Test Manager

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Test Manager

6 months

Southend

The role will involve managing all test phases on one or more release based projects/programmes.

Skills

* 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), liaison with the test authority to ensure consistent interpretation of our mutual test strategies

* 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

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.

Suitable candidates should submit their CV in the first instance