Test Manager at Woolworths

Introduction

• Overall responsibility for the success of Quality Assurance, through ensuring quality planning, resource planning, resolution and management of issues.

Job description

• Provide input into business area initiatives and operating plans.
• Defines and obtains approval for the Test Strategy and Master Test Plan
• Establishes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the Management Information Reporting (MIR) format for weekly tracking of test activities / deliverables
• Participating in the Change Approval Board (CAB)
• Provides thought leadership (operational & tactical focus) in area of responsibility
• Attend weekly meetings on projects and provide input from the Tester’s perspective
• Ensures quality performance with regards to testing processes and procedures
• Performs quality checks with Test Lead and Test Team
• Provide & Reviews weekly status reports and takes necessary actions
• Escalates testing team issues to the project manager
• Escalate non performances issues to QA Manager
• Estimates testing activities and schedules
• Enforces the adherence to the company quality processes and procedures
• Ensures the overall success of the test cycles by driving the completeness and schedule of Quality Assurance
• Applies effective implementation of resources and quality assurance
• Drive Quality Assurance across domains, functional areas, or projects as required
• Drives optimal allocation and utilization of resources
• Drives continual process improvement
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Coordinate relevant meetings and communicate the testing status to stakeholders
• Inter-project / group co-ordination between various departments
• Provides consultancy services where required
• Responsible for clear and effective communication between team and business
• Coordinate and conduct UAT with business
• Ensure teams produce high quality performance
• Continuous monitoring and mentoring of testing team members
• Identify and drive skills development needs to QA team

Minimum requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant 3-year IT tertiary or NQF aligned qualification
• Post IT Graduate Qualification advantageous
• 5-8 years’ experience in a Test Lead or Test Management Role
• ISEB / ISTQB Advance Test Manager certification required
• ISTQB Expert Test Manager Certification advantageous
• Experience in defining and executing organization Test Policy and Test Strategy
• Experience in Test Planning, Test Reporting, Progress Monitoring and Quality Gates measurement
• Other work-related info e.g. shift work
• Solid Experience in working with OpenText ALM (Formally known as Quality Centre)
• Test Plan Module
• Test Lab Module
• Defect Management Module

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Desirable or preferred criteria which would be advantageous and assist in distinguishing between the candidates once the job requirements have been met.