Award of Scottish Government - Interim Manager - Programme Test Manager

Tender description

This hands-on Programme Test Manager role provide the testing knowledge, expertise, and capability to quality assure the products being developed against the product requirements/other test basis. This role will support the delivery of the Legacy Services Prgoramme. The Programme Test Manager will:- Engage with stakeholders (including 3rd parties) to understand the systems under test, architecture, associated interfaces, business processes, and requirements;- Refine the Programme Test Strategy and ways of working- Understand testing dependencies and feed into the prioritisation of components being delivered by the teams in order to produce test schedules aligned to wider service delivery plan;- Produce appropriate level of Test Plans (strategies) aligned to programme test strategy;- Define testing resource requirements and manage the testing resources assigned to the service test team- Be responsible for ensuring that all appropriate testing types are executed as defined within the Test Plan, and that tests are evidenced accordingly and traceable to requirements/other test basis;- Define Test Environment Requirements highlighting dependencies;- Actively monitor testing schedules against delivery plan, producing progress reports, RAG status, interim quality assessment, and highlighting risks, and issues and recommending mitigation steps;- Produce Test Completion Reports highlighting residual risks and recommended mitigation;- Participate in implementation readiness activities;- Strive for continuous improvement; input to test improvements roadmap;- Be an active participant in the Testing Practice and Testing forums;