IGH Test Manager

• Developing lasting client relationships and actively building a network and range of experience to help address client needs across the various industries including finance, Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management to provide compelling and well thought out testing solutions to problems of moderate complexity.

• Build test strategies and detailed test plans for the delivery of testing on projects.

• Manage teams in designing and continuously developing test scripts / suites for functional & technical testing of applications.

• Manage the execution of tests / suites and report results, capture run & key metrics over time.

• Ensure application acceptance criteria for tests are fit for purpose.

• Work collaboratively with client business and IT teams to record and analyse requirements for testing in the most optimum manner.

• Manage the process of raising and resolving test defects in a structured manner and provide solutions.

• Lead and manage testing on project methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall and other hybrid methods alongside helping with the budgeting of testing workstreams.

The Person

• Anticipates the viewpoint of others, listens and addresses concerns.

• Builds co-operative relationships and fosters an environment in which everyone’s opinion is valued.

• Provides on-going feedback, coaching and mentoring to support development needs and career aspirations.

• Proactively engages in cross-functional communications and sharing of information.

• An experienced manager of medium to large testing projects across a variety of IT technology platforms

• You have a degree (ideally in a numerate or computing related subject)

• ISEB/ISTQB qualified

• Excellent knowledge of Software Testing / QA Life Cycle including understanding the various types of testing (such as manual, automated, functional, nonfunctional)

• Previous Financial Services sector experience

• Confident in developing advanced test plans, acceptance criteria and test conditions from user stories, technical designs, and specifications.

• Team leader with passion to motivate, engage and instil learning culture on the job.

• Good understanding of test management tools (such as HP ALM, JIRA, Zephyr, Azure DevOps)

• Excellent skills in test data management

• Familiarity with various types of delivery methods (including Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Waterfall)

• Ability to assess testing risks and then estimate, plan, and prioritise tasks accordingly.

• Passionate to create and improve internal and industry-standard test frameworks, tools & utilities.

• Some knowledge and experience of test automation, non-functional testing, and technical testing