Test Manager (12 Month FTC)

ABF Business Technology Services; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ABF Business Technology Services is seeking a Test Manager to lead testing across technology projects within our PMaaS portfolio. This hybrid role is based in Peterborough with a mix of office and homeworking, offering a dynamic, collaborative environment.

You will own the testing strategy and artefacts, oversee internal and 3rd party testing teams, and ensure quality before handover and project closure, while promoting continuous improvement across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing testing across projects and programmes in a federated environment.
• Experience developing test strategies and selecting appropriate regimes.
• Experience managing internal and external testing resources including 3rd party partners.
• Experience interfacing artefacts across waterfall, agile and hybrid delivery methods.
• Strong communication of testing plans and results to stakeholders up to C-Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage testing artefacts and processes across technology projects through the lifecycle.
• Develop and evolve the testing framework across the portfolio.
• Establish goals and monitor progress with team members and partners.
• Oversee planning, design, execution and reporting of tests to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with architects, 3rd party developers, project managers and business analysts.
• Coordinate testing activities and ensure clear goals and expectations.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across resources.

Skills

Testing leadership

Test strategies

Cross-functional collaboration

Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid

Risk & mitigation

Job description

Job Title: Test Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)

Are you ready to advance your career as a Test Manager? If you are enthusiastic about exploring innovative testing methodologies, advanced tools, and establishing robust frameworks that benefit both nearshore and offshore teams, you might find this opportunity in our maturing PMaaS (Project Management as a Service) function interesting!

The Test Manager is a critical role to develop, oversee and implement testing strategies across the assigned portfolio of business Change and Technology Projects and Programmes. In this role you will own the testing methodology, along with required artefacts to be completed in order for solutions to be delivered correctly and operating as expected prior to handover and project closure. The role will oversee and develop test capability used, including 3rd party testing partners.

What you'll be doing:

• Management of testing artefacts and processes assigned to technology and change projects and programmes through the lifecycle in accordance with agreed governance methodology and associated approval bodies.
• Develop and evolve the testing framework across assigned portfolio and seek to share across ABF business units.
• Establish goals, communicating them to team members and testing partners, and assessing their progress toward them.
• Oversee the planning, design, execution, and reporting of tests to ensure that deployed solutions meet quality standards and are free from errors.
• Collaborate across other stakeholders, such as architects, 3rd party solution developers, project managers and business analysts, to ensure that testing aligns with project goals and requirements.
• Monitoring the creation of the appropriate testing organisation / regime needed for each project and programme including artefacts and testing approaches required.
• Oversee and coordinate all testing efforts, which might involve creating test cases, running tests, and handling defects.
• Manage internal / external 3rd party testing teams ensuring familiarity with various testing approaches, tools, & best practices.
• Where 3rd party and internal test resources are used, oversee the activities of the testing group; ensuring clear goals and expectations through the testing lifecycle & assessment of progress in achieving the testing activities.
• Work to develop the capabilities of the BTS PMaaS service, promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across all resources. Share best practices and develop greater knowledge of testing across the members of the PMaaS resource pool.

What you'll bring:

• Experience of implementing testing across small to large project and programmes in a geographically widespread federated environment.
• Experience of developing test strategies and selecting most appropriate testing regimes pertaining to each project or programme.
• Experience of manging testing resources both internal and external, including the establishment of 3rd party test frameworks / partnerships (nearshore / offshore).
• Experience interfacing and integrating testing artefacts across multiple project delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile and hybrid).
• Ability to apply both creative and pragmatic thinking to problem solving.
• Ability to effectively communicate testing activities, plans and results across varying stakeholders from operational to C-Suite.
• Experience of managing threats and risks to the final solution’s quality. Ability to create and develop a testing risk strategy and mitigation plan as change initiatives progress; working closely with Project and Programme Managers to track.
• Comprehensive communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to convey information to a varied audience in user-friendly language.
• Ability to interact effectively across operational based stakeholders understanding the impact to business operations of down time associated to IT Changes.

Location

Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking. This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park. The office has recently been renovated and along with a modern work environment has great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day and a great team culture.