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Job Description
The Test Manager will share & drive the End to End Test Strategy Test Planning Preparation Execution & Closure milestones within the end to end project and operating model testing space. The Test Manager will coordinate the Front to Back element of testing where change to the data sourcing impacts downstream consumers such as Front Office & Traded Risk either relating to Regulatory Implementations Cross Asset Releases & potentially Regulatory Impacting Change Requests.
Key responsibilities include:
- Effectively manage stakeholder expectation related to Agile Focused Functional & Business testing and build a strong relationship with Development BAs and core testing teams.
- Provide clear communication on testing schedule test dates scope changes Functional & Business testing status etc. to the stakeholders
- Drive both Functional & Business testing activity plan for and ensure all prerequisites are met prior to test (including Resourcing and Environments) support business users in Business testing (UAT) planning uploading test cases in JIRA covering all aspect of requirements.
- Management of Defect Triage and facilitation of quick resolution of defects
- Collaborate with global component testing team/test managers in formulating test plans test strategy test environments etc.
- Drive all Functional & Business testing calls and publish status reports
- Coordinate and actively support the QA Test team to enable the Programme to meet the Quality Gate Acceptance Criteria.
- Accountable for Test related Audit points
- Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
- Highly developed reasoning and analytical skills.
- Selfmotivated enthusiastic and proven fast learner.
- Process oriented and structured approach.
- Accountability Takes ownership of tasks assigned to ultimate resolution.
- Structured worker able to efficiently manage multiple tasks.
- Cultivates a collaborative and cooperative attitude.
- Ability to challenge accepted wisdom to ensure focus is aimed at the most appropriate solution rather than accept those that have always been that way.
- Experience in working on large scale front to back deliveries with teams dispersed across geographies following different delivery methodologies (waterfall Agile Scrum/ Kanban)
- An appreciation and respect for local cultures and ability to both influence and work effectively with them.
- Ability to work flexibly and take responsibility for all areas of work as required.
- Knowledge of FRTB at a large investment bank would be desirable
- Interaction with Front Office and Risk stakeholders as well as experience of working closely with Technology (Front Office Risk Product Control)
- Experience of Front to Back control framework testing
- Good knowledge of automated test tooling and frameworks
- Coding knowledge (e.g. Python Java C VBA) is advantageous
- Ability to work on multiple streams of activities concurrently
- Ability to coordinate multiple teams to satisfy E2E testing outcomes
- Jira Dashboarding and JQL Language knowledge
- Confident to create Confluence documentation (integrating Jira gadgets)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Deliver high quality work within timelines
- Flexibility to work with colleagues and key stakeholders in mulitiple timezones
- E2E Test Strategy creation and execution
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; Excel Word Power Point
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Anti Money Laundering
- CSS
- Account Management
- Event Planning
- Insurance Paralegal
- Jira
