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Test Manager
Charles Simon Associates are currently looking for a Test Manager on a permanent basis for a global business based in Leeds.
Location: Leeds
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Skills/Requirements for the Test Manager:
- Previous experience as a Test Manager is vital
- Experience of managing a team of people within the Testing and QA Testing area
- Ability to still be hands on when needed
- Experience of working in an Agile environment to delivery software
- Strong stakeholder management
Highly desirable skills:
- Experience of recruiting members of your teams
- ISTQB certification
- Understanding of AWS
- Experience with Cucumber or other BDD style language
Start date is ASAP for the Test Manager
The Test Manager will be responsible for:
- Leading and directing the QA team
- Contributing to QA strategy, approach and execution in scrum teams.
- Providing leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation and Quality Assurance.
- Participating in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA team members.
- Following industry standard testing guidance and best practices
- Focussing on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation.
- Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.
- Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.
- Managing training and continuous learning of QA staff by means of short courses, conferences, meetups, certifications, etc.
- Directing the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.
- Providing technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.
- Working with QA test and test automation leads, Development leads and systems architects to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed corporate quality goals.
Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV to be considered for the Test Manager
Location: Leeds | Salary: 60000 - 65000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 26/07/2021