SC Cleared Portfolio Test Manager

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Portfolio Test Manager

Wiltshire

6 month

SC clearance or eligibility to obtain SC clearance is required for this role

The role reports to the Test Lead (who in turn works alongside the ISS Test Lead) and, as part of the Capability, will support the embedded Project Test Leads, to manage test assurance across the project lifecycle, helping projects deliver and go live, quickly, efficiently and with known risk.

This is a hands on test lead role that requires the ability to:

* provide support to the Test liaison both in terms of coaching and the management of the day to day portfolio of test projects

* working at the front end of the projects identifying project test requirements and building test estimates

* working closely with the Test Planner to validate the demand and resource profiles by feeding in confirmed project requirements

* in association with the Projects and MSP involved, assure MSP Test artefacts, MSP Test Execution and Test Completion assurance artefacts. in association with the Projects and MSP involved, agree the E2E Test requirement, artefacts and ensure the associated E2E Testing is executed including the agreement of all E2E Test, Execution and Completion assurance artefacts.

* identify, manage, remediate and/or escalate as appropriate level MSP/Project SV&T RAID

* ensure ISS Test Management, Planning and execution is subject to appropriate Continual Service Improvement as agreed with the Authority.

* using structured Test Metrics, ensure all Test activity is planned, undertaken and measured

Essential Skill

* Experience of the Test Lifecycle particularly SIT and UAT within a multi-programme, multi technology environment, including helping projects find problems early in the delivery lifecycle.

* Experience of testing complex technical integrations

* Ability to see changes and deliverables from the stakeholders' perspective.

* Able to develop and use graphics and reports to present test status and progress across disparate portfolios of work

* Experience of working and delivering in a formal process framework.

* Strong influencing skills.

* Strong coaching skills with experience of onboarding/inducting new resources - as Test Managers are allocated to projects

* Risk management, in particular working with stakeholders enabling them to make informed decisions about implementing new releases with known risk.

* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

* Able to structure test activities and produce test project plans

* Experience of working with third party suppliers

* Good understanding of Agile, spiral development and devOps

* Commands respect for knowledge, experience and excellence within the specific area of test processes, procedures, metrics and measures.