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IT Test Manager – Solihull – Hybrid working 3days on-site – upto£60,000 +£4,000 C/Allowance Dynamics, Azure DevOps, Magento, Automation, Selenium/Appium, Jira, Zephyr Scale
Are you an experienced IT Testing Manager with a vision for the future? We are seeking a dynamic individual that will lead the test team and support in our transition from a manual testing environment to an automated one. This is your chance to take the testing team to the next level, managing both in-house and external resources to support our clients IT development programme and ensure quality solutions are delivered on time. The Person You will need to demonstrate that you are:
- An expert in testing techniques, providing coaching, and mentoring where necessary.
- Capable of inspiring and motivating the testing team and colleagues across the business.
- An articulate and proactive communicator with a can-do attitude.
- Organised and professional.
Skills Required:
- Candidates must have full right to work in the UK on an ongoing basis
- Strong IT Testing skills and excellent interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to be hands on where needed
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is desirable.
- Experience with Jira, Zephyr Scale, Azure DevOps, and similar tools.
- Familiarity with Magento websites and/or other e-commerce solutions.
- Attention to detail and a team player mentality.
- Ability to implement and ensure compliance with testing methodologies.
- Strong knowledge of integrated systems in a multi-channel environment.
- Previous experience in the retail industry. The Role Given the size of our IT footprint and the complexity of our client's end-to-end processes, we need well-defined, managed, and communicated testing strategies. As the IT Testing Manager, you will:
- Be a key point of contact for all IT projects and programmes.
- Develop and lead the IT Testing Team on a day-to-day basis.
- Plan and assign testing workloads.
- Govern and maintain test environments.
- Design, develop, and communicate all testing strategies, plans, methodologies, and toolsets within our IT estate.
- Lead the selection and rollout of appropriate testing tools.
- Implement contemporary and appropriate testing methodologies, including clear governance and documentation templates.
- Engage with key stakeholders to manage expectations around environment and data availability, timescales, priorities, and testing-related issues.
- Assist project delivery teams in defining, approving, and executing project test plans.
- Act as approver and custodian for tasks and systems as appropriate.
- Contribute to the development of test plans and periodic testing of all BCP/DR arrangements.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of suitable software standards within the IT function.
- Line manage testing team members, conducting one-on-ones and year-end reviews.
Benefits A comprehensive range of company benefits, including:
- Competitive salary of up to £60,000 with company car allowance of £4,000.
- Profit-based bonus scheme.
- Share save scheme.
- Additional holiday buying.
- Thousands of retail discounts and offers.
- Company pension scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Free Life Assurance.
- Free Health Cash Plan.
- Free GP Helpline.
Join our client and be a part of our exciting journey towards a fully automated testing environment!
