Test Manager

Tata Technologies; Gaydon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Tata Technologies is recruiting a Test Manager to be based at our office or at a customer site in Warwick. The role involves defining and governing the high-level Test Approach for programmes, leading multiple project teams, and coordinating onshore/offshore testers to ensure quality across releases.

You will report to the Digital Enterprise Solutions department and drive testing strategies, planning, execution and stakeholder communication to meet contracted timeframes.

Qualifications

• Experience applying testing lifecycle principles across PM/IT Delivery concepts such as SDLC, PMP, Prince2, MSP, Agile, Waterfall, Dev Ops.
• Excellent knowledge of release planning and strategy, including build/release procedures and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage high-level test approach for programmes/projects with timely reporting.
• Lead project/test teams across multiple domains to deliver EU delivery operations.
• Coordinate onshore/offshore test analysts and ensure quality across releases.

Job description

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a Test Manager to be based at our office/ our customer’s site in Warwick.

Our Digital Enterprise Solutions (DES) Department leverages extensive manufacturing know-how for enlightened enterprise systems. Our deep industry experience allows us to drastically reduce process time and effectively streamline business flows for any organization. Our world-class consultants enable organizations to realize the power of the integrated enterprise by providing superior consulting and implementation services.

The Role:

Definition and management of the high-level Test Approach for Programmes/Projects, including advising on the test phases needed to support the relevant Programme / Project, ensuring these activities are delivered within contracted timeframes with regular and consistent reporting

Dimension of Function

Will be responsible for leading and managing Project Teams / Test Teams across multiple domains dedicated to fulfilling EU Delivery Operations.

Area of Responsibility

• Management of Multiple Teams Resourced within defined Programmes / Projects including onshore / offshore test analyst coordination
• Develop, and manage all test activities & artefacts within a defined Programme / Project.
• Ensuring all development / change tasks meet quality criteria through testing strategies, test planning, test execution, quality assurance and issue tracking
• Managing senior stakeholder expectations, work across the whole delivery team (including customer vendors and 3rd party providers) and business area (eg Industril operations, People Chapter) to build trusted relationships to ensure quality across the programme
• Manage all Defects raised in tooling (Jira)

Knowledge / Experience

• Application of testing lifecycle principles across various Project Management/Programme Management/IT Delivery Management concepts such as SDLC, PMP, Prince2, MSP, Agile, Waterfall, Dev Ops.
• Release Planning/Strategy – Remarkable Ability to preserve a release repository and manage key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies and notification lists
• Test Execution – Effective in formulating test scripts to implement a full regression test pack during the testing phases.
• Manage and mentor the testing team in the use of recording tests and results.
• Resource Management
• Communication of Test management / Release Details / Maintenance of Release Schedule – Expert in measuring and monitoring progress to ensure delivery of application releases on time and within budget as well as meeting or exceeding defined expectations.
• Maintaining the release schedule for all core services and ascertaining alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Demonstrable skills in Supplier Management, Risk & Issue Management, Testing Tools, Dev Ops Methodologies, Dependency Management and management of teams

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on and want to join a global company, then this is the place for you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.