Programme Test Manager (QA) (m/f/d)

at  Skillspark AB

LONDON- (HYBRID)

£700-£750
emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.
We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.
We are looking for a dynamic individual who will play a pivotal role in driving and supporting various technical projects within our Technology & Testing Practice. The ideal consultant will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a deep understanding of QA Testing.

THE ROLE:

• To define, implement and oversee the approach to test within the programme – Test Strategy
• To deliver or manage the delivery of required test collateral – Test Strategy, Plans, Schedule, Closure Reports, Estimates, Reporting, Defect Management
• Defining roles and responsibilities for the test team including specific responsibilities for producing quality test deliverables and assisting the resourcing using both internal and external partners.
• Creating project/programme estimates, using designated estimation tools and other test collateral, (Test Plans, test schedule, test reports etc), based on known/assumed scope and execution activities
• Defining entry and exit criteria for test phases
• Leading the strategic direction of the Test team, across multiple workstreams within the programme
• To manage test delivery in line with the agreed test strategy working with key stakeholders across the technology and business
• To assist in defining the test environment strategy for the programme
• Managing the governance and go/no go checkpoint processes with the Test Assurance team
• To ensure that all test phases across the programme achieve the agreed entry/exit criteria before proceeding to the next
• Ensuring strong quality gates are met and adhered to with supplier accountability across all projects
• Able to manage the communication to key stakeholders around any testing delays and there resulting impact as a result of slippage from suppliers, and other external factors.
• Cultivating strong, collaborative working relationships with the wider IT and business functions as well as third parties
• To Coach and support test team members as necessary

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL NEED:

• Experience working on large scale complex programmes within Banking or Financial services
• Proven track record of defining and successfully delivering testing strategies on large complex programmes
• Understanding of testing strategies including technologies for automated testing
• Experience in creating and implementing test automation strategies, automated testing methodologies, and approaches, tools, techniques (unit, functional, integration), executing automated test suites, and debugging test failures
• Experienced with test management tools such as JIRA
• Experience setting the technical vision for developing test automation and continuous integration
• QA/testing automation experience
• Inclusive people management experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills up to board level
• Politically astute and able to navigate around a complicated set of supplier and customer relationships
• Risk management and quality approaches
• Ability to work under pressure and to aggressive deadlines
  Our people
  The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.
  The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.
• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.
• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model
• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development
• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise
• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction
• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs
• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation