsoft Project/OWB, ISEB Practitioner or equivalent

Mandatory Business Skill:

Test Management skills (incl testing types, methodologies and testing life

cycles) to include awareness of industry standards, Leadership and

communication skills, Delegation and prioritisation skills.

Automated testing skills (IBM Rational tool set)