Programme Test Manager
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Programme Test Manager for an initial 11 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £500-£550/day (Inside IR35). This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.
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 of components 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 Skills:
– 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.
Desirable Skills:
– Experience of testing in AWS environment an advantage
– Experience of JIRA, Confluence and QTest
– Familiarity with change and release management processes and code control
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
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 of components 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 Skills:
– 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.
Desirable Skills:
– Experience of testing in AWS environment an advantage
– Experience of JIRA, Confluence and QTest
– Familiarity with change and release management processes and code control
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
