Senior Test Analyst

Job Description

Job title Program Test ManagerJob purpose To provide leadership in all matters relating to testing quality assurance for a programme. Provide a robust testing function within a programme that will support RM to the extent necessary in making any decisions whether to sign off technical solutions or not. Key accountabilities generally between 7 to 10 key deliverables Planning and managing the execution of solution testing for individual delivery programmes up to 50m. Ultimately ensuring new solutions are fit for purpose and ready to be deployed to our employees and customers. Designing the overall solution test approach for a programme and providing oversight of programme and project level testing including; Unit, Functional Acceptance, System Integration, Regression, User Acceptance, Operational Acceptance, Pre-Production, Performance and Volume test. Resource planning, recruitment and management of programme and project level test resources (including permanent and flex resources). Agreeing the testing approach, resource, budget and technical requirements directly with a programme management team and third-party suppliers. Liaising with Solution Architects and Technical Architects and technical leads to ensure that Client and Supplier led testing has sufficient coverage to assure the overall solution. Ensuring that high risk areas are identified and included within the test plan. Ensuring best practice test planning and execution by suppliers as part of programme delivery. Working directly with supplier teams to ensure the Client Test Strategy is followed and there is a clear handover between supplier and client teams. Leading on resolving test related issues between both parties. Selection and utilization of testing tools for the platform and each project on the platform, including tools for test automation and test management. Understanding the high level E2E business and technical requirements and intended implementation. Working with different internal technical groups and vendors to ensure sufficient test coverage and quality. Acting as a single point of contact for the quality of the solution at any given stage. Educating stakeholders in Agile ways of working and the benefits of iterative software delivery. Reports to Job title & grade Portfolio Test ManagerKey dimensions This section should give an understanding of the scale of the job Acts a single point of responsibility for solution testing within a single programme. This will involve assuring the overall technical solution comprising multiple projects and a mix of internal and supplier-driven testing. Leads resource planning, budgeting and recruitment of test resources for a single programme. Able to manage complex, large-scale programme test requirements, covering both Waterfall and Agile projects. Scales of impact (team, function, division, group wide) Management of a Programme Test Team, comprising of internal and external resources across all projects within the programme. Technical assurance of programme solutions up to 50m. Team size 0 15 Responsible for permanent and/or flex resources. Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications required for this specific role Essential Skills Excellent communication skills both verbal and written SAP/ S4HANA Testing experience Demonstrable experience across the full Testing life cycle including System Integration Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing Programme Test planning, management and execution. Test resource management, including budgeting and recruitment. Supplier management, including management of third-party test resources. Supplier work assurance / oversight of testing undertaken by client suppliers. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to demonstrate test planning and execution issues. Technically competent with Azure, web server / services, middleware technology and APIs Exposure to database technologies. Core Agile and waterfall project management skills: planning, estimating, issue & risk management, reporting, co-ordination of resources, and financial management Exposure to commercial awareness Experience of working with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence Desirable Skills: Testing experience in SAP with RISE platform Awareness of SAPs WRICEF methodology Agile training/qualifications or experience incl. Scrum & Kanban Experience A minimum of 3 years test management on large integration projects, with a minimum of 10 years overall testing experience Programme Test Management in large scale programme environments with multiple projects. Programme level leadership on Quality Assurance in hybrid environments comprising of internal and supplier engineering teams. Resource and budget planning and management for test resources within programmes up to £50m. Working within a matrix management structure, leading on balancing programme level demands with alignment to the overall Client Test Strategy and team. Hands on Experience and use of any industry recognized automated testing solution, particularly in the area of unit, functional, regression, accessibility Qualifications Technology based higher education or above Formal certification (e.g. ISEB) would be advantageous Certified Agile Tester (e.g. CAT) would be advantageous Location Sitcon Consulting Services Pvt Ltd., City Tower, OFFICE NO.402,4th Floor, Boat Club Road, Bund Garden, Sangamwadi, Pune411001, Maharashtra, India., (5 days WFO) Organisation chart Please attach to this job description an organisation chart of the unit in which this role sits