Programme Test Manager

Programme Test Manager- 11-month contract (possible extension up to 23 months) – Edinburgh – £600 per day via umbrella

One of Loriens leading Public Sector Clients are looking for a highly experienced Programme Test Manager to join the team.

Assignment Description

This hands-on Programme Test Manager role will provide the testing knowledge, expertise, and capability to quality assure the products being developed against the product requirements/other test basis.

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 skill set

– 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.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG – The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.