Test Manager - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 18-12-2014 12:13:47 PM
15-01-2015 12:13:47 PM

SCHOOL EDUCATION:
• Matric - Essential

TERTIARY EDUCATION:
• Diploma in IT / Software Engineering / Computer Science Degree – Essential
• QTP certification / IST QB Qualification in Automation Testing, ISEB / ISTQB qualification for Test Managers - Advantageous

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• To define, implement and maintain testing methodologies as well as ensuring maintenance of overall system integrity through regression testing. To own all test quality and deliverables through managing the test execution team to ensure that applications tested are up to standards and delivered with the right level of quality.
• Testing principles – Advanced
• Strong functional knowledge of Systems Engineering – Advanced
• In-depth knowledge of software test life cycle – Advanced
• System testing tools and skills – Advanced
• UAT test methodology – Advanced
• need the individual to set up test plans for our modernisation initiative and train internal test resources on the testing protocols required
• need to be expert at setting up test environments from scratch and preparing test plans and conducting tests that will meet the requirements of external auditors and auditors from our clients
• Automation Testing – Advanced
• Functional Testing – Advanced
• Root cause analysis – Advanced
• Interpreting specifications - Advanced
• Knowledge of programming languages and DBs interrogation – Intermediate
• Understanding of Business Process methodologies and principles – Intermediate
• Systems development & implementation knowledge – Basic
• Conflict Management - Intermediate
• Agile and Waterfall methodologies – Intermediate

Personal/Other Criteria :
• Achieving Personal Work Goals and Setbacks
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
• Analyzing
• Adhering to Principles and Values
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Leading and Supervising
• Persuading and Influencing
• Working with People
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Deciding and initiating action

DUTIES:
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Creating and Innovating
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Learning and Researching
• Planning & Organizing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Relating and Networking
• Writing and Reporting
• To develop and implement a robust set of testing processes, procedures and policies across all modernization projects.
• To create and implement the systems test strategy, with input from all stakeholders.
• To ensure the effective regulating and coordinating of testing processes and standards across multiple and simultaneous systems projects and departments.
• To ensure the effective functioning and training of the test team in order to deliver effectively on all systems testing.
• To create test strategies for assigned projects and managing the test preparation phases for the production of test effort, resource calculation, test data, test cases and test execution plans.
• To ensure that the test environment is set up with the requisite hardware and software to enable testing to take place.
• To ensure the responsible evaluation and implementation of the relevant testing tools to support the testing effort. Synchronizing the testing and development environments to allow testing to be done correctly.
• To monitor test project plans across functions providing resource estimates and establishing tasks and schedules; prioritizing and delegating responsibilities to the team
• To present test improvements and developments in BT meetings including planned vs. actual test case progress, blocked, as well as the status of bugs that require repairing.
• To ensure readiness assessments are performed in order to evaluate and approve the Test Results and make final release decision.
• To provide reports with feedback and recommendations to all stakeholders on test related issues.
• To define measures and reports on key testing metrics. Identify areas of improvement and associated improvement plans.