Software Testing and Quality Assurance Manager

3 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Specd Full time

**Qualifications Essential**
â-ª Degree / Diploma in Technology / Information Management

â-ª Relevant Qualification in Quality Assurance and Governance Principles

**Qualification Preferred**
â-ª Post Graduate Degree in Technology / Information Management

â-ª SAFe Agile certification

**Experience**
â-ª 8+ years relevant experience of which 5 years management experience in terms of quality assurance and testing in a software development environment

â-ª Demonstratable experience in the adoption of Test Driven Design and Development

â-ª Previous experience in business analysis and associated best practice principles preferred

â-ª Deep technical expertise and a good understanding of the underlying business processes and systems

â-ª Experience of working in a high-pressure environment and working to tight deadlines

â-ª Experience of working with multiple third-party vendors

â-ª Experience in advocate development practices like test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous deployment

â-ª Experience in working on several successful projects in the web and mobile environment

â-ª Previous exposure to full life cycle systems development

â-ª Solid understanding of agile methodologies

â-ª Exposure to complex change environment and experience in project integration

â-ª Exposure to IT project and programme management, IT lifecycle and ITIL processes

**Technical Competencies**
â-ª Excellent Communication Skills (both verbal and written)

â-ª Strategic Thinking

â-ª Customer Centricity

â-ª IT Governance

â-ª Requirements Management

â-ª Software Development and Testing

â-ª Problem Management

â-ª Quality Management

â-ª Stakeholder Relationship Management

â-ª Negotiation

â-ª Driving Change

Relationship Building

â-ª Risk Management

â-ª Negotiation Skills

Conflict Resolution

â-ª Decision Making

â-ª Critical Appraisal

â-ª Holistic Thinking

â-ª Persuading & Influence

â-ª Coaching

**Tasks**
- Strategy, Policy and Procedures
- Working in close co-operation with the business customers and teams, the Quality Assurance Manager applies analytical and business skills to evaluate existing and identify new or enhanced systems, products and processes which advance business objectives.
- Establishes and has overall responsibility for the goals, policies, and procedures for the end to end software quality assurance function
- Determines the tools, techniques, staffing and methodologies that ensure the efficient release of quality software features and new products in line with SAFe Agile built-in quality principles
- Creates strategies and specific objectives for the quality function ensuring working agreements are established with internal and external teams
- Ensuring that a quality framework is established and documented in line with confirmed strategies and objectives, and any required updates or changes post review sessions are incorporated and socialised with all programme stakeholders as part of continuous improvement efforts
- Ensuring that the quality framework is embedded into the adopted ways of work and that teams are equipped to align to the defined quality processes and controls
- Drives continuous improvement activities
- Process Improvement
- Develop and continuously seek to improve organisational standards, policies and procedures within span of control and monitor implementation to ensure full compliance
- Build a continuous-improvement culture within the testing teams
- Assist and advise during engineering initiatives to improve best practices and streamlined software delivery while striving for continuous improvement
- Contribute to working practices to support multiple streams of development projects, feature teams and cross-functional teams
- Budget & Cost Control
- People Management

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