QA Test Manager

Main duties, responsibilities and deliverables 1. Project Testing Activities

• Review requirements, solution, design and other project specific technical documentation
• Provide resource and test effort estimation
• Produce the Project Test Plan (with re-planning where necessary)
• Analysing requirements and technical solutions in order to write Test Strategies for planned levels / phases of testing
• Produce Test Strategy and other project specific Test documentation
• Allocate tasks to team members and monitor team's progress
• Produce (or assist in producing) Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test Scenarios and Test Scripts
• Perform (or assist in) Test Execution and support Defect Management
• Identify and raise Risks / Issues / Dependencies
• Provide regular progress reports to Project and QA Management
• Liaise with project stakeholders (internal to CLS and third party) to address knowledge gaps, queries and other dependencies
• Primary point of communication for testers allocated to the specific project
• Coordinate team of testers and activities across all modules
• Provide training and assistance to testers to ensure they are following testing and defect reporting processes
• Assign and conduct day-to-day management of sub QA team's assigned projects, tasks, and activities
• Perform tester duties as coordination allows: test application to ensure it is working as specified, including use of test cases or on an ad-hoc basis, report defects and other issues found during testing in the defect tracking system
• Ensure testing commitments are met within the sub QA team and monitor assigned sub QA team projects for potential impacts to target dates, communicating such impacts to the QA Manager
• Manage the Jira (defect tracking) database for all testing phases (update, follow-up and Escalate overdue issues)
• Review and estimate requirement change requests
• Review and validate test results and defect reports by the Test Executers
• Initiate weekly testing status meetings with QA, Vendor and Project team
2. Supporting testing/training activities
• Assist development team(s) in understanding Test Processes so as to enable them to do structured Component Integration Testing
• Assist business staff in UAT activities
• Mentor internal testing resources
• Share industry knowledge through ad-hoc workshops
3. Following and maintaining processes and procedures
• Test analysis and preparation processes
• Identify and advise on improvements to processes
Professional Experience
• Experience interfacing closely with the development team
• Software Testing experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment - RTGS, SWIFT)
• Extensive Software Testing experience, including roles within at least 5 medium to large projects
• Experience as a customer managing the delivery of at least one medium to large new system project (or a major new enhancement of an existing operational system) from a Third Party IT Vendor
• Experience of managing or working with teams within an off-shored service model
• Experience in producing various Test artefacts including Test Strategy / Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts
• Experience in Defect Management
• Experience in XMLs and database interrogation using SQL
• Basic knowledge of Linux and Unix
• Quick learner
• Analytical
• Proactive
• Motivated
• Flexible
• Leadership capability
• Team player
• Required to have database query experience
• Good to have financial/banking domain experience
• Experience in working onsite - offshore model
• Software Test Certification (CSTE, ISTQB)
Essential Qualifications Experience, education and any certifications as necessary for successful job performance Educated to Graduate level Success Factors
• Good level of test experience in leading test activities for medium to large projects
• Very good understanding of Test Processes and relevant Project Processes
• Capable of producing quality test artefacts
• Extensive experience working in the 'Financial Services' business domain
• Good team player with excellent team / people management skills
• Successfully working in a high pressure environment to tight timescales and deadlines
  
  Experience interfacing closely with the development team
• Software Testing experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment - RTGS, SWIFT)
• Extensive Software Testing experience, including roles within at least 5 medium to large projects
• Experience as a customer managing the delivery of at least one medium to large new system project (or a major new enhancement of an existing operational system) from a Third Party IT Vendor
• Experience of managing or working with teams within an off-shored service model
• Experience in producing various Test artefacts including Test Strategy / Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts
• Experience in Defect Management
• Experience in XMLs and database interrogation using SQL
• Basic knowledge of Linux and Unix
• Quick learner
• Analytical
• Proactive
• Motivated
• Flexible
• Leadership capability
• Team player
• Required to have database query experience
• Good to have financial/banking domain experience
• Experience in working onsite - offshore model
• Software Test Certification (CSTE, ISTQB), Experience, education and any certifications as necessary for successful job performance
Educated to Graduate level Success Factors
• Good level of test experience in leading test activities for medium to large projects
• Very good understanding of Test Processes and relevant Project Processes
• Capable of producing quality test artefacts
• Extensive experience working in the 'Financial Services' business domain
• Good team player with excellent team / people management skills
• Successfully working in a high pressure environment to tight timescales and deadlines