Description
JD: The Principal, Capability QA Lead is expected to engage with a broad group of stakeholders both inside and out of the Capability. Key working relationships are: β’ The PE Capability Leadership team. β’ The different Squads within PE, their management and the technologists therein. β’ Agile Delivery Managers and their teams. β’ PE technology service providers and professional service organisations. β’ QA resourcing partners. β’ The wider Quality Assurance communities of practice Due to the disruptive nature of infrastructure change, there will be a need for the post-holder to work outside of core business hours as required. SCOPE OF SERVICES AND WORK β’ Ensuring that adopted engineering standards remain effective within the capability, leading the continuous quality improvement or standards and processes within the capability and the wider quality practice. β’ Responsible for Quality Assurance and testing hands on if required. β’ Responsible for ensuring that best practice quality standards are followed by regular auditing, review of engineering activities and key quality artefacts; peer reviews; problem management and root cause analysis; readiness reviews; post-implementation reviews. β’ Responsible for the introduction of testing policies, testing strategy, testing standards and procedures by actively engaging with stakeholders; β’ Responsible for developing the testing strategies for given initiatives. β’ Responsible for reviewing and approving test plans and test cases, ensuring alignment with appropriate standards. β’ Responsible for ensuring that the team successfully manages all product risks, managing any problems that arise in line with quality expectations of stakeholders. Responsible for managing the capability QA operational budget via effective resource management and sourcing strategy.