Test Manager

Summary: The role of Test Manager involves overseeing testing processes within the insurance domain, specifically focusing on underwriting, claims, and reinsurance. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage testing teams effectively while ensuring project deliverables are met. The role is based in London with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring two days on-site per week. The contract is outside IR35, offering a competitive daily rate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Good experience in Insurance domain (General Insurance) is a must ie should have good knowledge of Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Finance & Credit Control.
• Excellent Communication & interpersonal skills ie Needs to be outspoken & able to interact with different vendors & business stakeholders.
• Good Experience of Test Planning, co-ordination & Management. Should be able to form the Test Approach & give direction to team to guide them.
• Good Experience of UAT Planning & Management (UAT co-ordination).
• Should be able to Monitor, Track and do Status Reporting of large-scale projects.
• Should be able to schedule project reviews, audits, and track resulting actions.
• Exposure to all stages of Software Testing Life Cycle is a must.
• Act as a primary point of contact for Testing.
• Needs to ensure Testers have the correct accesses & permissions - communicate requirements to Administrator prior to testing.
• Resolve issues, clarify test steps, and provide guidance to Testers where necessary.
• Provide daily updates to Project manager/Scrum Master and Stakeholders.
• Triage defects to appropriate tech teams.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation & people management skills.
• Excellent client relationship management, team building skills, strong analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities.

Key Skills:

• Data Analysis, Migration/ETL Testing (Must).
• Web application Testing (Must).
• API testing experience (Preferred), SOAP UI/Postman.
• Experience in Scrum/Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in Jira.
• Basic understanding automation testing processes & tools (Selenium, Tosca).
• Should have basic understanding performance testing processes & tools (Jmeter/Loadrunner).
• Testing life Cycle.
• Testing Deliverables.
• Testing Process Overall.
• Good experience on Agile testing methodology and process around testing delivery.
• Analytical ability and good interpersonal skills.
• Good attitude/displaying commitment to work.
• Flexibility towards work assignments (ownership is very important).
• Good team player.
• Should be able to communicate effectively with all project stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): £350 daily

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT