Programme Test Manager (QA) at Emagine Consulting, London/Remote, £700-£750 per day

£700 - £750 per day
Duration not stated Information Technology

Contract Description

The dynamic individual will play a pivotal role in driving and supporting various technical projects within our Technology & Testing Practice. The ideal consultant will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a deep understanding of QA Testing.



Programme Test Manager (QA)

London- (Hybrid)
£700- £750



emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.



We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.



We are looking for a dynamic individual who will play a pivotal role in driving and supporting various technical projects within our Technology & Testing Practice. The ideal consultant will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a deep understanding of QA Testing.



The role:


To define, implement and oversee the approach to test within the programme - Test Strategy


To deliver or manage the delivery of required test collateral - Test Strategy, Plans, Schedule, Closure Reports, Estimates, Reporting, Defect Management


Defining roles and responsibilities for the test team including specific responsibilities for producing quality test deliverables and assisting the resourcing using both internal and external partners.


Creating project/programme estimates, using designated estimation tools and other test collateral, (Test Plans, test schedule, test reports etc), based on known/assumed scope and execution activities


Defining entry and exit criteria for test phases


Leading the strategic direction of the Test team, across multiple workstreams within the programme


To manage test delivery in line with the agreed test strategy working with key stakeholders across the technology and business


To assist in defining the test environment strategy for the programme


Managing the governance and go/no go checkpoint processes with the Test Assurance team


To ensure that all test phases across the programme achieve the agreed entry/exit criteria before proceeding to the next


Ensuring strong quality gates are met and adhered to with supplier accountability across all projects


Able to manage the communication to key stakeholders around any testing delays and there resulting impact as a result of slippage from suppliers, and other external factors.


Cultivating strong, collaborative working relationships with the wider IT and business functions as well as third parties


To Coach and support test team members as necessary



Key Skills and Experience:

To succeed in this role you will need:


Experience working on large scale complex programmes within Banking or Financial services


Proven track record of defining and successfully delivering testing strategies on large complex programmes


Understanding of testing strategies including technologies for automated testing


Experience in creating and implementing test automation strategies, automated testing methodologies, and approaches, tools, techniques (unit, functional, integration), executing automated test suites, and debugging test failures


Experienced with test management tools such as JIRA


Experience setting the technical vision for developing test automation and continuous integration


QA/testing automation experience


Inclusive people management experience


Strong stakeholder management skills up to board level


Politically astute and able to navigate around a complicated set of supplier and customer relationships


Risk management and quality approaches


Ability to work under pressure and to aggressive deadlines

Our people



The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;


Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.


Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.


Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model


Investing in employees' growth through ongoing training and development


Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise


Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.



Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients' most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:


Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction


Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs


Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation


Interested?



At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.



If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.



"emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin "