Test Manager

We are looking for a Test Manager to join our team in Cape Town.

This is a permanent position, onsite.

Overall responsibility for the success of Quality Assurance, through ensuring quality planning, resource planning, resolution and management of issues.

Job description:

• Provide input into business area initiatives and operating plans.
• Defines and obtains approval for the Test Strategy and Master Test Plan.
• Establishes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the Management Information.
• Reporting (MIR) format for weekly tracking of test activities / deliverables.
• Participating in the Change Approval Board (CAB).
• Provides thought leadership (operational & tactical focus) in area of responsibility.
• Attend weekly meetings on projects and provide input from the Tester’s perspective.
• Ensures quality performance with regards to testing processes and procedures.
• Performs quality checks with Test Lead and Test Team.
• Provide & Reviews weekly status reports and takes necessary actions.
• Escalates testing team issues to the project manager.
• Escalate non performances issues to QA Manager.
• Estimates testing activities and schedules.
• Enforces the adherence to the company quality processes and procedures.
• Ensures the overall success of the test cycles by driving the completeness and schedule of Quality Assurance.
• Applies effective implementation of resources and quality assurance.
• Drive Quality Assurance across domains, functional areas, or projects as required.
• Drives optimal allocation and utilization of resources.
• Drives continual process improvement.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate relevant meetings and communicate the testing status to stakeholders.
• Inter-project / group co-ordination between various departments.
• Provides consultancy services where required.
• Responsible for clear and effective communication between team and business.
• Coordinate and conduct UAT with business.
• Ensure teams produce high quality performance.
• Continuous monitoring and mentoring of testing team members.
• Identify and drive skills development needs to QA team.

Job Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year IT tertiary or NQF aligned qualification.
• Post IT Graduate Qualification advantageous.
• 5-8 years’ experience in a Test Lead or Test Management Role.
• ISEB / ISTQB Advance Test Manager certification required.
• ISTQB Expert Test Manager Certification advantageous.
• Experience in defining and executing organization Test Policy and Test Strategy.
• Experience in Test Planning, Test Reporting, Progress Monitoring and Quality Gates measurement.
• Other work-related info e.g. shift work.
• Solid Experience in working with OpenText ALM (Formally known as Quality Centre).
• Test Plan Module.
• Test Lab Module.
• Defect Management Module.