Test Lab Manager

2 weeks ago

Brackenfell, South Africa Shoprite Group Full time

Closing Date
2023/06/30
- Reference Number
SHO230622-1
- Job Title
Test Lab Manager
- Job Type
Permanent
- Location - Country
South Africa
- Location - Province
Western Cape
- Location - Town or City
Brackenfell, Cape Town
- Purpose of the Job

The Test Lab Manager plays a crucial role in managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the various test labs utilized by Shoprite Technology. The Test Lab Manager holds the responsibility of managing and coordinating all activities in the various software testing laboratories, ensuring that the infrastructure, including hardware, software, and networking components, is properly managed and maintained. Additionally, the Test Lab Manager efficiently allocates and utilizes testing equipment while providing oversight of third-party managed labs, where applicable.
- Job Advert Details
- Job Category
IT
- Job Objectives

Test Labs Management:

- Manage and oversee the test labs, including the maintenance of all test environments and equipment.
- Conduct regular walkthroughs of the test labs to ensure that they are in an operational state.
- Ensure that test environments are properly configured and are available when needed.
- Conduct site visits and provide oversight of third-party managed labs (local travel required)
- Coordinate with the Practice Enablement Lead and/or Test Lead to ensure that testing processes and procedures are properly executed.

Asset Utilisation:

- Maintain an asset register for all test labs.
- Manage general maintenance of all test lab equipment.
- Maintain the lab asset planning schedule to ensure that assets are properly working and ready for use in line with the schedule.
- Ensure the test lab equipment is always up and running by using applicable monitoring tools.
- Ensure on-time resolution of incidents pertaining to lab asset configuration management.

Test Planning and Execution:

- Collaborate with the Test Leads to develop and maintain a testing schedule and allocate test lab equipment resources accordingly.

Resource Management:

- Ensure that test lab equipment is properly allocated and utilised efficiently.
- Optimize lab asset utilisation and configuration by actively monitoring the utilisation of equipment in the test lab.
- Collaborate with the Test Leads to identify and implement areas for improvement in equipment utilisation.

Performance Management:

- Monitor and measure the performance of the test labs and regularly provide reports to the relevant stakeholders.
- Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of test lab processes and procedures, and implement changes as needed.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MCSE, MCSA, A+, N+ or a related field - (desired).
- +6 years’ experience in managing a test lab or similar role.
- Experience
- Understanding of testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Solid incident management experience within a similar role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Quickly grasps, organises and evaluates relatively complex scenarios to identify trends/problems and their causes.- Build stakeholder rapport - Able to build rapport and relationships with key stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - approachable, adopt a range of communication styles to facilitate successful outcomes within the team and cross-functionally in a matrix structure.
- Excellent planning and organising skills - Including planning, deadline management and attention to detail. Is highly organised, with a focus on execution, quality and improving processes.
- Output orientated and focussed - Drives delivery of outputs on time and to standard within the team. Efficiently manages deliverables in a high-volume environment.
- Highly adaptable, finds agile and rapid ways of answering business questions and implementing solutions fast.
- Leadership, Mentoring and Coaching - Strong leader with the ability to establish trust-based relationships. A technical expert and coach who serves the team and shows an appreciation for the development of team skills.

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