Hays Specialist Recruitment
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Jan 29, 2021
Test Lead FTC Opportunity - ASAP Start - £65-70k Your new company Hays are recruiting for a Test Lead with extensive experience in this industry to taken on this great FTC opportunity. This organisation are not looking for a candidate that wants a step up in their career, but an experienced Test Lead that can come into the organisation and hit the ground running. Your new role Development of a test management strategy, plan and own the execution. Managing test delivery, ensuring the testing meets quality, time and cost objectives. Plan and manage the team tasks, drive the test planning and execution to meet the quality standards and timelines as required by the project. Work closely with the Dev, Infrastructure and Business teams to plan requirements, resolve issues, and to deliver the project. Produce status reports for stakeholders as required. Identify and capture relevant project metrics for communication to stakeholders. Lead defect triage meetings and be accountable for overall defect management. Taking responsibility for overall system quality assurance and testing, including coordination and oversight of testing process and resources. Work with the Business Analysts and Process Leads to coordinate test activities. Lead the Dynamics 365 implementation testing. Produce test strategy, Integration test plans, execute and provide status reports and metrics to stakeholders. Working with Project Managers, identify risks and prepare mitigation plans, and drive the QA process and governance for the project. Participate in daily/weekly/on demand scrums, program level meetings, defect meetings, participate in/drive interactions with third parties. Follow Dynamics 365 QA processes and protocols. Reviewing test practices and coaching the team on improvement opportunities. Assess project suitability for automation including completion of feasibility analysis, development & delivery. Automated Scripting activities using the D365 test Automation tool and framework including creation and execution of scripts, preparation of reports with analysis of tests. Design, implement and maintain automated regression test packs. Reporting - regular KPI's on the progress of the testing plan and issue/risk management to resolution (defect reveal & resolution). What you'll need to succeed Project management certification an advantage, eg PMP Certified 3rd Level qualification an advantage. Microsoft Lifecycle Services (LCS) Surestep Methodology preferred Test Automation qualification. Ability to communicate clearly (clear writing and verbal skills), communicate tactfully and candidly, simplify jargon, effective RAID management. Resource Management: Ability to identify and make optimal use of resources. Testing: Proven experience in functional, regression, performance, load, and cross-browser testing in cloud enterprise applications. A good awareness of the role that testing tools play in the software development life cycle, the types of tools and where it is appropriate and useful to apply them. Ability to design and implement test automation frameworks. Experience in administering testing using a Test Management tool. Proven technical ability - combined with strong business acumen. Strong Problem-solving skills. What you'll get in return - FTC till December 2022 - £65,000 - £70,000 salary - Company benefits - Opportunity to work for a market leading organisation What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.