Programme Testing Manager

4 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Paracon Full time
Job title : Programme Testing ManagerJob Location : Gauteng, JohannesburgDeadline : April 12, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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About the job

  • Our client is looking for a dynamic and experienced Programme Testing Manager to lead and oversee testing efforts across multiple projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for contributing to programme and divisional budgets, ensuring resource allocation aligns with departmental goals, and driving cost-efficiency in project delivery. This role involves building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, defining and executing testing strategies, and fostering a high-performing team aligned with organizational values and goals.

Key Responsibilities

Programme & Budget Management

  • Contribute to programme and divisional budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation to achieve departmental goals.
  • Drive efficiencies and cost-effectiveness by managing project timelines and reducing waste or duplication of effort.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

  • Build and maintain relationships with colleagues, team members, and stakeholders through open communication, trust, and collaboration.
  • Consult with internal and external stakeholders to develop testing strategies and align expectations.
  • Foster cooperative relationships to ensure mutual support and trust in delivering projects effectively.

Testing Strategy & Execution

  • Define and execute resource capacity plans to support programme and divisional strategies.
  • Develop comprehensive test strategies, incorporating quality gates across project phases, and ensure adherence by development and testing teams.
  • Consolidate individual test project plans into a unified programme testing plan, identifying milestones and tracking deliverables.
  • Coordinate programme phases and stakeholders, troubleshooting deviations from the plan.
  • Provide holistic testing status updates, including trends, risks, and confidence levels, to facilitate informed decision-making by stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Reporting

  • Identify and implement process improvement opportunities based on outcomes of previous testing phases.
  • Present detailed close-out reports summarizing project phases, challenges, and lessons learned to enhance future programme delivery.

Team Leadership & Development

  • Foster alignment with the organizational vision and divisional strategy among team members.
  • Remove obstacles to team performance and create an environment where individuals feel motivated and valued.
  • Participate in recruitment processes to onboard skilled candidates and facilitate their integration into the team.
  • Assess team members' skills and development areas, creating actionable plans to address gaps and enhance expertise.
  • Set measurable goals and conduct performance reviews to monitor progress, recognize achievements, and address performance issues.

Minimum Requirements

  • +8 years' experience in System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including experience in managing people in either development or testing environment.
  • Proficiency in Test Management Tools: DevOps, Jira, and experience working in an Agile environment.
  • Familiarity with Test Automation processes, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
  • ISTQB Certification
  • Project Management Diploma/Certification
  • Degree in IT
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