We are looking for a Test Manager (Min 3-4 yrs exp as Test Manager) (Local Candidates highly preferred) (HYBRID) (mostly remote) (Webcam Interviews ONLY)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
DIRECT CLIENT Position
Number of positions: 1
Length: 14 Months +
Work Address: HYBRID (mostly remote) / Boise ID 83702
Immediate interviews Webcam Interviews ONLY
Please Note: This position is HYBRID (Mostly Remote). See below.
POSITION REQUIRES SOME ONSITE WORK - Remote work is allowed, but the person needs to be able to be in the office as needed to attend required meetings, discoveries, planning, etc. Travel costs for onsite work will not be covered by the client or vendor, so local candidates will be the best fits for this position.
Our client have a need for a Test Manager to support the advancement of the testing function. The Role of Test Manager is to effectively lead the testing team.
To fulfill this role the Test Manager must understand the discipline of testing and how to effectively implement a testing process while fulfilling the traditional team leadership role. This involves creating a test infrastructure that supports robust communication and a cost-effective testing framework.
Detailed Description: Immediate responsibilities will include maintaining an effective testing process and making improvements to this process, including additional automation, to increase the overall effectiveness of the testing function. This position will provide test definition, execution and management. Client uses the Scrum Agile development methodology, so all methods and strategies should be consistent with this. The Test Manager will also bring consolidation to the various automated load and regression testing tools that have been implemented.
The test manager will also be responsible for the following:
Test Strategy: provides the overall approach to testing including team members, tools and processes
Test Plan: presents the test: objectives, scope, approach, assumptions, dependencies, risks and schedule for a particular release
Test Cases: specific tests defined to ensure business requirements are met and capture defects when not met
Defect Documentation: generation of defects captured during test phase
Defect Tracking: tracking, management and reporting of found defects
Measurements and Metrics: effective and useful measures of the testing process
Status Reports: provides progress toward testing objectives
Automated Tests: provide automated load and regression tests
Manual User Acceptance Tests: Define process, scenarios and test plan for manual user acceptance testing
Test Team Member Roles: definition of test team member roles
Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.
Skill Matrix
Experience with Business workflow processes | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Experience creating test models for product test and release control (plans, data, and scripts). | Required | 3 | Years |
Experience coordinating and performing automated testing using various tools to augment manual testing | Required | 3 | Years |
Demonstrated ability to communicate to many different types of stakeholders in high stress situations, especially in virtual environments. | Required | 5 | Years |
Experience participating in iterative projects, with responsibilities such as taking notes, tracking project status, impediments, or issue resolutions | Required | 3 | Years |
Experience documenting and tracking defects during a testing phase of application development. | Required | 3 | Years |
Good knowledge of Division of Welfare applications such as IBES, Nexi, Mia, eVerif-I. | Desired | 2 | Years |
Experience working with state agencies to gain good knowledge of benefit or child support programs. | Desired | 2 | Years |