E2E Test Manager

Role: E2E Test Manager

Type: 6 month contract initial

Location: Reading (Hybrid)

We are looking for experienced E2E Test Managers for one of the leading telecom clients.

Responsibilities:

• Review and assessment of project deliverables (HLA, HLSD, BRS,TRS) to identify the correct Test approach
• Creating, managing and executing the Project Test Strategy incorporating the involvement of internal teams and 3rd party partners
• Creating, communicating, and gaining correct approvals of Project Test Strategies across the solution
• Review and Approval of all Test Plans (internal and 3rd parties) within the scope of the Test Strategy
• Managing teams both internal and 3rd parties onshore and offshore
• Providing Test cost and effort to projects (impact assessments)
• Review and assessment of change requests and communication of any impacts to Test approaches, schedules
• Ensuring Requirements traceability is performed within Test Management Tools (ALM, JIRA)
• Ensuring that stakeholders are aware of understand any impacts to areas deemed out of scope
• Providing Test progress Reports during Test planning and execution
• Coordination between all NW teams and collaboration with IT Test teams to ensure all teams are working as one team to deliver against the Test Strategy
• Test escalation point (Project level)
• Management of Test quality checkpoints (TRR/TER)
• Identifying Test env requirements and working closely with the Environments Manager to ensure delivery
• Coordination and management of handover meetings between Test and Ops
• Approval of any changes/fixes/patches prior to deployment into Test env
• Ensuring Regression test packs are produced / maintained
• Review and management of Test KPIs
• Monitor and control of Test schedules
• Management and tracking of defects
• Actively engaging with Project Managers, Technical teams and business stakeholders to understand project requirements and building a cost-effective risk-based Test approach without compromising quality
• Ensuring Project plans include Test with dependencies and milestones
• Attendance at Projects Demand shaping sessions to ensure inputs for Testing are covered

Skills Required:

• Experience Test Managing projects within Telco (Core Network, RAN, IP/TRANS, OSS, Devices, IT)
• Ideally Mobile Telco experience
• Ability to Drive collaborative Working with multiple internal and external teams across complex solutions
• Leading teams - direct reports and virtual teams
• Experience in producing Rectification plans and risk-based testing approaches
• Holds industry Test Management certification / accreditation (ISEB/ISTQB)
• Test tools experience (automation, tracing, de-bugging, traffic generator, stubs and simulators)
• Experience with a Variety of methodologies (waterfall, agile, DevOps etc )
• Communication and reporting at various level within the organisation with both Technical and Non-Technical teams
• Analysis of project deliverables requirements, designs etc
• Aware of regulatory requirements and policies
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Experience and understanding of telco network services including Core Network, IP transport, Security, OSS
• Flexible and adaptable cross over to Environments Management and support and ability to produce and execute Test Scripts if required
• Working Knowledge of IT, OSS, Security and NFT testing
• Self-starter with flexible but thorough approach
• Strong management skills, good communication and presentation skills

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