Test Manager

Test Manager

Posted 5 days ago by Lorien

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£600 Per day
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agile Methodology Business Process Input/Output Life Cycle Planning Management Prioritisation Risk Management Stakeholder Management Team Management Test Management Test Planning Test Strategy

Summary: The Programme Test Manager role is a hands-on position focused on quality assurance for products developed within a public sector context. The successful candidate will engage with stakeholders to refine testing strategies, manage resources, and ensure comprehensive testing is executed. This position requires a strong background in testing processes and agile development environments. The contract is for 11 months with a possibility of extension up to 23 months.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with stakeholders to understand systems under test, architecture, and requirements.
  • Refine the Programme Test Strategy and ways of working.
  • Understand testing dependencies and prioritize components for test schedules.
  • Produce Test Plans aligned to the programme test strategy.
  • Define testing resource requirements and manage the testing resources.
  • Ensure all appropriate testing types are executed and traceable to requirements.
  • Define Test Environment Requirements and highlight dependencies.
  • Monitor testing schedules against the delivery plan and produce progress reports.
  • Produce Test Completion Reports highlighting residual risks and mitigation.
  • Participate in implementation readiness activities and strive for continuous improvement.
  • Be an active participant in the Testing Practice and Testing forums.

Key Skills:

  • 3+ years’ experience as a Test Manager in complex digital programmes and agile environments.
  • Experience of the full project life-cycle.
  • Thorough knowledge of testing types, processes, and governance.
  • Experience in various testing techniques and tools.
  • Strong experience in test planning, risk management, and team management.
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): £600 daily

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Programme Test Manager- 11-month contract (possible extension up to 23 months) - Edinburgh - £600 per day via umbrella

One of Loriens leading Public Sector Clients are looking for a highly experienced Programme Test Manager to join the team.

Assignment Description

This hands-on Programme Test Manager role will provide the testing knowledge, expertise, and capability to quality assure the products being developed against the product requirements/other test basis.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with stakeholders (including 3rd parties) to understand the systems under test, architecture, associated interfaces, business processes, and requirements
  • Refine the Programme Test Strategy and ways of working
  • Understand testing dependencies and feed into the prioritisation ofcomponents being delivered by the teams in order to produce test schedules aligned to wider service delivery plan
  • Produce appropriate level of Test Plans (strategies) aligned to programme test strategy
  • Define testing resource requirements and manage the testing resources assigned to the service test team
  • Be responsible for ensuring that all appropriate testing types are executed as defined within the Test Plan, and that tests are evidenced accordingly and traceable to requirements/other test basis
  • Define Test Environment Requirements highlighting dependencies
  • Actively monitor testing schedules against delivery plan, producing progress reports, RAG status, interim quality assessment, and highlighting risks, and issues and recommending mitigation steps
  • Produce Test Completion Reports highlighting residual risks and recommended mitigation
  • Participate in implementation readiness activities
  • Strive for continuous improvement; input to test improvements roadmap
  • Be an active participant in the Testing Practice and Testing forums

Essential skill set

  • 3+ years’ experience as a Test Manager working in complex digital programmes and agile development environment
  • Experience of the full project life-cycle
  • Thorough knowledge of testing types, testing processes, procedures and associated governance
  • Experience in a wide variety of testing techniques and tools
  • Strong experience in test planning, risk management, and test team management
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and a proven ability to collaborate with all stakeholders.
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