Sprint Test Manager

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the Programme Test Manager in securing and scheduling test resources from suppliers, reviewing and agreeing test plans and managing a team of supplier test resource
• Working with the project, programme or product owner take ownership and governance of all relevant test activities for one or more workstreams.
• Support the creation of and evolved a testing best practice within.
• Review existing Testing documentation, make recommendations for enhancements to streamline current processes.
• Within a project or a workstream represent Testing at Project review board meetings, as required
• Create relevant Project Testing Approaches, justifying testing activities, timeframes, resourcing and tools required with relevant associated costs captured.
• Creating, reviewing, publishing and presenting End Test Reports along with appropriate Testing recommendations
• Own Defect Triage calls and assign defects to relevant owners and track and manage as appropriate
• Develop a broad understanding of test automation software and other trends and innovation within the software testing discipline. Identify and implement appropriate test automation software and processes that improve the efficiency and/or quality of testing within the organisation.
• Manage suppliers to develop & create appropriate test scenarios and scripts from various document types, produce a high-quality standard of work that can be shared externally with clients and other key stakeholders
• Build a knowledge repository of how a change could impact a particular system by liaising directly with Analysts, Developers and end-users ensuring lessons learnt are captured and updated
• Develop regression test scripts and carry out regression testing where appropriate
• Liaise with relevant teams to feedback test results and resolve outstanding issues
• Identifying improvements to processes and assisting in their implementation
• Providing advice and guidance to colleagues on any aspect of testing, including completion estimates, training for testers and other developers where appropriate
• Where appropriate conduct interviews with potential new Testing resources
• Create relevant weekly / monthly templates for the tracking and reporting of the following:
  • Number of test cases created, executed, updated,
  • Defects found / resolve.
  • Test resources utilisation assigned to a project
  • Planned vs actual test activity tracking
  • Identified test risks and issues

Key Tasks

• Single point of contact for all project testing related activities for a project or workstream
• Advocating of automated testing where benefits can be realised or suits delivery model.
• Taking ownership of all supplier test deliverables ensuring that they are fit for purpose both within the project/workstream and at a wider programme level
• Collaborating with project managers and the development team to identify the testing requirement.
• Ensure supplier adequately plan, create and execute manual software test cases to an agreed scope and with sufficient evidence of test outcomes.
• Manual testing of software systems.
• Reporting software defects and ownership of resolutions with work with development teams. To agreed definitions and standards, and accurately report on them at a project and programme level.  Spotting defect trends, patterns and areas which require improvement.
• Communicating test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders.

Essential Skills Required:

• Experience working across multiple project methodologies especially hybrid agile.
• Proven experience of testing line of business user systems and interfaces.
• Experience of working on projects delivered using both agile and waterfall methodologies with associated test artefacts.
• Experience of testing web sites, applications and services.
• Excellent visual awareness, problem solving skills, an eye for detail and natural curiosity.
• Passionate about digital, technology and being part of a like-minded development community.
• An analytical and systematic approach to testing.
• Confident and solution focused communication skills.
• A flexible and exploratory testing style when required
• Excellent communication and proactive ownership skills for engagement with external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Pension experience essential along with solid test management experience.
• Experience of quality assurance for vendor testing phases
• Experience of leading a dispersed team within a large global organization
• Experience of working with 3rd party vendors using an offshore / onshore delivery model
• Stakeholder management
• Use of defect tracking systems, version control systems and monitoring systems

Qualification required:

• Degree in a numerate subject or relevant certified technical experience.
• Desirable: Testing certifications (ISTQB, ISEB) or Project Management certifications (PRINCE2, PMP, SCRUM, SAFE)