Our conglomerate client based in the Western Cape is looking for a vibrant and deadline driven individual to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis to fill a Testing Team Lead vacancy.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage test environments, test devices and technology versions
• Initiate test planning activities
• Identify the tools to be used for test reporting, test management, test automation, etc. and identify when test automation is appropriate and, if it is, plan the effort
• Technical Test Process Management
• Coach test team members to ensure that appropriate skills and behaviors are developed
• Co-ordinate all activity and all testers during each testing phase of a project/programme
• To manage test monitoring and evaluation
• Define, measure and enforce quality through efficient test coverage and a traceability matrix.
• Report and manage progress, issues, constraints, dependencies and resources.
• Consult with developers to resolve issues and provide feedback for the technical appraisal of the tested software programs and monitor its deployment across the appropriate systems
• Ensure pre-agreed test schedule with delivery managers are being met.
• Develop, modify, and ensure that software testing plans are executed
• Ensure that quality standards are maintained in the team
• Manage the building of required test environments and ensure that the test environments are in place before test execution and managed during test execution
• Ensure optimal and improvement of test coverage
• Identify the testing effort required by calculating the sizing needed for the given release and plan the required effort for the same
• Assist in the creation of test project status reports and metrics
• Provide accurate and precise estimates for assigned task duration
• Lead a team of quality analysts and testers including task identification, monitoring progress and issue resolution
• Determine which tools and utilities work best for given situation/project
• Ensure a suitable and stable test environment/lab.
• Co-ordinate and interface with multiple functional groups and teams

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 years HP QC or HP ALM experience
• 3-5 Years’ experience in Test Environment Management
• 3 – 5 years expertise in automation testing, user acceptance testing
• Grade 12 Diploma or Degree qualified (IT or related technical)
• 3-5 Years’ experience in a Test Lead/Management position
• 3 -5 years Selenium/Test Complete/UFT/QTP/SOAP UI exposure
• 3- 5 years’ experience in Testing in a retail / financial sector
• 3 – 5 years expertise in both Manual and Automated Testing
• Formal software testing training and registration (e.g. ISTQB, ISEB)
• 3- 5 years Cloud Testing (Azure/AWS) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Experience
• 3 – 5 years expertise in systems testing, systems integration testing,

JOB DETAILS:

Company: Adcorp Group

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Western Cape, South Africa

Application Deadline: N/A