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Job Details

Location
Sydney
Salary
Competitive
Job Type
Contract
Ref
BH-168659
Contact
Peter Thomson
Contact email
Email Peter
Posted
over 2 years ago
  • Long Term Projects
  • Flexible Working Arrangements
  • UAT/PVT Focus
 
We are looking for an experienced UAT Test Manager to join one of the nations largest Insurance organisations on an initial 6 month contract.
You will be responsible for managing multiple projects with the project allocation varying from project to project.
 
The Business Test Managers will be flexible with;
 
Responsibilities include:
  • Manage and oversee the UAT/PVT Planning, Preparation, Execution & Governance within Projects
  • Develop and prepare the UAT / PVT deliverables of;
    • Business test plan/ strategy
    • Test Schedule & Test Resource plans/estimates
    • Daily Test Execution Updates
    • Test Summary Reports
    • Traceability of requirements to testing
  • Work very closely with the Business stakeholders / Business Owners to
    • Agree on the scope of testing
    • Secure and coordinate business SME’s for testing
    • Support and coach the business SME’s / Business Owners across any area of UAT / PVT as needed
  • Manage and chair all UAT / PVT related meetings
  • Manage any required meetings with Business Owners / BA’s to clarify and confirm testing coverage and scope
  • Chair and facilitate UAT Daily Stand Ups
  • Chair and facilitate Defect Triage Meetings
  • Provide walkthroughs of the Business Test Plan and Business Test Summary reports with Business and Project Stakeholders
  • Attend any required SIT/ IT test meetings – given SIT outcomes/delays can impact UAT
  • Have a strong working knowledge of test and defect management tools
  • Strong understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Strong Stakeholder Management - Be confident to work closely alongside all required project stakeholders to ensure ‘delivery’ of the project (ie work closely with SIT, Project Managers, environment managers, Business teams etc) Often these sessions can be focused on overcoming challenges/hurdles etc
  • Effective planning skills and be comfortable to work towards tight deadlines
  • Be comfortable with creating project documentation and artefacts
  • Be a great communicator, as they will be leading the UAT/PVT effort and need to develop strong relationships with their project peers and business stakeholders
Tools and Experience:
  • 5+ years experience working as a Test Manager with good UAT knowledge
  • Jira / Confluence (Essential.)
  • Zephyr (Test Case Management Tool Within Jira)
  • Excellent MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
For further information on this role please apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only WORD FORMAT resumes will be accepted.