Jonathan Lee Recruitment Looking for IT Test Manager 38581 at Gaydon Full Time

Ref: 38581

Title: IT Test Manager

Division: Human Resources

Contract Position based at: Whitley

Rate:  – up to £592.96/day LTD umbrella

Position Description:

A Test Manager is required to join an exciting HR & Digital programme.  This opportunity will require working within a complex multi-organisation (internal & external) product landscape to lead development of a structured test approach plan (including required tooling) for end-to-end application testing and subsequent execution, monitoring & controlling and reporting of test activities leading up to business acceptance.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating a testing framework and standards for application testers to ensure visibility, traceability, and control of the testing process.
• Accountable for ensuring test plans cover all functional and non-functional requirements of the business processes and systems, validating the selected design solution and intent is met and is fit for purpose.
• Responsible for leading engagements with our partners/vendors and internal technical teams to agree testing approach, responsibilities and execution.
• Collaborating with multiple teams to ensure unit, integration and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) is conducted effectively.
• Liaising with other Test Managers on the program (vendor side) to ensure a unified test approach.
• Developing and maintaining a set of core test control products (e.g. Test Strategy and Approach, Test plans, Risk Assessment, Test log, Exit reports, etc)
• Operating with a ‘hands on’ approach performing some of the testing, understanding the results and driving defect resolutions through to closure.
• Co-ordinating triage calls (with vendor teams) and the resolution of defects.
• Preparing regular status reporting to all levels of the business (senior Director and Global Process Owners/Leads)
• Building relationships across multi-disciplinary work groups.
• Coordinate orchestration of testing within a complex organisation landscape and evidence of working disparate teams, all of which have obligations to discharge as part of test testing life cycle.
• Maintain alignment with the Project Manager to ensure effective resource use and delivery to agreed plans
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Previous experience of creating a testing framework and standards for application testers to ensure visibility, traceability, and control of the testing process.
• Previous experience of working as a test manager or equivalent within a multi-product multi-vendor environment, liaising with multiple development teams and/or test managers to ensure a unified approach to test and defect resolution.
• Previous experience of operating with a hands-on approach performing some of the testing, understanding the result and drive defect resolutions through to closure.
• Demonstrable approach to build relationships and influence partners and key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Agile (Scrum) project management framework
• Demonstrates our Creators’ Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
• Continually working hard to deliver a modern luxury experience to earn and keep our customers’ trust and loyalty.
• Embracing differences, being empathetic, welcoming challenges together empowering each other to deliver.
• Building trust by speaking openly and honestly, listening attentively, and treating others respectfully.
• Taking initiative and using failure as an opportunity to learn. We develop by giving + seeking honest feedback.
• Making a difference through our results. We innovate and never lose sight of what we want to achieve.
• An effective team player, actively leads, develops and supports team members

Desirable:

• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors – Employee Central
• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors – Human Capital Management (HCM)
• Knowledge of Integration via Rest and SOAP based APIs, Apigee API Gateway, Globalscape EFT (SFTP), IBM Datapower Gateway (XML), IBM ACE 11 and SAP CPI

Education

Degree or relevant equivalent experience preferred

Additional Information:

** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35 **

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Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.