Role: Test Manager REF 376656
Contract Length: Until 31/12/26
Location: Hybrid/Hull – 2 days split between 2 offices.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £350 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Test Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEST MANAGER
- Design, agree and implement a shared test strategy across South Yorkshire and Humberside Police. Documenting a testing ‘road map’ for key systems across both organisations, including the mapping of system dependencies and recommending suitable testing approaches to the IT management team.
- Establish and maintain testing Standards, Procedures, Scripts and Schedules for all testing cycles including Factory Acceptance, Site Acceptance, User Acceptance, Regression, Upgrade, Patch, Stress and Performance.
- Lead the management and co-ordination of test scoping, planning, and design of test materials, liaising with IT and business users.
- Lead the management and co-ordination of testing delivery.
- Represent IT Department in communications to internal and client stakeholders at all levels regarding problem status and/or resolution, test execution management and progress, and any other issues relating to the testing process.
- Evaluate and respond to customer change in relation to test activities.
- Lead Project Managers in the areas of test planning and coordination.
- Provide advice to Project teams, and input to the IT Change and Release management processes.
- Manage the Test Team resource pool ensuring that all ongoing testing activities are adequately resourced.
- Ensure that members of the Test Team are appropriately trained, coached, appraised and developed.
- Propose and adopt new ways of working and new processes to ensure that testing is meeting customer needs in the most efficient and effective way.
- Any such other duties in keeping with the general character of the post and commensurate with its level of responsibility, grade and requirements of the business.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE TEST MANAGER
- Accredited to ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Hold a baccalaureate, relevant IT degree or be able to demonstrate relevant and recent experience at an equivalent level.
- Has recent experience of system testing standards and procedures for all testing cycles of system implementation and support.
- Can in deal with a range of stakeholders on Release, Programme and Project Boards.
- Is able to lead end-to-end test phases from scoping through to execution and production of test completion report, including detailed prioritisation, planning and delivery.
- Can demonstrate recent experience of tracking progress of tasks and activities, and preparing reports and statistics to present that progress.
- Good interpersonal skills to deal with stakeholders.
- Ability to lead, coach and develop a team of Test Lead and Test Support staff, set clear targets, and motivate staff to achieve them.
- Is able to use a range of standard office products such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
If you are a Test Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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