DPR Test Manager

Test Manager Data Protection & Recovery (Tech Risk)

Job Description

This role is part of the Client s Data Protection & Recovery (DPR) Programme team supporting the delivery of Programme Testing. You will report to the Senior Test Manager and work closely with other DPR Programme Workstream Leads and Business Operations and Central Test Teams and third parties to ensure Test Readiness appropriate coverage and traceability.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements:

Test Management of complex and strategical important programme implementations.

Stakeholder Management across IT Business and Operations functions and thirdparty suppliers.

Assurance of Technical Supplier deliverables.

Progress Test Planning & Preparation aligned to Banks Test Framework and Test Methodology.

Create Test Reports and Test Metrics to report status and coverage clearly.

Management of Test Preparation Specification Execution activities aligned to the Bank s Test Framework.

Plan and coordinate dependencies and facilitate Test Readiness Reviews for Functional & Integration Testing User Acceptance and Penetration Testing ensuring interdependencies are identified communicated and managed.

Identify and document RAID (Risks Assumptions Issues Dependencies) items.

Understand and apply the Programme s ALM Tool (JIRA) within the context of a hardware and software application environment.

Engage and negotiate with vendors (as appropriate) to ensure adequate resources are available during various testing phases of the programme.

Liaise with team members to ensure that all tasks and deliverables are proceeding according to schedule.

Skills
Must Have

15 Years Testing experience with 5 in a Test Manager role (preferably in an Infrastructure Delivery programme).

Test Management for a multiyear complex programme and track record of sticking to deadlines.

Managing testing in a Financial Services regulatory environment in particular experience of testing in Backup and Recovery.

Managing stakeholders in a distributed work environment.

Managing infrastructure Testing including hardware and software applications.

Driving and Assuring the production of Test Plan documentation including working within a Test Framework aligning to Central Test function policies procedures and tooling.

Working with 3^rd party vendors to plan coordinate and execute testing.

Excellent interpersonal skills with a keen ability to work with all parties with a view of getting the job done in a cooperative fashion.

Excellent reporting and presentation skills with the ability to provide clear metrics and report on test status.

Ability to identify blocking issues manage and escalate to right level where required.

Ability to report and track Test related RAID.

Proactive selfmotivated with a positive cando attitude creative with excellent communication negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong persuasive techniques.

Strong problemsolving

Ability to lead develop and maintain respectful and trusting relationship.