Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with senior management in the organisation to define an overall software quality approach and strategy covering all IT enabled change.  This should include mechanisms through which quality improvement will be driven.
• Develop and implement an overall best practice software quality and testing framework to ensure the programme or organisation is getting best value for the investment in software quality it is making.  This covers process, people and technology.  
• Develop and manage the overall resource and technology plans and investments for SQA in alignment with business and IT priorities, develop business cases, and manage tightly to capital and revenue budgets.  Demonstrate benefit realisation and value added for the programme/organisation.
• Ensure that the SQA and Test organisation operates ethically and is in compliance with all organisational regulation and policies.
• Ensure that the planning, estimation, proposed timelines and project plans for the overall QA and test portfolio are aligned with business and IT change programmes.  
• Be an effective member of Senior Management, represent SQA at governance meetings and ensure an appropriate profile and understanding of the key role of SQA is held within the organisation.  Ensure key stakeholders are kept up to date as to the overall position of progress and quality across the portfolio of change projects.
• Manage plan and test activities to meet schedule.  Work with Test Leads to monitor and control the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests to ensure alignment with plan and budget. 
• Through clear leadership build a high performing SQA and Test function with clearly focussed and highly motivated staff.

Education/Qualifications:

• Advanced Level Test Manager Certification 
• 10+ years of experience
• Experience of managing testing for a number of significant projects or a major programme 
• Deep understanding of industry practice and Expert in the Metisure© Framework
• Experience of leading large teams and of operating at senior management level

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Key Responsibilities:

• Work with key project stakeholders to develop, agree and sign off the software Quality and Testing strategy for the project.
• Produce the resource plan, estimates, proposed timelines and project plan for Test.  Align Test project plan and resourcing with overall project plan.  Propose revisions or adjustments to plan to deal with changes or delays in project.
• Ensure that the test phases and related activities are planned and undertaken in line with the quality strategy and the project schedule.
• Manage plan and test activities to meet schedule.  Work with Test Leads to monitor and control the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests to ensure alignment with plan and budget. 
• Ensure Adherence to quality strategy and processes and ensure reviews/handovers occur in a correct and timely manner.
• Represent Test at project governance meetings and report on the progress of Test and the quality of the software using agreed metrics.
• Communicate with key stakeholders (IT, Business, Project Manager) to ensure test environments, software releases and test data bases are correctly set up and available according to plan.
• Ensure effective defect management and produce Test Exit status document at the conclusion of the Test phase.

Education/Qualifications:

• Advanced Level Test Manager Certification 
• 8+ years of experience
• Experience of managing testing for a significant project or multiple experience as a Test Lead for significant sub-projects
• CMST (Certified Manager of Software Testing) is certification for manager level
• Expert knowledge and experience of the  Metisure© Framewor

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Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the automated test runs and related activities are planned and undertaken in line with the quality strategy and the project schedule.
• Provide inputs e.g. estimates, tool use recommendations, artefact reuse and automated test architecture plans, review and update plans, and coordinate the plan and progress with the Test manager
• Manage plan and test activities to meet schedule.  Monitor and control the scripting, data preparation, implementation and execution of automated test runs to ensure alignment with plan and budget.
• Ensure effective defect management and contribute to the production of the overall Test Exit status document at the conclusion of the Test phase.
• Report on the progress of Automated Testing and the quality of the software using agreed metrics to the Test Manager and any other parties in line with the project governance structure.
• Communicate with test team, developers, business representatives as appropriate through wash ups, briefings etc. to ensure automation priorities, responsibilities and planned activities are understood and taking place according to plan.

Education/Qualifications:

• 2 years test/QA lead experience
• 4 years software test experience 
• ISTQB Advance level is required.
• Experience of using automated testing tools, data driven automation architecture,  modular reusable scripting and guiding automation testers
• Able to demonstrate an ability to discuss requirements with business users and technical issues with developers. 
• Significant experience of the  Metisure© Framework
• Experience in a Scrum Agile development environment

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