Senior/Lead Test Manager

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled QA/Test Manager to oversee testing activities for a modernization project. The role involves collaborating with teams, managing resources, and developing testing strategies. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in QA/Test management and is proficient in both manual and automated testing methodologies. This position offers a dynamic environment focused on cloud migration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a QA/Test Manager.
• Experience with manual and automated software testing methodologies.
• Strong background in test design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to define solutions.
• Onboard to customer processes and tools.
• Manage QA engineers' team activities.

Skills

Manual testing

Test automation frameworks/tools

Test-design techniques

Performance testing

Security testing

Team management

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Project description

Modernization of a legacy application to modern technologies and migration to the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams and the client to define the best solutions.
• Quickly onboard to the customer’s processes and toolset.
• QA/Test Management Activities
  • Effort estimations, task decomposition, and prioritization.
  • Team management of QA engineers, including resource planning and mentoring.
  • Define and maintain overall test strategy and test plan for the projects.
  • Report test progress and results to management and the customer (both verbal and written).
  • Create and maintain all required test documentation and metrics.
  • Participate in proposal and pre-sales activities by providing test-strategy, estimates, and risk assessments.

Qualifications

Must have

• Experience of the formal software development lifecycle, with a solid grasp of manual and automated software testing methodologies and tools
• Strong background in manual testing, test-design techniques, and development of testing strategies
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks/tools
• Understanding of performance and security testing practices
• 5+ years as a QA/Test Manager
• Experience in leading a distributed team (different time zones)
• Good communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Good understanding of legacy platforms and modernization approaches.