We are supporting a global client to help them find an ERP Test Manager for their European ERP implementation on apermanent basis.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the Testing Roadmap:Take full ownership of the end-to-end testing roadmap, including functional, SIT, regression, performance, and UAT/business testing.
* Develop and Review Strategies:Create test strategies and plans for integration, non-functional testing, performance, and UAT. You’ll also review and approve test strategies and plans submitted by third-party partners.
* Manage Test Environments:Define requirements for and contribute to the setup of test environments.
* Set Standards:Define and enforce testing best practices for both internal and external teams, covering everything from documentation and methods to tool usage.
* Ensure Quality Gates:Maintain control over code releases into testing and staging environments by building a strict quality gate process into the release management workflow.
* Team Leadership:Manage Test Leads, assigning responsibilities, and providing guidance throughout the testing lifecycle. You’ll work with them to identify resource needs and to plan test scenarios, scripts, and acceptance criteria.
* Manage Testing Activities:Oversee the creation and execution of test cases for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
* Facilitate UAT:Help facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions with business stakeholders, capture feedback, and ensure necessary adjustments are made before deployment.
* Defect Management:Monitor and track defects and other testing issues, working with the development team to ensure their timely resolution.
* Reporting:Provide regular status updates and reports on testing progress, issues, and resolutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Automate Testing:Design and execute a variety of testing techniques to achieve maximum test automation.
* Obtain Sign-off:Ensure and provide evidence of full testing for all deployments, securing sign-off from all parties at each stage of testing.
Required Skills and Experience:
* At least3 years of proven experiencemanaging test teams and activities in a large-scale ERP environment.
* Experience with the full lifecycle implementation of an ERP system, including Functional Testing, Smoke testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Performance Testing, and UAT.
* Demonstrated knowledge of key testing cycles such as Functional, SIT, Performance, and UAT, including test approaches, planning, and methodologies related to ERP systems.
* Proficiency in usingAzure DevOpsto manage, track, and report on key test cycles.
* A strong understanding of ERP product solutions and architecture.
* Proven experience managing all phases of testing in both agile and waterfall environments.
* Experience defining test strategies and plans, and coordinating test resources, including subject matter experts and end-users.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business and technical stakeholders and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
* Willingness to be hands-on and produce test cases, with experience coordinating teams of business users to write and execute test scripts.
* Experience in test management for integrations using tools.
* Knowledge of or experience with test management tools.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build relationships and influence individuals at all levels of the organisation.
This role is fully remote, with occasional travel within the UK.
All applicants must maintain the right to work withink the UK.
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